Property managers · Bakersfield, California
Best Property Management Companies in Bakersfield (2026)
By Andreis Bergeron, Head of GTM and Partnerships
Last updated
Ten Bakersfield property managers ranked by 2,897 homes listed for rent in Parcl Labs data, each license checked with the California DRE. Pulled 4 Nov 2026.
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The short answer, as of 4 November 2026:
- Ascend Real Estate & Property Management, Clemmer & Company and Frontier Real Estate Services listed the most rental homes across the Bakersfield metro in Parcl Labs data: 504, 479 and 352 homes.
- All ten firms on this page have an office in Bakersfield and hold an active California DRE license that we checked by number.
- Together they account for 2,897 homes listed for rent across the metro, and 240 of those were listed in the last 90 days.
- This page ranks listing activity, not service quality. Ask every firm for a written fee schedule before you sign.
Bakersfield's managers are spread across the city. Four work from downtown, on Chester Avenue, H Street, 17th Street and 21st Street. Two sit side by side on Meany Avenue in the northwest, three more are in the southwest along New Stine Road, Ming Avenue and California Avenue, and one is on Rosedale Highway. The Bakersfield metro in Parcl's data is all of Kern County, so several of these firms also cover towns like Tehachapi, Shafter, Arvin and the Kern River Valley.
Quick comparison
Homes listed is the number of homes Parcl Labs saw each company list for rent across the Bakersfield metro. The last 90 days column is the same measure for the most recent three months. Median asking rent is company wide, so we show it only for firms that Parcl places in California alone. Data pulled 4 November 2026.
| # | Company | Based in | Best for | Homes listed, Bakersfield metro | Listed, last 90 days | Median asking rent (company wide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ascend Real Estate & Property Management | Northwest Bakersfield | Owners who want management, sales and repairs from one firm | 504 | 27 | Not shown |
2 | Clemmer & Company Real Estate Services | Rosedale Highway | Owners of condos and homes who may also sell | 479 | 46 | $1,495 |
3 | Frontier Real Estate Services | Bakersfield, Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, California City | Owners with homes in more than one Kern County town | 352 | 38 | Not shown |
4 | Real Property Management Bakersfield | Downtown | Single family owners who want a franchise backed local office | 323 | 12 | $1,900 |
5 | ALL Property Management & Sales | Northwest Bakersfield | Owners who want management and sales under one roof | 221 | 16 | Not shown |
6 | Central Valley Property Advisors | Southwest Bakersfield | Owners of small apartment buildings | 221 | 6 | $1,750 |
7 | Executive Property Management | Downtown | Owners in Arvin, Lamont, Shafter, Wasco and other outlying towns | 216 | 26 | Not shown |
8 | eHomes Property Management | Southwest Bakersfield | Owners of condos, single family homes and small multiplexes | 210 | 19 | Not shown |
9 | Realty Management Services | Downtown | Owners who also need HOA management | 186 | 26 | $1,800 |
10 | Able Property Management | Downtown, plus Lake Isabella | Owners in Bakersfield and the Kern River Valley | 185 | 24 | $1,375 |
"Best for" describes fit. It is not a score.
The companies, in their own words
Ascend Real Estate & Property Management. Based at 7606 Meany Avenue, Suite 101. It offers property management, buying and selling, and remodel and repair work, and says its own team handles maintenance in house and sends owners weekly reports every Friday. DRE 01978289, held by Ascend Real Estate And Property Management, Inc. It also shows a California contractor license, CSLB 1067040. ascendbakersfield.com
Clemmer & Company Real Estate Services. Based at 9901 Rosedale Highway. It describes itself as a team of licensed agents who handle buying, selling, renting and leasing, plus vacation rentals on California's Central Coast. Founder Melinda Clemmer grew up near Lake Isabella. DRE 01993295, held by Clemmer and Company. In Parcl's data, its listings were close to an even split of single family homes (47 percent) and condos (49 percent). clemmerco.com
Frontier Real Estate Services. The Bakersfield office is at 1601 New Stine Road, Suite 110. The licensed main office is in Tehachapi, with branches in Ridgecrest and California City. It describes itself as family owned, founded in 2007, with nearly 2,000 doors under management, and says it joined the Coldwell Banker network in 2023. It also manages HOAs. DRE 01820037. frontierres.com
Real Property Management Bakersfield. Based at 2008 21st Street, Suite 200, downtown. It is a local franchise of the national Real Property Management brand and describes itself as focused on single family and small multifamily homes. Its website does not show a license number. The DRE record for Lockhart Investments, DRE 01993678, lists Real Property Management Bakersfield as an active DBA at the same address. rpmbakersfield.com
ALL Property Management & Sales. Based at 7702 Meany Avenue, Suite 105. It describes itself as a full service property management company based in Kern County and also handles home sales, multifamily and commercial listings. DRE 02135513, held by A.L.L Property Management & Sales Inc. allrentalsmadesimple.com
Central Valley Property Advisors. Based at 5060 California Avenue, Suite 305. It is primarily a multifamily brokerage that buys and sells apartment buildings, and it also manages multi tenant properties for owners. DRE 02223453. Some directories still show an older California Avenue suite, so confirm the office before you visit. centralvalleypropertyadvisors.com
Executive Property Management. Based at 131 Chester Avenue, Suite A. It says it was established in 2006, is family owned, and serves Arvin, Bakersfield, Greenfield, Oildale, Lamont, Shafter, Wasco and Weedpatch. It says broker Juana Pineda and her team specialize in serving Hispanic communities in Kern County. DRE 01362468. executivepropertymgt.com
eHomes Property Management. Based at 5500 Ming Avenue, Suite 380. It describes itself as a full service property management company and brokerage serving Bakersfield since 2001, specializing in condos, single family homes and multiplexes. The license is held by Zimmerman Real Estate Services Inc, DRE 01882159, which lists eHomes of Bakersfield as a DBA. ehomesofbakersfield.com
Realty Management Services. Based at 300 H Street, downtown. It says it has served Kern County since 1972 and is an Accredited Management Organization through the Institute of Real Estate Management, and that its president, Garret Randolph, holds the Certified Property Manager designation. It also manages HOAs. DRE 01492538, held by Bakersfield Realty Management Services Inc. realtymanagement.com
Able Property Management. Based at 2129 17th Street, with a second office on Lake Isabella Boulevard in the Kern River Valley. It describes itself as family owned and operated. DRE 00982861, held by Able PM Inc. The DRE record dates that corporate license to 1988. ablepm.com
Credentials
Every license above was checked by number on the California DRE public lookup on 4 November 2026, and every one showed as licensed. Realty Management Services is the only firm here that names a management credential on its own site, the IREM Accredited Management Organization. None of the ten named NARPM membership on the pages we read. NARPM is the National Association of Residential Property Managers. A firm missing that line may still be a member, so check narpm.org if it matters to you.
What the numbers say about renting out a Bakersfield home
Bakersfield home prices dipped slightly this year. Parcl Labs' sale price index for the city of Bakersfield moved from $221.87 to $218.16 per square foot between 4 November 2025 and 3 November 2026, down 1.7 percent.
Investors own 14.61 percent of Bakersfield's housing stock, about 18,067 properties, as of September 2026. Ask each manager how many homes it runs in your part of town, and how it handles an owner with only one or two.
Rents vary a lot between firms. Among the five firms Parcl places only in California, median asking rents ran from $1,375 at Able to $1,900 at Real Property Management Bakersfield. That gap mostly reflects the homes each firm takes on, so ask which neighborhoods and price points each one manages most.
If you own rentals in more than one California market, our San Diego guide compares managers there the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Start with the firms that list the most homes near yours, then ask each for a written fee schedule, the length of its management agreement and how it approves repairs. Compare at least three Bakersfield firms on the same questions before you sign.
Not always. The ten firms here work from downtown, the northwest and the southwest, and several cover all of Kern County. Ask how quickly they can reach your property and which local vendors they use.
Fees are not published on a comparable basis, so we do not list them. Ask each Bakersfield firm for its leasing fee, monthly management fee and any renewal or maintenance markups, in writing.
It depends on how far you live from the home, how many units you own and how much time you want to spend on tenant calls and repairs. If you live outside Kern County, a local manager can reach the property when you cannot.
Investors owned 14.61 percent of Bakersfield's housing stock in September 2026, about 18,067 properties, according to Parcl Labs. Bakersfield home prices per square foot fell 1.7 percent over the same year.
About this data
The figures on this page come from Parcl Labs, which compiles public records: county recorder and deed data, public for sale listings and public rental listings. Data pulled 4 November 2026.
- It covers residential property: single family homes, condos, townhomes and buildings up to four units. Larger apartment buildings and commercial property are not included.
- Duplicate records were removed so each home is counted once.
- The list reflects rental listing activity, not service quality, fees or reviews.
- Licenses were checked against the California DRE public lookup. Firms we could not verify were left out.
- Figures are a snapshot and change daily.
- No company paid to be included. Brickwise AI is a property management software company.
Listed on this page? Property managers in Bakersfield use Brickwise AI to answer tenant calls and triage maintenance. See it on your own portfolio.
Cover photo: "Bakersfield CA sign" by nickchapman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
