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California Lifestyles Realty
California Lifestyles Realty is the dream of our founding broker, Austin Dach (DRE#814892.) Established in 1990, California Lifestyles Realty is an independent brokerage offering every client the advantages of local knowledge and worldwide access through our network of independent companies. Our focus in the local market is matching client requirements to local properties.

Whether it's a ranch, timberland, commercial/ business property or a home, we're prepared with information on the community, geography, climate and economy to help answer the critical questions of every concerned buyer and seller. Exceptional service has made our company one of the largest and most effective independents in Humboldt County.
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Our FREE New Listing Alert will instantly email you all new Humboldt County, CA listings tailored to your personal preferences as soon as they hit the market. The North Coast; its natural beauty, unique communities and way of life is our specialty.

We can help you find and secure a North Coast lifestyle or investment in land, residential, income or commercial real estate and our management division can show you how to nurture your investment to achieve your long-term goals.All of Humboldt county including: Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville, Fortuna, Trinidad, Blue Lake, Ferndale, Rio Dell, Willow Creek are the places we live, work and call home.
Tell us what you are looking for and where, the size, bedrooms/baths and other details and we'll email you a link anytime a property becomes available meeting your criteria. We can make your reservations, provide information on schools, medical facilities, temporary transportation, commercial and government services.
Buying investment property involves decisions with significant long-term financial consequenses. Consider carefully before deciding on the vehicle for your real estate investment. There are many investment analysis programs available on the web and elsewhere but numbers alone don't tell the whole story and should not be the only factor in your investment decision.
How much home can you afford? Find out with our home mortgage calculator. The link will take you to current property data. The mortgage calculator will estimate the amount of your monthly payment for a conventional fixed rate home mortgage. Every home loan also has a number of nonrecurring (one time only) costs associated with originating and processing the loan.
A. Some are not lenders at all, they're marketing companies that charge a fee to the actual lender or the borrower to funnel loans to one or more lenders who buy borrower leads. That translates to higher borrower costs. Also, out-of-the-area lenders aren't aware of the types of properties, real estate markets, or borrower incomes in Humboldt County.
Reviews (13)
Joan Noogies C.
Joan Noogies C.
Sep 20, 2021
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Critical: Professionalism, Responsiveness
After my first hand experience with this business my recommendation is to stay away. You'll be glad you did.
Tara Galinger
Tara Galinger
Aug 22, 2021
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I rented an apartment from them a couple years ago. They tried to deny me of a service animal. They tried to claim things that were wrong with the unit was my fault (it was there when I moved in) they didn’t even do a move in walk through with me. Frankie rarely got back to me I always had to catch the apartment owner when he stopped by. Tried to over charge until we had to have a person contact them to dispute the claims. She charges for a professional cleaning service when it was literally her and one person cleaning the places
Zack Adam
Zack Adam
Jun 27, 2021
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Critical: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness
Mr Dach and his company has no regard for the rentals they manage only the money they collect. Not even any consideration for the neighborhoods their rentals are in. His communication skills are manipulative and offensive.
Sarah Bz
Sarah Bz
Dec 02, 2020
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Literally the worst real estate company I've dealt with in my life. The owner, Austin Dach, is unprofessional and engages in illegal and criminal behavior. I rented a place from him and, after spending a long time trying to get him to fix severe water damage that was occurring, I finally went to the city's building inspector and found out that the unit was actually illegal and unsafe. After moving out, I actually had to sue to get deposit back. Beware at all costs--this company engages in some seriously shady and dangerous practices.
Jesse Lopez
Jesse Lopez
Nov 03, 2020
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If you don’t mind living with rodents and being subjected to condescending treatment this company is for you. It takes multiple reminders to get anything done and once they get your money they’ll screen your calls during their eternal vacation.
Jonathan Montgomery
Jonathan Montgomery
Oct 27, 2020
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Frankie is the worst property manager I have ever had the displeasure of renting from. She is always quick to contact with a complaint but does NOTHING when things go wrong. She actively ignored 4 messages and a physical letter requesting a repair of my complex’s 2 washing machines, suggested I contact the owner, then refused to give me the owner’s contact info. Lou has been fine in the past, but apparently hiring his wife was a mistake. Avoid if possible!
Brianna King
Brianna King
Oct 03, 2019
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Arcata has a lot of bad property management companies, but this one is by far the worst in my opinion. Renting from them added so much unnecessary stress to our lives. Things would often go unfixed for months, and during our last few months a pest problem I had noticed continued on until we had to move out, in which another set of unlucky people moved in to find the problem still wasn't treated properly. Terrible communication and lack of effort to be decent at the very least. Don't waste your time or money, there's better companies out there.
Peter B.
Peter B.
Aug 20, 2019
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Housing is really hard up here so if you rent from these people watch out..... And if you are thinking of letting them "manage your property" they really don't do anything that you cant do in 5 minutes.
A real mess of a company...... They had me sign a lease on a place while the previous tenants were still on the lease. I was moving into a 3 bedroom- one person was staying and 2 were moving out. I paid my rent in advance because I was going to be out of town when my lease started, same as my other roommate moving in. The employee there Frankie then was trying to tell us that the
Kevin
Kevin
Jul 04, 2017
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I moved up to Arcata from out of the area around a year ago and CLR was very helpful. I didn't know much about the area, but heard and saw how difficult it can be to find housing. In my experience, their services were straightforward, prompt and accommodating. I would recommend them to family and friends.
Yung Slotr
Yung Slotr
Jun 14, 2016
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These people operate like they're on a perpetual vacation. Simple R&M requests can take weeks. Bare minimum.
Sarah D.
Sarah D.
Aug 14, 2015
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Wow, I had to file a lawsuit against Austin Dach, the owner, to get money back. He decided to settle out of court to save face, especially since the building inspector of Arcata went on record saying that the rental was indeed illegal and posed a health and safety risk.
TreeGirl R.
TreeGirl R.
Jul 13, 2015
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Efficient, accessible and friendly business; Ms. Pierce is great! She took the time to meet my dog, listen and answer my questions - no evasiveness. When one rental was held up, she helped me verify listings and vital information on rentals I found online. I live out of the area, thus, Ms. Pierce went out of her way to help - something she absolutely had no obligation to do! She's just a nice person. And a Pro!

My husband had an awful experience with a PM company. Trust me when I say, CLR is on it and Highly Recommended!

I still consider myself a client unless we decide to rent from
Tony Williams
Tony Williams
Dec 10, 2014
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Purchased a home through California Lifestyle Realty and it was great. Showed me a variety of houses until I found the one I wanted. Were very helpful with all the paperwork and mortgage process. Would definitely use them again.
Austin was great.