Business Founder Profile
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Carlos
Macias

Owner & President

Creative Property Management  ·  Santa Maria, California

20+ Years in Business
2001 Founded
SB Co. Central Coast
CA DRE  #01792760 Residential & Commercial Santa Barbara County

Designed to suit every owner and tenant. You can be as involved — or as uninvolved — as you choose to be.

Better Business Bureau  ·  Accredited Business
The Story

Built from Nothing
on the Central Coast

Carlos Macias didn't inherit a property management company. He built one. In 2001, he founded Creative Property Management in Santa Maria, California.

Over the next two-plus decades, he turned it into one of the fastest-growing firms in the greater Santa Maria area.

Santa Maria didn't grow by accident. It grew because people like Carlos showed up every single day and did the work — managing properties, coordinating maintenance, keeping owners and tenants in sync.

Navigating California real estate law. Earning trust one lease at a time.

More than 20 years in. Still building. That is what a founder looks like.

The Work

Properties. People. Results.

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What Carlos Does

The Full-Service Approach

Residential Management

Single-family homes and multi-unit properties managed end-to-end — tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and everything in between.

Commercial Properties

Commercial space management for Santa Barbara County landlords who want maximum return with minimum day-to-day involvement.

Residential Sales

Buying or selling in the Santa Maria Valley — Carlos brings over two decades of local market knowledge to every transaction.

Owner Consulting

You set the level of involvement. Carlos handles the rest — advertising vacancies, tenant relations, maintenance oversight, and legal compliance.

Community Reputation

What People Say

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Thanks Carlos for returning our messages and handling everything so quickly. Exactly the kind of responsiveness you want in a property manager."

Marky  ·  Verified Client
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Helpful staff and efficient service. Creative Property Management has a positive reputation for a reason — they deliver."

KeyCrew Independent Analysis  ·  2025
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"One of the fastest-growing property management companies in the greater Santa Maria area — integrating new technology and building a stronger customer base every year."

Company Profile  ·  creativepropertymgt.com
My Legacy Continues

A Founder Deserves
a Permanent Record

Twenty-plus years of showing up. Of building something real in a city that doesn't hand out success. That story doesn't belong buried in a Google listing. It belongs preserved — in a format that lasts forever. This is Carlos Macias's permanent record on the Central Coast.

Address 801 S Broadway, Ste 14
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Hours Mon – Fri
10am – 5pm