My Recommended List

Accountant
   Everett Meisser 831-999-1700
Alarm/Security
   First Alarm 831-476-1111
Appliance Repair
   C&N Appliance/Ken Newman 831-722-2080
Appraisers
   Steve McElyea/Monterey Bay Appraisals 831-464-7724
   Lisa Dailey Goodrich 831-325-6320
   Tammy McBride/McBride Appraisals 831-334-7820
   Kristina Campbell/Coast Home Appraisals 831-247-7223
Architect
   Bret Hancock 831-460-1169
   Derek Van Alstine 831-426-8400
   Andy Kolb/designer 831-457-1776
Attorneys
   Ed Newman/Newman and Marcus 831-476-6622
   Mitch Jackman/partnerships 831-429-0181
   Ed Chun/Penrose, Chun and Gorman/easements and land use 831-515-3344
   Terry Rein/Law Office of Rein & Rein/real estate law 831-426-8484
   Jeff Bosshard/private fiduciary, guardianships 831-688-9112
   Nicole Adkison/tax law 831-426-1482
Carpet Cleaning
   Charles Waite Carpet Cleaning/Michael O’Neal- 831-476-1280
   Terry Fernandes/Sparkle Carpet Cleaning 831-325-3707
Chimney Sweep/Fireplace Inspections
   Tex Anderson 831-336-2198
   Stephen Wolters/gas fireplaces 831-706-8236
Cleaning
   Magic Maid 831-431-0992
   Sparkle Cleaning 831-332-9168
   Lettys Cleaning 831-295-3750
Contractors
    John Jud/general contractor 831-566-9698
    John Mandella/general contractor 831-246-0651
    Jay Dorn/general contractor, construction management 831-438-7109
    Jeff Talmadge/Talmadge Construction/construction management 831-689-9133
Concrete
   Whitlow Concrete 831-475-4499
Drywall Contractors 
   Howard Kaneg 831-462-0894/831-345-0945
Electrician
   Matt Medina 831-247-4929
Engineering
   Brad Streeter/Streeter Group 831-477-1781
   Blake Carpenter 831-359-8080
Estate Sales
   Modena Estate Sales/Lisa Modena (408) 234-8486
   Abacus/John Stocker 408-497-1124
Flooring Contractors
   Todd Ivy/Interior Vision- carpet, laminates, sales and installation 831-476-8780
   Cormac Carey- carpet and vinyl installation 831-334-6615
   Steve Green- carpet and vinyl installation 831-476-7814
   Aaron Gonzales- hardwood floors 831-776-1217
   Wholesale House- carpet and vinyl sales 831-688-6485
Garage Doors
   A-1 Overhead 831-688-5892
Heating Contractor
   George Wilson Mechanical- heating including radiant 831-423-9522
   Ed Bogner Mechanical 831-722-5660
   KT Mechanical 831-475-8209
Home Inspectors
   WIN Home Inspections/Dennis Spencer 831-621-6303
   View Point Inspections/Jason Gingery 831-345-7007
   Reliance Home Inspections/pools certs Karl Ledig 831-440-1100
Home Staging
   Life With Design 831-818-4035
   Key Impressions 831-588-8718
Insurance
   State Farm/Laureen Yungmeyer 831-423-4700
   Farmers/Allanson Insurance 831-685-0101
Interior Design
   Elizabeth Sanoff/color, lighting, kitchen and bath 831-421-0100
Landscape and Gardening
   James P. Allen & Associates– arborist 831-426-6603
   Marathon Landscape- large-scale maintenance and design 831-462-3767
   Armando Carrillo Landscape- clean-up maintenance 831-464-7635
   Elizabeth Burton- landscape design and installation 831-421-2794
Lenders
   Dottie Jakobsen/Envoy Mortgage 831-334-3747
   Mark Junod/Angel Oak Home Loans 831-661-0720
   Ryan Buckholdt/Flagstar-Opes Lending 831-600-1590
   Dave DeTeso/US Bank 831-688-7161
   Tai Boutell/Santa Cruz Lending Group 831-419-6931
   Kitty Voigt/Union Bank 650-859-1221
   Dick Cornelsen/reverse mortgages 831-320-8143
   Kari Noomen/Chase/apartment lending 650-525-2424
Moving
   Robert & Sons/local 831-462-5119
   Locatelli Moving and Storage/nationwide 831-425-7775
Natural Hazards reports
   GeoDisclosure 831-469-4438
Painting Contractors
   Machado Brothers Painting/Tony Machado 831-332-8309
   Antonio Ambriz/Petti Painting, cabinets, custom 831-459-9823
Paving Contractor
   Mark Johnson/Johnson Paving 831-475-2765
Plumbing Contractors
   Robert Stout/Stout Plumbing 831-332-2788
   George Allen & Sons Plumbing 831-438-1335
Pool & Hot Tub Service
   APPI  831-476-6363
Property Management
   Linda Chatten/CIF Property Management 831-464-5036
Roofing
   Alameda Roofing 831-476-2161
   Daddario Roofing 831-476-9109
   Ace Roofing/Mitch Torres 831-212-0332
   Steve Hardy/Hardy roof Inspection 408-348-4746
Screen Repair
   Screenmobile/Dave Canavan 831-763-9275
Septic
   Pete’s Outflow 831-475-0959
   Keith Potter/Tom’s Septic 831-633-2321
   Affordable Septic/Mark Kinder/installation and repair 831-338-8900
Termite Inspectors
   O2 Termite/Bob Owens 831-359-4627
   Wheeler Termite/Ray Barrs 831-970-8479
   4-Less Termite 831-465-1699
   Cardiff Pest Control/ants, wasps, monthly spraying 831-475-4214
Tile & Granite and Tile Contractors
   John Tremaine 831-588-1530
   Jeff Leonard 831-760-2909
   Paul Rodriguez/granite fabrication 831-325-4980
Title Company/Escrow
   Jennifer Green/First American Title 831-460-3268
   Brigid Heath/Old Republic Title 831-421-0715
   Tamara Dow/Stewart Title 831-227-2579
   Melissa Gerardi/Oceanside Escrow, mobile homes 831-476-1988
Tractor/Construction Demo/Clearing
   Ken Clausing/A+ Construction 831-335-0128
Wallpaper Removal and Installation
   Coast Installation/Randy Hond 831-566-0048
Well
   Tom’s Well Service 831-423-4107
   Capitola Pump 831-475-5364
   Halstead Pump 831-688-4731
Window and Gutter Cleaning
   Real Clean Windows/Neal Johnson 831-476-4309
   Bradley Huth/Surf City Window and Gutter Cleaning 831-428-6988
   Perfect Glass/Aaron 831-588-5836