Business Details
49 Years
experience
Your Trusted South Bay Real Estate Experts
Smith Properties has been a cornerstone of South Bay real estate since 1977, built on decades of local expertise and community ties. As a family-owned business, we prioritize client relationships while maintaining a deep understanding of the region's real estate dynamics. Our team of licensed realtors specializes in residential and commercial transactions, property management, and rental services across Palos Verdes, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, and El Segundo. With over 40 years of combined experience, we offer tailored solutions for buying, selling, and managing properties, supported by advanced marketing strategies and a commitment to transparency. Our local roots enable us to provide nuanced insights into neighborhood characteristics, market trends, and investment opportunities.We maintain rigorous professional standards through continuous adaptation to industry innovations while preserving personalized service. Our track record includes successful transactions ranging from single-family homes to multi-unit complexes, backed by client testimonials highlighting our reliability and market knowledge. Community involvement remains central to our values, with active participation in local organizations and events. This combination of longevity, expertise, and client-centric approach establishes us as trusted advisors in South Bay real estate.
Services
Real Estate Sales
Property Management
Rental Services
Vacation Rentals
Home Value Estimates
Details
- Year established: 1977
Highlights and features
- We offer 40+ years of localized South Bay real estate expertise
- Our family-owned business maintains generational client relationships
- We provide full-service solutions including sales, rentals, and property management
- Our team consists of licensed realtors with specialized market knowledge
- We combine traditional values with modern marketing technologies
What people say
Exceeded all expectations
Truly care about clients
Solidified financial future
Professional and efficient
Positive can do attitude
Services
Real Estate Sales
Our real estate sales service provides comprehensive support for property transactions. We offer comparative market analysis, pricing strategy development, legal contract preparation, property staging guidance, multi-channel marketing, and negotiation representation. Our team ensures compliance with all disclosure requirements while coordinating inspections, appraisals, and financing details through closing.
Property Management
Our property management service includes market rent analysis, tenant screening, lease preparation, rent collection, expense management, maintenance supervision, and monthly financial reporting. We handle all aspects of property operations while maintaining communication with owners to ensure investment protection and growth.
Rental Services
We offer full-service rental solutions for residential and commercial properties. Our services include property marketing, tenant screening, lease administration, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and legal compliance management. We maintain a database of over 140 rental units ranging from studios to four-bedroom homes across the South Bay area.
Home Value Estimates
Our home value estimation service combines local market expertise with Redfin's valuation tools to provide accurate property assessments. We analyze comparable sales, market trends, and property characteristics to deliver personalized estimates that help owners make informed selling decisions.
Vacation Rentals
We manage furnished vacation rental properties with minimum 30-day stays. Our current inventory includes two and three-bedroom units in prime locations like South Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach Walk Street, featuring modern amenities and convenient access to local attractions.
People
Alex Smith
Agent/Broker Associate
Licensed realtor with Keller Williams Beach Cities specializing in South Bay property transactions. Combines local market knowledge with professional brokerage expertise to serve buyer and seller clients effectively.
Angie D'Amario
Office Manager/Agent
Dual-role professional managing office operations while assisting clients with real estate needs. Provides administrative expertise combined with practical real estate transaction experience to support client requirements.
Questions
What real estate services do you offer in the South Bay?
We provide comprehensive real estate services including property sales, rentals, property management, home value estimates, and vacation rentals across all South Bay communities.
How can I get a free home value estimate?
Use our online form to request a home value estimate - we'll provide a personalized assessment within 24 business hours using market data and comparable sales.
What types of rental properties do you manage?
We manage diverse rental properties including studio apartments, multi-bedroom homes, and commercial spaces with lease terms ranging from short-term to annual agreements.
Which areas do you serve in the South Bay region?
We serve all major South Bay communities including Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Torrance, and El Segundo with localized market expertise.
Are your realtors licensed professionals?
Yes, every team member at Smith Properties is a licensed real estate professional with specialized training in their respective service areas.
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Patrick Archer
Sep 01, 2021
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We cant say enough great things about Alex! We knew from the moment he sat down with us to explain his strategy for selling our home that we had found someone who was eager to help us realize our goals. Not only did he meet our expectations, he far exceeded them! His strategy proved to be the best way to realize our homes full equity potential. He had wonderful suggestions for how we could get tremendous return on investment with just a few inexpensive upgrades to attract buyers. His use of technology to advertise, list, and show our house coupled with his expert photography generated a massive
Matthew Everett
Jan 21, 2021
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Choosing a Realtor to buy and sell a house is such a huge decision, and we are so happy that we were able to work with Alex Smith for our recent home sale and purchase.
Alex did a fantastic job selling our house! His marketing skills, combined with his use of technology to show a home are incredible. From recommending ways to clear out clutter to improving our curb appeal, Alex helped us coordinate everything our house needed before we put it up for sale. He made sure the photos, both 2D and 3D, made our house look fantastic. The highlight of the process was the live 3D tour of the house where
Alex did a fantastic job selling our house! His marketing skills, combined with his use of technology to show a home are incredible. From recommending ways to clear out clutter to improving our curb appeal, Alex helped us coordinate everything our house needed before we put it up for sale. He made sure the photos, both 2D and 3D, made our house look fantastic. The highlight of the process was the live 3D tour of the house where
Alyson Darr
Jan 18, 2021
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We are so glad that we went with Alex. As first-time home buyers we didnt even know where to begin. But the moment we partnered with Alex, everything became smooth sailing. He helped us with every step of the process. In the early days he helped us familiarize ourselves with the local market and his expertise allowed us to narrow down what we wanted, what we needed and what we could afford.
Alex has easy-to-use software that is so much better than Zillow. It gives you real-time updates and allows you to communicate through a message function. When it was time to go see properties in person
Alex has easy-to-use software that is so much better than Zillow. It gives you real-time updates and allows you to communicate through a message function. When it was time to go see properties in person
Arnold Turchen
Oct 25, 2020
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We are so happy with Alex Smith! He's thorough, dependable, has amazing attention to detail, honest, knowledgeable and has a fun sense of humor. In the beginning we told Alex what we wanted ($$$) for our house, or, we wanted to keep it. He went through our house inch by inch (literally) and directed us as to what needed a little TLC so we would sell our house for the amount we wanted, sell it fast AND so it would be in perfect condition for the new owners. He is from SoCal so he knew everything around our house that were selling perks! Plus, he gave us the referrals (all dependable and hard working
