Leasing in Manhattan Beach, Landing in PVE: Why We Chose Cliff
Leasing out our Manhattan Beach home was the piece I was most nervous about, and honestly the part that could have gone wrong in a lot of ways. Working with Cliff turned it into a real win for our family. We started at $7,800 a month and, with his guidance on prep, pricing, and strategy, we ended up leasing it for $8,000 in just 13 days. He walked us through exactly what to do to get the house “show ready” while we were still living there—painting touch-ups, deep cleaning, fresh grass in the front—and then marketed it with an open house that brought in multiple strong candidates. As I told him, “you helped us push and get the pricing that we wanted,” and that extra $200 a month really mattered.
What I didn’t fully appreciate before working with him was how much his reputation and relationships with other agents would benefit us. Cliff is known and respected in the community, and it showed. On the Manhattan Beach side, he knew how to position our home so it stood out, and on the Palos Verdes side he used his network to get us into properties quickly, including off-market opportunities that most people never see. There were homes we toured “sometimes even within the same day” because he was on it the moment something surfaced.
Through all of this, he was “easy to talk to,” responsive, and “someone who says they’re going to show up, so they show up.” As I told him on our call, “Cliff is a good advocate… a good balance of giving you time and not pressuring you too much, but also letting you know the sense of urgency.” If you’re thinking about listing or leasing your home and want someone who can truly advocate for you, is reliable, and has a strong network, he’s your agent.
— Sarah Murtaza, Manhattan Beach & Palos Verdes Estates
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