About The Koto Group
The Koto Group is a Santa Barbara company with a team in San Luis Obispo that manages residential rental communities and homes in both areas, with a focus on the resident experience.
In their words: “Report rental payments to Experian Rent Bureau with positive rental payment data to provide our residents with the opportunity to get credit for their on-time rental payments.”
Written by our team from the company's Google listing and website.
At a glance
Property types
- Residential
Services
- Tenant screening
- Rent collection
- Maintenance
- Leasing
- Project management
- Marketing
- Tenant relations
Areas served
- Santa Barbara
- San Luis Obispo
From the company's website, checked 2026-10-20.
Office
1117 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Google rating
Topics reviewers mention
- Maintenance requests 13
- Lease setup 9
- Issue resolution 5
- Friendly staff 4
- Responsive staff 4
- Application process 4
- Viewings 2
- Good managers 2
- Deposit refund 2
- Rent payment app 2
Source: Google. Newest review 2026-08-22. We show counts only, never review text. Read the reviews on Google
License
- Status
- License Confirmed
- DRE license number
- #01918653
- License type
- Corporation (active)
- Expires
- 2028-08-14
Source: California Department of Real Estate public license file. License Confirmed means a clear match between this listing and an active license. Look up any license on the DRE website
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