Ascend

Ascend is a Bakersfield real estate and property management company that manages residential rentals, handles home sales and runs renovation and remodeling work. The company says it manages more than 1,800 rental properties and has facilitated the sale of over 500 homes. Property owners can hand off leasing, maintenance, tenant relations and legal paperwork.

The company describes itself as locally owned and operated and non-franchise, with a team based in Bakersfield. Its service area includes Bakersfield and surrounding Kern County communities such as Arvin, Wasco, Shafter, Tehachapi, Oildale, Taft and Lake Isabella. The office is at 7606 Meany Ave. in Bakersfield and is open weekdays during business hours.