Founded in 1988 as Goetz & Associates with business solely in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley, Gordon Goetz was managing the affairs of approximately ten homeowner associations in just the first year. In 1989 his future wife, Heidi, joined the company as its first employee and Goetz began expanding its services to the neighboring community of Santa Maria.
In approximately 1993, Goetz, now with six employees and approximately 40 associations opened a second office in Santa Maria. By 2000 Goetz had approximately 25 employees and was managing over 80 homeowner associations.
In 2001 Goetz purchased the operations of Manderley Property Services (MPS). Founded in 1981, MPS had operations throughout San Luis Obispo County. With this acquisition Goetz Manderley became the largest management company on the Central Coast, managing nearly 200 associations and over 300 investment properties. The staff to service this area now numbered 50.
In 2005 Goetz joined five other industry leaders throughout the west coast to form The Management Trust, the nations only 100 percent employee owned management company of its type. In 2008 Goetz Manderley expanded operations to the Bakersfield and Santa Barbara areas.