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Nat C.
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Nat C.
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  • Miami, FL
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I would be so grateful if anyone can please recommend a good builder/handyman in Miami for a property I'm buying?

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David O.
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David O.
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@Ramon Gonzalez @Account Closed

My post from 2 years about my great GC, went downhill the last year or so. Projects were taking longer, both unfinished and finished materials were not being delivered on time. GC was not budgeting correctly spending lavishly on too many personal items, and it started to effect his once loyal customer base. But out of working with so many smooth talking GC's, that for whatever reason, never really delivered to the expectations they set out or couldn't maintain it project after project, I decided to start my own construction firm, Ocon Construction & Development, Inc. 

I became the principal in a construction firm that work with both investors and retail homeowners on their renovation projects in Miami and South Florida. I started the construction end of the firm after being tired of working with smooth talking contractors that never delivered on time, over budget, and over-priced. I hired several expert tradesman as employees and now I can do my renovation work in-house while providing the same level of investor friendly service and professionalism to investors in South Florida. 

I noticed that most contractors I worked with in Miami just tried to over charge me and are not investor minded or friendly at all. Moreover, they try to pick up as many jobs / contracts as possible from other people as well, which can really slow down project. They were incapable of using their experience to set price point differentials and cost-saving approaches to reduce costs based on the scope of the investment i,e, a $200k single family home rehab vs. $1.5 million mansion rehab vs.4 unit multifamily rehab) all of which I have done. Feel free to send me a message if I can be of any help. 

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