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Window contractors in Detroit, MI

Leon Lai
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Hello all,

I've been looking for window contractors in zipcode 48235 for a big project to prepare my home for city inspection. Basically, I just need to replace 5 double-hung windows. I have a property manager on the ground but her findings are only a couple of contractors whose bids are out of my budget. Most bids come around $4500 to $5000 which is almost $1000 a window. Is this the norm in this zipcode ? My business partner recently renovated one of his properties in San Diego and installed new windows at his house. His cost came out to be roughly $600 per window. These are double paneled windows. I know I am comparing orange to apple but I am curious to know if any local investor have any input to this.  To be honest, I feel like my property manager has not tried hard enough. 

I used yelp and it yields few businesses whose reviews are few to none to really help me make a decision. In addition, I use homeadvisor app to help me find contractors but all the pros I contacted say they deal directly with owner and refused to meet my property manager to do a quote. Is this a trend with local businesses in Detroit, MI ? I know they are doing it to protect themselves from scam. If everyone is doing it, it is difficult for me to find a good trustful business to partner with because I am an out of state investor. What do you think ?

Lastly, I am asking if you know any good window contractor that you could kindly refer me to. I am looking to stay in this market for a long time and I am still looking to create my own team of professional. 

Best regards,

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It's the norm for Detroit where PM's floss you cause you're OOS

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