I hired this guy based on 5 stars. Maybe the good reviews are real, maybe they're not…read more
Well, here's a real review, and the the deal on a $1000.00 ONE day cleanup job.
THE SHORT:
Juan Cardona does his job, but not as agreed, and the value gets lost in his unprofessional mismanagement. He doesn't write quotes, and does not report at agreed times, with the crew he promises. He charges based on the number of men he brings, and doesn't bring them.
He seems cool, but is not gracious, and speaks to customers like he's doing them favors. In the end, I felt I hired the wrong guy.
THE LONG:
This job was for a property my 80 year old mother lives in. I flew from NY to meet with Juan, the owner.
Despite our walk-through and agreement on scope of work, Juan did not follow through on his promise to report with his team, at the agreed time.
Day one, he arrived 6 hours late with half the team he outlined in his promise. He worked 2.5 hours.
He reported the next day to work more.
He chose to not show up to work on two appointments occasions.
The worse part of all of this was hearing from him that he "worked too hard" on my job. He said "the money wasn't good enough"... he hassled me about getting paid.
The job was to be completed 9/11/23.
It was mostly done on 9/12/23
The job was completed 9/27/23
As much as I resented all of this, I still tried to work with him on a schedule, but he wanted to work year round, including winter months for $400 a month, after a $50 discount.
This property has no lawn, just hedges & ground cover, so this just seemed like a retainer, since there's no growth in the winter months.
I sincerely hope Juan gets better in his time management, and admin; but that comes with humility, time, and experience.
Would I hire Juan again, maybe.
Would I recommend him, not at this time.