Cliff's Professional Painting. Cliff and his crew painted the exterior of our house in April 2011, the job included paint and labor, it only took only 3 days. Overall I was very happy with the service. He painted the exterior of our home with two colors that we selected and he picked them up and brought to the site the day of the job. He only required we pay 25% down for the job, which I thought was pretty cool. I called Cliff because I saw his ad on Craigslist. I was looking for a good price, and I didn't want a big company doing the job because we are first time home owners and had a small budget. I called Cliff on the weekend about coming over for a quote and he came by the following Monday to quote. He was very easy, friendly and super easygoing. I liked that he basically looked at my house, discussed what he could and would do, and had a price quote within 10 minutes of looking at the house. My second price quote came from a lady that was way over priced and didn't include paint. She also insisted I use her recommended paint. Cliff gave us options for paint type and didn't try to upsell me or anything like that. Cliff had a quote in my hand before he walked out the door which I thought was cool. No sales pitch with Cliff, straight up he tells you what it takes and how much, no pressure. The following days he and his great crew of 3 guys knocked out my house in a very quick professional manner. They did things I didn't expect like caulk the entire house, they even did along trim lines for the wood trim that runs up and down our house, which must have taken them forever. This I didn't expect, really made me feel that they were sealing things off. They did TONS of prep work and that made me feel good. His crew was 3 non-speaking english guys, but they seemed like really hard workers. It's funny too, I think I speak more Spanish than Cliff so I chatted with his guys (barely). Regarding his crew, Cliff even had them fix my botched trim job that I put together around a window and he said they used two whole bottles of caulk to fill it. Cliff seems like the kind of guy that goes above expectations, as long as you let him know about it. He was generous to fix things he even offered to put in trim for me around the window and something tells me he might have done it for free if I had the wood in place but I told him not to bother. I think he has a laid back style that might get under some peoples skin, but to me he's an honest, laid back guy that has been painting for 30 years. His crew weren't professionals when he hired them but I think he trained them well. I am glad I was there to hang out with him and it seemed like anything I mentioned he took care of it or reassured me that they'd get to it and they did. I even had a broken post that his crew helped me put back on the house, this wasn't in the job description originally but his guys did it for me and I was impressed that they dropped what they were doing to help me with a handyman job. He also had them paint the mailbox post and a few other things I would have never thought of. In getting to know Cliff it sounds like his crew can do a lot more than just painting and I had him quote me on some popcorn removal in our living room (which includes paint job too for free!) and I was really impressed with the price because I've done the job in another room and it was WAY worth it to take him up on it. I will definitely be bringing him back for some interior work when the time is right . Cliff is a really down to earth straightforward guy. He told me exactly what goes into a job, and even mentioned how much he made on one job. My favorite quote "you don't get rich paintin houses" and I liked that he was straight up about his philosophy. We swapped some stories and we even talked about reviews. He told me about 2 negative reviews in his 30 years, and I have to side with him after hearing the details. If you are into a chill, professional economical paint job, Cliff is your man. I support local business and I like a guy that's doing it on his own and I'm very tolerant as a consumer, I feel that they really gave me a great paint job for a great price. Maybe for some of the uptight housewives that are going to eagle eye the entire job and look for things to get pissed off about they might want to splurge on painters that are super high quality. I've read in one other review about his crew leaving behind a mess but the lady asked them to clean it up and they did. As long as you ask him to make it right Cliff will do it. I think the key here is, quality paint job for a low price. Cliff works on his own terms, and I'm sure that with the logistics involved in painting and his laid back style it might make some customers a little uncomfortable but I see it like this. Painting a house is a tough business, Cliff's guys did a pro job and I feel that I got my money's worth in the end.review so sorry if it's read more