STAY AWAY!!!
Hired him to paint 2 rooms in my NYC apartment. Got a good deal with him and thought too good to be true- well it was. He came the same day we hired him and did a fine job. He was very nice and we gave him pizza for dinner as he worked. It got late and he decided best to come back the next day to finish so I gave him 1/2 the payment + a tip. Texted him next day in the morning to confirm and he said he'd be there. He was supposed to come at 5pm, no show. I texted him 3 times, called and no response he just decided not to show up. Apparently this isn't the first time.
Stay away from him and don't give him any money in advance bc he almost surely won't show. read more