Customer ReviewsforOssi Construction Inc.

4 bd 4 ba 2,964 sqft
***** ******** ***, Tampa, FL 33618

$790,000 Sold on 11/10/22 Zestimate®: $796,100

This investor paid less than $550,00 and spent less than $120,000 with me. Not a bad payday.

I had told him from the beginning he would have no trouble selling the home for around $800,000.
I know he will never admit it, but terminating our employment because we were running a couple of months late for completion was a financial mistake on his part. These remodels often have hidden items that need to be dealt with methodically.
I also admit that I stay extremely busy. I can hardly keep up with all the word of mouth referrals I get consistently every year.
Ossi Construction, Inc. has always finished what we ever started even if we are a couple of months late in the process.
This client now realizes what it takes to handle all the challenges of what a GC goes thru every day and spent another alleged  $50,000 in the process instead of paying his final $30,000 of the contract amount and allowing my company to finish.
Maybe now he can truly appreciate what I do for a living on a daily basis.
He brought it upon himself to get impatient and greedy during the time properties became stupidly inflated in an unheard of way.
These particular clients need to try to exercise a little more patience and not be so fixated on the all mighty buck.
I have worked for many investors and house flippers over the years and was never let go before final completion.
I will take my 36 years of experience as a Certified Class A General Contractor and move on to more appreciative clients.

Of course, I disagree with this homeowners interpretation of my character.

I never demand a down payment. I do secure a deposit for permitting fees and material such a roof trusses.

I have secured a thousand permits in my career so I am not incompetent in this regard.

I do not embezzle or commit civil theft.

I have various emails showing my continued involvement in trying to secure what should have been a simple residential permit.

Initially, we were supplying any drawings needed, but Joseph R had us credit him back, I believe, $3,500 and had taken on the responsibility to provide the drawings necessary to secure a permit.

We waited until the drawings were completed and then proceeded to apply for a permit in Hernando County.

My application was rejected several times after the reviews with comments which ultimately should come under the design professional's responsibility and not the General Contractor.

I reached out to Joe’s design team and they provided architectural drawings only. They were not a civil engineering firm and a site and drainage plan were asked for.

I proceeded to take it upon myself after travelling up to Hernando County Building Department with my project manager to talk to the permit tech and she provided me a packet to fill out.

It had four generic drainage plans and you were supposed to submit the one that applied to your site conditions.

I then needed a survey which I converted into a site plan.

I admit it was a costly time consuming learning experience for myself and the client.

I felt like I was in the bottom of the ninth inning when I reached out to Shawn with All City Permits who ultimately got me with Camila to see if together we could finally secure a permit.

That was just about the same time as I received a letter from Joe’s attorney terminating my services.

At that point, I listed all the financial summaries and offered the difference after expenses and never heard anything back except Joe’s constant barrage of complaints into different agencies.

I also, in good faith, had the roof trusses secured something many contractors are still waiting on. I personally went to Tibbetts Lumber to make that deposit.

I have had many permits in various permitting agencies at that time and they were all submitted about the same time as this one. However, three permits were just issued after six months of going thru the process.

All three property owners were frustrated but knew it was not me but the slow system and now we have broken ground and the clients are all happy.

I’m ready to return any unused deposit and have records showing what was taken in and what expenses were incurred but Joe keeps on insisting the entire amount is due.
Joseph had me investigated by Lakeland police and they dropped the case.

Joseph also had reported me to a radio station who also dropped the complaint.
Joseph complained to the DBPR and I am still operating as an active GC.
I have never even met this client. The contact was thru my project manager as a referral.
I was just trying to secure a permit for him to build a home and it had taken too long for him to wait.
Patience is a virtue.