BLH Building

My experience was HORRIBLE with Brian Hardin and BLH BUILDING INC. I signed a contract with this contractor in November of 2017. He demolished the old house, left cement blocks and steps on the lot. Never completely cleared the property. In his contract he stated all things would be gone in good faith. He showed no good faith an anything he said. He knew I was building the house for an older relative because the house they were living in was not a decent dwelling place. He promised me the house would be built in 18 months . After 18 months the land was still not completed cleared off and to this date 10/26/2018 . He is a fast talking con-man. He didn't even have a building permit. He had the nerve to take a picture of himself standing in front of the Grand Prairie City code building telling me he was just leaving the place to get a permit. I checked with Grand Prairie after a few days to see how the permit was coming along and I was informed that he had never placed an application for a builders permit, on a demolition permit in March of 2018. I talked to him again along with my banker and he said he was at the desk getting the builders permit. Which was another lie. He even gave us the person's name. well, I called her back and she said she knew him but again there is not even a building permit application on file.
Brian Hardin stole $56,000.00 from me all together. Well the person I was getting the house passed in May of 2018 and I ask Brian if he would please get started on the project. He always had an excuse such as the kids are sick, he is having to take a stool specimen to the hospital for his 15 year old daughter. He said he had been in Michigan working at a Military base for months. He even said his back was hurt after he ran out of excuses and said he probably couldn't work anymore. He has changed his number or blocked me from calling him and his assistant is not picking up any calls from me. Her name is Michelle Cottraux. I sent him 3 Certified letters and he has not responded to the letters. At this point I know he will not respond. when I ask for references all the numbers he gave nobody ever answered and his story was these are very busy business people and they didn't have time to call. I would leave messages and nobody would even return my calls. Perhaps these were his own numbers. I have another contractor that was recommended from a personal source. I am writing this review because I don't want anybody else to have to go through a scam like I did. I have already contacted Buildzoom and got no response from them either. RUN DON'T WALK AWAY FROM HIM!!!