Reimer, Travis Adam

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• By Cindy K.

  November 9, 2024

  BEWARE OF THIS BUILDER! I wouldn’t trust him to build a doghouse! He is a master at gaslighting. From what I experienced he came across as a clean-cut family man, making you feel he is all out for you, but not true he is only out for himself and how much he can screw someone out of their money for his own personal gain.
  Instead of asking how many homes he has built, a better question would be how many times have you been sued? He has quite the reputation and it’s not good. He has a habit of not paying people, sub-contractors, suppliers, and employees.
  My situation was disturbingly similar to previous clients and the latest one. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to leave a review until now, because I was in a lawsuit against him trying to get my money back. The last two years have been pure hell dealing with him.
  I might have lost a lot of time and money to Travis Adam Reimer, but he has lost something much more valuable than that, he has lost the ability to be trusted. You reap what you sow.
  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. READ THE REVIEWS! STAY CLEAR OF THIS SO-CALLED BUILDER.

• By Lwehr

  September 8, 2024

  addition and remodel

  AVOID Travis Reimer Building Inc. If you enjoy sleepless nights, a contractor that rarely shows up on the job (absent weeks at a time), hearing from other subcontractors in your community that they won’t work for Travis Reimer Building ( Kingsley, MI ) because he has not paid them in the past, getting texts from him months into the project claiming that work initially included in your contract is now an add-on costing more, and poor workmanship with no oversight, - then this is your guy.

  Run, don’t walk, away from Travis Reimer and never look back. I sincerely wish we would have heeded the advice from a previous reviewer - but we thought maybe it was a fluke. Initially he was nice, accommodating, and available. He told us to our face more than once that our addition project was on track - that he had great subs lined up - materials ordered, etc. but as time went on we discovered that he is a chronic, compulsive liar. The subs either didn’t show or he sent someone last minute who was completely unqualified to perform the work. We felt extremely uneasy as our building site set dormant for days and weeks on end. After our project started, we discovered that he was building his own house and using employees at his site versus ours - putting more salt in the wound.

  When we started to question what was happening, he stopped showing up at all and started texting - incessantly. The nice guy facade quickly disappeared only to be replaced with completely unprofessional rudeness, name calling, accusations, threats, lying and bullying. He will not hold himself accountable for anything. He tried to overcharge for materials - in one instance more than double the retail price for tile - and told us it was his cost. Outright lie. Think Jekyll and Hyde.

  Workmanship is sub par. Enormous gaps throughout all of the siding, crooked roof line, incomplete framing, entry roofs attached to fascia and more. All had to be fixed by us afterwards at our expense.

  He did not provide formal draw requests accompanied by Sworn Statements (Michigan law to provide an accounting of monies to track spending) - intentionally leaving us completely in the dark. And, we had to insist days on end for lien waivers which he complained about each time accusing us of being horrible clients because we wanted them.

  Halfway into our addition build - estimating that we had paid much more than the work performed - we refused to continue paying without the proper documentation. Rather than provide that, he terminated our contract. Days later, he tried to revive it but we were so beyond done. We transferred our permit and are finishing the job ourselves by hiring qualified subcontractors and tradesmen.

  We have since spoken with several past clients who have either fired him, he’s taken money from and not performed the work, or provided sub par work for. If you are looking for a builder in Traverse City, Kingsley, or surrounding areas, we strongly recommend you avoid any dealings with Travis Reimer, Reimer Building Inc, Reimer Building and Remodeling - or any other name he’s choosing to use.

  At this time we are filing complaints with the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes (BCC), the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), the Better Business Bureau and Benzie County Building. Someone needs to review his practices - or more.

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