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• By James I.

  August 16, 2020

  Initially a tear down and rebuild the a complete gut job based on lies.

  $225,000

  RMC Sara Construction LLC (hereafter referred to as “Contractor”) breached my initial Homeowner and Contractor Agreement when the agreed renovation on my home did not start within 30 days of Ricardo Martinez, the Contractor and CEO, signed our agreement.
  The renovation was supposed to be completed within 6 months from the date both parties signed the agreement, but it was not. The Contractor signed the agreement on December 1, 2018, and I, James Isreal (hereafter referred to as the “Homeowner” or the “Client”) signed it on December 11, 2018. As of May 11, 2020, the renovation was not completed after $154,000 was issued by the 203k bank loan, $50,000 was advanced and given by the Homeowner, and over $18,000 was charged to the Homeowner’s personal credit card over a 17-month time period.
  The Contractor failed to correct defective work and persistently failed to carry out the work in accordance with the agreement as the Contractor was supposed to provide a work schedule to the Homeowner at the onset of the project despite numerous requests verbally, text, and email. However, the Contractor failed to execute the performance of work that he did not provide to his Client.
  The Contractor failed to provide a list of materials within budget to the Client. It appears that materials from other jobs were used without the discretion of the Homeowner/Client’s approval e.g. old dirty windows, wooden frames under the window, framing wood, drywall, plumbing materials, doors, etc., which have to be corrected based on the poor installation and violates the clause that warrants all materials are new and free of defects.
  The Contractor failed to supervise and direct work of all subcontractors. Almost on a daily basis (or when work was being done to my home), the Contractor was not on the premises supervising subcontractors as the Homeowner would drive by as well as stop by to find work not being completed, being completed incorrectly, which the Contractor hired other subcontractors to redo the poorly and or incorrectly installed work. On one occasion, the Homeowner arrived to his property to find that the main level was flooded as well as the crawl space near the original water value due to the splint incorrectly being attached and popped off while the painters were left unsupervised to which the Contractor could not be reached when called at the time of emergency. Another time, the Contractor informed the Client that someone supposedly broke the egressed window when the window frame appeared to look pried into verses broken into since no items were apparently stolen and no glass was found in the inside of the home, which was narrated by the contractor as a break-in. When questions about use of insurance, it was deemed more costly for him but later he attempted to charge the homeowner in an email dispute. Other times, the Homeowner would find subcontractors unsupervised in the house and items purchased by the homeowner i.e. insulation and security light stolen.
  At some point during the 17 months, the Homeowner realized that the constant request from the Contractor for monies was not typical of a 203k loan and addressed it. The Homeowner informed the Ricardo that had made known that his company did not have the financial capital to undergo the 203k project that he would not have signed and entered into agreement with him especially providing $20,000 initially depleting his savings account to sustain not living in the house. Throughout the process, the Contractor complained about not having the means to pay workers or to do work on the house without financial assistance and would ask monies from the Homeowner as well as request to get additional monies from family to keep the job going etc.
  The Contractor failed to clean-up, remove trash from the Homeowner’s residence as well as free from waste or rubbish resulting from work. Pictures were taken of soda cans, etc. left in gutters and bottles and other items left around the premises. The Contractor or subcontractor driving the dump trump destroyed my fence backing into the driveway on the side of the house. The Contractor didn’t notify me of the damages and tried to cover up by affixing a wire and a different part to it.
  The Contractor failed to reimburse the Homeowner advanced monies totaling $30,000.00. In December 2019 when an initial $5,000.00 reimbursement check was issued from the Contractor to the Homeowner to begin past due repayments of the advancement, Ricardo requested that I wait to deposit the business check he issued to me until after he deposited the draw for $30,000 plus he received from the 203k disbursement. He stated that he would notify me of when I should deposit the check. After receiving notification from Ricardo that I could deposit the check, Bank of America would not accept the check and would not disclose to me as to why. I attempted to deposit the check at several locations and was rejected each time as if I were doing som

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• By Tyrone S.

  September 17, 2018

  Condo Conversion of 4-unit apartment

  $3,000,000

  Let me start by saying RMC Sara Construction Kensington, Maryland is probably the worst construction Co. on this planet. Let me explain. I am a former landlord of a 4-unit apartment building. Ricardo Martinez (Pres)of RMC Sara Construction was contracted to do a Condo Conversion 06/2015 funded by hard money lenders. Ricardo told me it would be completed 14-16 months. After a year I needed an extension for 9 months... long story short the RMC Sara Construction breach the contract failed to complete the renovation / conversion. Overran schedule and budget, poor workmanship, Red Flags 1) an average of five Guys on the site, 2) fail to pay for dumpster service, 3) fail to follow DC code, 4) he was barely on the site, 5) workers arguing with neighbors. It came down to this...He took money and quit, left me homeless, loss of retirement nest egg, never heard from Ricardo. RMC Sara Construction LLC ruin my life. I had to start over at age 61... it took me 6-8 months to convince myself not to hire a 'HITMAN' he's not worth going to jail. This experience has caused me a great deal of depression, high anxiety I have lost my home... but, I kept my faith in my heavenly father.

• By Elynore H.

  March 8, 2017

  Exterior, interior, remodel

  $30,000

  55 days

  Starts out good, then starts brings different workers..incomplete work...waiting since July to complete work paid for.
  I had same experience as client on the porch.com complaint. Mr Martinez is a good ernon, but he is not reliable .