Reon Monster Tree Service

My wife and I had the unfortunate experience of working with Reon's Monster Tree Service after a tree fell at our new house a few days before we closed. The previous owners booked him for "inclusive tree removal" to take care of it. I wish in retrospect we had canceled the service and looked elsewhere ourselves. Reon did not provide us with a detailed, written estimate. He bargained with us by text message and pressured us saying he’d give us a “reduced” price if we let him do the job today when we balked. When he was initially delayed because of limited access to the property, we went ahead and got an estimate from another, well-established local company. Reon completed the job before we could cancel. Reon’s price was over $1,000 more than the other company’s bid for same-week expedited service. We have worked with this other company before and have no reason to mistrust their estimate. He left us a messy pile of roots/wood around the very tall stump in our yard. He said his estimate (the one we didn’t see) did not include stump removal. So much for "inclusive!" Here is the breakdown of costs: Reon’s Monster Tree Service: $2,637 (no stump removal) Expedited service from another local company: $1,350 (includes stump removal) Please be EXTREMELY cautious if you are looking at using Reon’s Monster Tree Service. Make sure you get a detailed, written estimate (not a text message) and a competitive bid before you agree to let Reon do work for you. Be wary of the contracting process and exorbitant rates!