Bad pool builder is in over his head with legal trouble

Brandon Heitmann claims he's a millionaire contractor, internet personality, and pool builder who has made a fortune after growing "from mowing lawns for $20 to $1 million projects."
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[@4kmentality]

It’s hilarious that every time he gets stressed out he pulls his shirt up and plays with his nipple no matter where he is 😂

[@pepethepatriot7524]

He's such a weirdo freak!

[@abigailbooth7994]

Lol so true 😂🤣

[@TurdFerguson0528]

Yeah, what's up with the nip play?

[@stallionspirit1576]

datz the side business...pimping boys..lol

[@stallionspirit1576]

more like EXIG(aym)EN....lol

[@reinventedmusic]

This reporter really is shining light on problems that affect normal consumers. Kudos to him for his work!

[@bakermakingbread]

Remember people are just “normal consumers”

[@skorpyo331]

Need more of that in my town. Unlicensed? Thats a surprise

[@turnwaiter]

ah yes the normal consumers that have 100k to spend on a pool

[@beaupeterson188]

People who can afford pools aren’t “normal consumers.”

[@SilentCheechGaming1991]

Normal consumers can't afford a pool

[@Leeotardo]

As someone who worked with pools for 6 years, the fact that people paid more than 10% of the total cost before any construction is wild

[@aaishasingh3565]

Right.

[@Trailerwalker]

You’re joking right? Lol it’s perfectly normal for a company to not start a job until the check clears.

[@manifba]

The guy you are working for is lying to you when he says “we no got no money yet from client” - 10% is nothing, especially if you getting clients through referrals etc.

[@SolidSonicTH]

@@Trailerwalker Check clears, sure, but not the ENTIRE sum of the job's total payout.

[@Ezmunyllc]

concrete worker here, step brother owns the company and clients don’t pay till work is done 99% of the time. sometimes they don’t wanna pay too then he puts a lien on their house.

[@josh24441]

Red flag: most people with money don’t go around showing it off and bragging about how much money they have to complete strangers.

[@fornhunkle]

They also don't constantly play with their nipples in public

[@dmo848]

​@@fornhunkleyeah that's some weird shit

[@jakel5801]

It’s like the South Park episode with the cable company lmao

[@eaglevision993]

@@jakel5801 I was just thinking the same.

[@AwolGG]

I think it is absolutely ridiculous that you can be arrested for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from people and then use that same money to bond yourself out of jail...

[@aaroncapricorn5867]

that would never happen in a perfect world. he should be fkn penniless. no way he actually made any money besides stealing it off rich idiots

[@Lifes-Fun]

Reminds me of someone else who made it to the top and still paying legal fees with other people’s money.

[@inflixi187]

Who trump? Here we go.... Let it out

[@FlyinggMushroom]

​@@inflixi187rent free. Cope and seethe

[@Back_door_bandit_98]

I’m stuck in the part where the news anchor smacks dudes window with the mic trying to get him to talk pretty pathetic.

[@dal8379]

Who ever is in charge of making decisions for this news company needs to take notes. We the people love this content. Give us more of you exposing bad people

[@thenoxbox4829]

Seriously this was informative and entertaining. Wish my local news was like this!

[@Signal_in_the_noise]

Hayyyy Brandon come on in the waters warm here in the halllllll of shame! 😂😂

[@meusuniversitas4787]

Well said

[@jamesp1289]

It’s actual news instead of propaganda.

[@jaydouglas8845]

@@jamesp1289 That happens when you don't listen to news organizations that are not news channels but rather infotainment and opinion editorials. And that's not partisan one way or the other.

[@adamrasmussen9939]

This is what I loved about 90s tv. Almost every week you saw a local scam getting busted by local tv personalities. I thought this type of thing died out. Glad to see it still happens.

[@rickbrenner6079]

John Stossil is one of my favorite investigative journalists for that reason. He would always do segments on shady businesses and would confront the owner.

[@kaeji_namitsua]

They should start series about political crimes.

[@bunnyluver2176]

Yeah I liked John stossel when he was on 20/20 or whatever he was on back in the day

[@juniorramirez9030]

You gland to see people getting scammed???

[@adamrasmussen9939]

@@juniorramirez9030 obviously...

[@tonymarr6993]

As a contractor who prides himself on doing fair business, I must say this is disgusting. This man should be jailed for 20 years flat. This is people's hard earned money. This is dang near worse than breaking into someone's house and stealing their TV. At least the breaking and entering thief only takes A Tv and not a whole $81k.

[@Thor_Underdunk_Caballerial]

This is absolutely way worse than breaking into someones home and taking their TV. Each single case is way worse in isolation.

[@imsuited1658]

@@Thor_Underdunk_CaballerialI think he said that in his comment

[@Thor_Underdunk_Caballerial]

@@imsuited1658 He said it's "near worse". It's way worse

[@Ruben-rz2ec]

If that house had a whole 81k the thief will take the money lmao

[@FrankMattew]

He cried.. give him some support

[@ayliose9188]

This is journalism that should be recognized and applauded. Excellent work! I'll looking for more of your stories in the future.

[@AcesAndNates]

Routing out corruption is a time-honored tradition in the Detroit metropolitan area. 😂

[@TheRedRaven_]

I know, whatever happened to actual investigative journalism? This video probably saved countless peoples money, stress and time dealing with these scammers.

[@RT-qd8yl]

I'd like to know how these people just happen to have $70,000 laying around for a pool... Where did that money come from? A normal person doing regular legal things doesn't just have that kind of money laying around?

[@AcesAndNates]

@@RT-qd8yl white people with overvalued credit scores maxing-out their personal loans. lmao “BUT WHATTA BOUT THE RESALE VALUE?! THE RESALE VALUE!” Never mind that the housing market’s on the verge of collapse.

[@porterbennett7041]

@@RT-qd8yl mabby you should have gone to his course and became a contractor then you could afford a pool lol

[@danaegoddess]

The reporter hitting his car with the microphone is gold 😅🤣🤣

[@BenjaminBanks615]

Now see, that was my only problem with the whole thing. I’m a car guy and very protective of my commodities. Please respect my shit sir. 😂😂 That’s when I would’ve received assault cause don’t hit my car. Pops would’ve been two pieced in a heartbeat.

[@danaegoddess]

@@BenjaminBanks615 He’s already going to have to give the car back lmao

[@shannonricketts4628]

@@BenjaminBanks615 well lucky he didn't steal my money or give me a pool that was collapsing,because I would have done more than hit his car with a microphone..The Low Life Deserved It

[@batacumba]

@@danaegoddess I came here to say the same 😂😂😂😂

[@troymash8109]

​@@BenjaminBanks615Ohh stop. That was a mass produced Audi. It's a Volkswagen with a pricier label 😂

[@elmasgrifo1]

Awesome investigative journalism and thanks for exposing such scum!

[@greendesertgoddess]

Typical American GREED!

[@RedRonFJB]

When will hillary the witch get indicted for her involvement in the Steele Dossier Russian hoax?

[@spazzinvader9083]

HIs wife should be next, she knew all about this

[@JamesBahrey]

RIGHT!!!

[@eternalhatred1488]

@@spazzinvader9083agreed. reminds me of skyler white when she helped out walter launder his money from his drug empire. your significant other will be your partner in crime if he/she doesn’t immediately snitch on you

[@seansull]

This is AMAZING journalism!!! Hat off to this team for all their investigative work

[@msreen269]

What is mind boggling to me is that ALL of those customers were eager to give away tens of thousands of dollars without doing a few minutes of research. SMDH.

[@jasonolinger7585]

Thats marketing.

[@desireedesenna9673]

Thank you. How woeful!

[@thankgodthequeenisdead4688]

He was white😂😂😂😂

[@PHlophe]

and 60k for a pool the size of a baththub. They wilin' fr fr . how do people not see the obvious

[@XrpAndy]

⁠@@PHlopheI used to build pools. Even the smallest pool you can imagine can be 10’s of thousands dollars. The prices for material are mind blowing

[@Katman718]

We all have to remember that we live in an era where videos can present you to be anything you want to be with the right tools.

[@NICKI814]

only tool that matters is MONEY!

[@PleaseNoMoreFarmhouseDecor]

There are plenty of boomers like this all over yt. The common denominator is sh!ty people.

[@HooLeePhucingSheet]

Just like those "primitive pool building" videos. Apparently they destroy the natural fauna, dry up rivers, and even build on other people's land without their permission.

[@jaygro1371]

The internet is a big Wikipedia.

[@BBQ-King-s6j]

Only fools would watch a video from this clown and think he was a reliable contractor.

[@shirungati6098]

the worst part about all these is that, Brandon, the scum guy has to continue scumming others in order to pay the previous clients. he should be behind bars!

[@TimeFadesMemoryLasts]

He will cry a lot more after all of his assets get liquidated to pay off the debts

[@robertking3090]

yep thats how ponzis work

[@happyvocal]

He's also frankly playing a dangerous game, if he screws the wrong people he might end up buried underneath one of the pools he half-assedly built.

[@spider2020]

The Greaser from Happy Days he still around @@robertking3090

[@216cle]

I know a car dealer like this with titles. He will take 60-90 days to get people car titles I've even tried reporting him to the DMV and I know others have too and they don't do anything about it lmao

[@Shortyshrew]

This is the best local news investigative report I've seen in years. Well done!

[@glockman9c]

Who writes a $100,000 check without investigation of contractor?

[@mia1shooter]

people with more money than brains

[@rayleigh8]

Who pays 100,000 for a pool?.

[@jonathanpeterson1984]

That’s why you don’t hire “friends” for high value work. Or family….

[@jonathanpeterson1984]

@@rayleigh8I dug pools in north Florida for 8 years with a legitimate company, the average run of the mill bottom of the barrel “in ground” pool costs about 45- 50 thousand, start adding saunas and waterfalls and it escalates fast. But they were likely overcharged to fund this assholes Ponzi scheme.

[@rudy_2299]

A dummy

[@superior120v5]

You have to do background checks if you plan to spend that much money, he needs to be sued..he's heading to jail, and bankruptcy, and a beating.

[@paladro]

i had a contractor try to convince me a didn't need permits on something, so when i pressed him on it, he relented but quoted me a ridiculous price for the permit, i know this because i contacted the city afterwards. he was trying to charge 10x what the permit cost, just for pulling a permit. fortunately i'm not a sucker and don't bend to high pressure sales tactics.... don't be in a rush when you have work done, there are respectable tradesmen out there, performing honest work, sometimes it takes a little looking around and talking to people to find them.

[@Mashedtaders]

You could just not fork over 6 figures to a soft-handed GC. This guy hasn't worked a day in his life. The clients are just as guilty.

[@SVGIN]

The reporter is a thug..😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrism8180]

He won't spend any time in jail. Probation tops.

[@faggianogeuiseppi5135]

This is a case of dumb people with too much money lol

[@PK88.]

THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE ON THE NEWS! PLEASE MORE OF THESE TYPES OF CONTENT!

[@760HorsePower]

This is all Putins fault

[@RT-qd8yl]

They need to post these people's addresses, phone numbers, license plates, etc. Other countries do that for people who break the law or do stupid things and it works out really well to humiliate then and encourage other people to follow the law.

[@Meilk27]

I agree. In a sea of bullcrap this is actually helpful and entertaining journalism

[@rovin9547]

False. This is literally FOX News who associates with Trump. You are either a racist or homophobe if you watch Fox. Think for one second. These people are spending thousands of dollars and they’re NOT doing research on the guy? Only after? Doesn’t make sense. Like Trump, this channel is spewing fake stories and false information. WAKE UP

[@pizzagroom6221]

this is lower quality than youtubers "exposing" people

[@markbryan502]

I’ve been a contractor for 20 years and I don’t have even one disgruntled customer, I’m broke but I’m proud of every project I’ve done. Every single one.

[@reesebrindle1809]

Thank you for staying humble. We need more like you.

[@lucysphotosfromar]

You are allowed to make a living. Up your price $500. a job. Cover your time from when you leave your house to when you get home, to cover the gas you burn getting to the job and putting your tools away at night. Just a few little things that won't hurt your clients.

[@ghpjerry]

Same here...Except I hung up the self-employment this yr & went with a Union position, so much happier & the stress is so much less.

[@MHeat.]

Lol you werent a smart contractor then were you.

[@killerkoalazz]

@@lucysphotosfromar Agreed. Dont do this just to break even, your knowledge and ability to get it done fast is why your allowed to charge more than the next guy.

[@MachineGunMike]

As someone who as been in the swimming pool industry for 20 years, this really upsets me. He needs to be held accountable!

[@stephanslarry5234]

Lol did he steal your money?

[@nearharvy2735]

held accountable in the hell fire - if you believe the after life

[@christopher9727]

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[@MachineGunMike]

@@stephanslarry5234 No. Why should that matter? Looks like he has stolen from many people and is also making other companies in the industry less trustworthy.

[@nemysyys2285]

@@stephanslarry5234Dumb response, think before you type next time

[@1yearoldiam]

The crazy part of the story is that he really did know how to market his business extremely well. He could have just hired a few people who actually knew what they were doing and still made a lot of money. But he chose the get rich quick, screw everyone over, and live the Instagram lifestyle route.

[@Donyourmom]

Nope, it’s definitely a red flag when you have a course in hustling. I don’t even feel bad for the idiots who payed for his course.

[@LexusFox]

Ego for sure, he seems very lost to me.

[@ChapsShrugged]

This is the thing with these idiots: too stupid to calculate they're good enough bullshitters they can hire someone else & pay them peanuts to do the work and still make a ton of money .

[@gamerscomplete]

i was thinking the same thing. like how stupid can you be, he obviously got a bunch of potentially lucrative contracts and was pulling money in all over the place, all he had to do was turn it into a legitimate business and he would have been making more than scamming people and got to keep doing it, but he decided to be greedy. What a pissed away opportunity

[@chanelape5603]

i guess when you have to pay people to actually build the pools that leaves behind less money for private jet trips and new cars to post on da gram

[@xavier3241]

These kind of people are not contractors, they’re salespeople. They sell you a dream, and use your money to live theirs.

[@kemp10]

This is by far the best way I've heard this put.

[@beautybonvoyage8624]

Not just any ol' sales people either....The SNAKE OIL SALESMAN!

[@drphot6050]

Scammers*

[@beefnacos6258]

So con artist

[@jackingitupwithmanny5363]

Con Man.

[@buginarug222]

i love seeing how much fun this reporter is having making this segment, it was a real treat to watch! the hall of shame is the perfect place for this scammer

[@robreich6881]

As someone with a Dad who runs a pool remodeling business, this makes my blood boil. Doing actual contracting work is HARD and takes effort. Some douche who has no clue what he’s doing should not be able to scam people like this, which is why licenses are important and CONFIRMING THEM before you contract is important from the customer side too.

[@frozensunset]

Lol at your blood boiling LOLO

[@Adubs917]

@@frozensunset you probably paid for that dude online course it’s okay to get scammed buddy just think next time olololol

[@OneQuickieplz]

The government should be more involved. As much as they are about our taxes.

[@h2w25]

As someone whose dad died that lived next to a neighborhood pool, I feel like this is somehow apropos to my situation

[@jazz9236]

Can you build me a pool?

[@ChrisHarden]

This report by Rob Wolchek is fabulous. Great investigative journalism, and entertaining!

[@rosea9737]

07:35 I agree and he is willing to go to great depths to deliver~!

[@Max-uu2gs]

Seems local news are only real investor journalist left❤❤❤❤

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

he is a freak. he speaks like a freak.

[@n3wt]

reminds me when i was a kid watching 60 min with my dad but for the new age

[@MacNif]

This man is hilarious

[@djbhe]

A pool guy was doing the same thing here in Tampa and he was arrested recently and his bond is 2.8 million dollars. He tried to get the judge to reduce it and he said no.

[@classicclassi6146]

Florida man tries to build pool and fails

[@warrenlewis3977]

I'm in St. Pete what's the pool company?

[@IamFreeRu]

What’s up with him playing with his nipples? Lol Why is no one talking about that!!!!? LMAO

[@Bxgent1988]

As someone who has worked in pools for more than 10 years I can tell you that this happens a lot. My advice to people who are looking for a pool company always check license and go with the biggest company. Bigger company means more money if they should happen to mess up. Never ever pay more than 10-15 percent before pool is completed. When it’s completed get two different pool inspectors to inspect pool. If it’s good then you pay them the remaining balance.

[@tomr9661]

Good to hear this. Reading thru all the responsive, everybody has their own system, it's all over the map. You'd think there would a national standard, rather than what seems like the wild, wild west.

[@anonymouszero9422]

Respect to you sir. Advice like this this hopefully helps.

[@eomyenom1]

How do you go about checking licenses ?

[@Bxgent1988]

@@eomyenom1 depends which state your in but for me I’m in NY so you go to the City website Department of state city license Center and you put company’s name and info. For any state it should be the same. You can also google search company and do like a background check on company. That’s why I said it’s best to go with the bigger company because 9/10 they will be licensed for sure.

[@xavier3241]

Keep in mind he’s using the money from one project to finish another project he started, this gets out of control really quick

[@anonymousdogg1559]

As a contractor myself, you go into the business knowing you’re probably just going to take a loss for the first 2 years or so because of overhead and you always have to take into account that something could go wrong. Also please to anyone thinking of getting a pool, NEVER GET FIBERGLASS, it’s terrible for the environment and because it’s cheap it won’t last you more than 20 years before a huge issue arises with it. At least with plaster you can repair small cracks that go up to 1 1/2 feet. Pebble is the best overall due to durability IF INSTALLED CORRECTLY if not it will crack and fall apart within a year of installation.

[@fixento]

Concrete with tile liner, the last for decades if maintained.

[@pumpzanied]

you don't know anything about fiberglass pools if you think that, i service multiple fiberglass pools that are 40+ years old, only thing they had is some refinishes. The problem with most pools is the homeowner has no one take care of it so they go to shit.

[@DeckDogs4Life]

Never been a contractor but I studied engineering and also did construction work through my life, my dad owns a counter top business and I have worked with countless contractors on both a work end and business end. Absolutely agree with what you have said here. It should be common sense but it's definitely not. A lot of people think they know but don't know. I don't know how many customers we had to tell "no, you cannot just set hot items on your solid surface (acrylic material) counter tops without damaging them" even after explaining the type of glue is used and the material that is used. It's a high end and durable plastic resin basically. It looks pretty and it can last forever, but it's not something you can just abuse. My dad would usually repair one or two issues before charging for solid surface repairs. He also usually tried to talk people that obviously weren't listening into the higher end quartz material, which really is damn near indestructible, instead.

[@skaughtsmith]

My parents had a fiberglass pool installed in 1982. It started getting black marks on it around 2005 that drove my mom nuts. They called some people out and nobody would work on it. They had to fly a guy in who was an expert. He said if they drained the pool they risked it folding in on itself. Anyways their solution was to sell the house and move to one with a concrete pool.

[@pumpzanied]

@@skaughtsmith firstly a fiberglass wont fold, it MAY pop out of the ground but wont fold, the black marks were it just needing to be refinished....idk what the problem was with the companies they called but its really not that big of a deal to fix.

[@dionbush1356]

This guy is the contractor version of the Tinder Swindler. Also, people need to do their homework before hiring a contractor.

[@F32Aidan]

Don’t diss the Tinder Swindler like that

[@justinstella6787]

Idk who that old dude is but his energy is gold

[@RedPanda74]

I am completely put off by contractors showing off their “riches”. All it says to me is that they charge way too much for their services. Show offs are usually epic con artists.

[@Xhoven]

Exactly. If you're that obsessed with showing off your wealth, money is likely the only reason you're in the business, and so you don't care about doing a satisfactory job.

[@jonathantaylor6926]

If he had like 100 full time employees that wouldn’t bother me.. that’s a Lambo every two weeks in payroll.. but my guess is this scammer has 3 part time employees.

[@thebullgator]

Yeah, I’m really shocked that anyone would hire this guy let alone give him 100% upfront. I have a hard time feeling sorry for people that have $100,000 and don’t have any brains. I am a general contractor and I would never ever hire any subcontractor that flashed money like this guy.

[@jamie.777]

Absolutely!!! I like a contractor with a rusty old truck, pack of Marlboro in pocket T. They usually don't sugar coat

[@RedPanda74]

@@jamie.777 😀👍

[@Moker2012]

0:54 Any contractor that calls himself and his henchmen "an intimate group of young hustlers" should have alarm bells ringing with every potential client.

[@TheRiiiight]

No one in their right mind does buisness with someone who unironically describes their work as a 'hustle'.

[@F32Aidan]

@@TheRiiiightSpeak for yourself.

[@someasiandude4797]

The way they show a clip of him saying “dont walk away from pressure” while he is literally walking away from pressure is amazing

[@dubsessed9790]

Then he proceeded to run his nipples some more

[@johnnyallenshaneprater4870]

As someone with an uncle, who has a cousin, that has a friend that owns a pool.. id like to say this absolutely makes my blood boil because my sisters brothers cousin is married to a guy that swims in a pool sometimes and it makes me want to swim in a pool myself.

[@rosmarin2438]

I see what you did there

[@DavidSanchez-uo2cn]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dapfitz5]

LMAO!! and the comment of the week goes to @johnnysomething,something4870

[@avendanojordison]

LMAO!! This is hilarious 😅

[@BWeManX]

As a guy who read a KZbin comment about a guy with an uncle who has a cousin that has a friend who owns a pool....I'm so pissed on your behalf.

[@andyxmunoz]

Great reporting - people like these need to be exposed.

[@randyjax09]

Especially when they’re caught on camera playing with their nipples out in public. I was not ready for that. 😂

[@andyxmunoz]

@@randyjax09 you don't play with your nipples when you're stressed out? I thought we all did that!

[@aarontooth]

Yas

[@FrankMattew]

He abused him literally 😂😂

[@randyjax09]

The clips of him playing with his nipples on multiple occasions was priceless. 😂

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Did that turn you on

[@crow1994-bl]

Anyone who feels themselves up in public in broad daylight should be avoided big time!

[@uncletbag]

I saw that too. He is playing with his nipples.

[@L33tSkE3t]

Yeah, that is so weird and disconcerting. No one should be that comfortable with themselves in public 😂

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

@@L33tSkE3t itchy skin is often a heroin addict.

[@V8chump]

@@user-zp7jp1vk2ihes way too pudgey and active to be on heroin dude. Have you ever seeeeeen a drug addict? 🤦🏽🤦🏽

[@Janeonthebrain]

@@user-zp7jp1vk2ihe pinched them jawns I don’t think they where itchy 😂😂😂😂

[@rahorin]

The fact that he paid $30k to bail himself out of jail says he does have money but refuse to pay back the people he scammed. Paying $60k upfront for a pool before it is even built is also wild! Stupidity on both sides.

[@LuxuryBeatsMusic]

Agree

[@RileyBanksWho]

Gotta admit, these types are a real trip. As someone who's knee-deep in the business world, I run into these jokers almost every week. They flaunt their huge social media followings and zoom around in fancy cars, but behind the scenes, their inbox is just a mess of unpaid bills and legal threats. Seems like he sniffed out a gray area and went all in, just like so many other online "gurus."

[@boejiden7093]

I agree. I’m in the business world now too and see these cockroaches everywhere. Just desperate manchildren

[@lorenzosyquia4769]

Are they not ashamed and deeply anxious of their financial trouble? What's the worst one you have seen?

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

@@lorenzosyquia4769 in Vancouver, BC almost all are crackheads, druggies, alcoholics. the money goes fast.

[@christucker3445]

exactly, it’s all about an image with these guys. When in reality it’s just all smoke and mirrors

[@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466]

​@@lorenzosyquia4769these guys have egos bigger than Texas and I'd say at least 99.9% of them have narcissistic personality disorder. Their egos literally blind them to their mistakes. I don't think they are really nervous or ashamed. These type of people will always blame others and never take accountability.

[@Handyman247llc]

Crooked contractor couldn't be investigated by a better investigator. It just blows my mind how these conmen can do so much damage to so many people and walk away care free.

[@DyceFreak]

Those people were already mentally damaged, paying up front like that. Conmen and retards, an age old combination.

[@Kyle906-Q8]

Strict capitalism!!

[@Tonygarry78]

It's psychological. I'm not sure what would be the term. Other than scumbag.

[@thecommentjudgecharles1242]

U want a million dollars I can’t give u a million but I’ll show u how u can make it and it only cost u a one time payment of $5000. U see how easy

[@_indent]

Soulless humans

[@Piper_PA]

Instagram and KZbin are packed with people like this guy

[@meepk633]

People are letting their children be raised by fraudster sex traffickers like Andrew Tate. Of course they're going to keep showing up. Plenty of drooling Fox robots who sit around trying to get a hit of rage while their tween sons are bragging about a stranger's wealth. Intellectual cesspit of a country.

[@StinkyPoopyMcFartFace]

KZbin Shorts are literally just ads

[@cartonzproz4536]

Yup.

[@sircsolerom764]

Homie got into a pool to prove his point. What a hero

[@Lamart2600]

I think he was trying to throw shade😂😂😂😂😂

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

For a local news segment, this was pretty hilarious and well done.

[@gabrielpierce1985]

rob never fails to delivery such entertaining segments while also educating his community about fraudsters and hacks. dont ever retire!

[@jessegriffin9]

Expose more scammers like this.

[@2hearts629]

People will do anything for money.... no shame

[@LucrativeLarry]

Have you been living under a rock … acting like this is a new thing

[@2hearts629]

Ant new but just evil

[@2hearts629]

For me its almost everyone ...

[@2hearts629]

Lol ...i got my own view on life

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

Even cry

[@thematrix3431]

As someone who has been swimming before I can confirm with absolute certainty that those were in fact, unfinished swimming pools. . . And given my unique life skillset of being financially impoverished I cannot understand why anybody would pay for the pool entirely upfront.

[@XandersGame2]

Who are You, Who are so Wise in the Ways of Science?

[@randyjax09]

Thank you for that invaluable insight. 😂

[@aarontooth]

You're the man. The Internut thanks you.

[@skeetrix5577]

man OP me and you have so much in common wanna be friends?

[@Uwolz]

People like this need to be dealt with like they owe the mob money.

[@Pete559Gaming]

We think alike 😂

[@kayboy6055]

@@Pete559Gaming not a good thing.

[@jasminmamimalik]

ok but the news guy really understood his assignment + is hilarious 😂😂 i hope he lives a long life

[@hoam.4853]

All he had to do was hire/partner wither an actual contractor to do the job for a lower rate and pocket the difference. Instead, he was trying to steal all the money from customers. He deserves a long prison sentence.

[@HeyitsBri_]

The fact that he’s doing the labor himself while claiming to be a millionaire should’ve been enough for anyone.

[@chriscalderin6677]

Not for liberals sure you might be a intellectual conservative but you gotta feel sorry for the liberals the do what they are told

[@HeyitsBri_]

@@chriscalderin6677 dude

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

CNN said this guy was a good pool builder.

[@ProPandaPlays]

ummmm please dont spread missinformation TONS of millionares do work and gritty work too, its HOW they became it.. also maybe he was frugal with his money ALSO maybe "millionaire" was more a networth term and hes only got 10s of thousands liquid , tbf long story is that he COULD of been a millionare working doenst mean shi either way lol please

[@falrus]

Look up Mike Patey. He is a true millionaire and a hard worker.

[@driveri1435]

This episode was so hilarious I didn't even think I was watching a news channel. Keep it up LOL

[@enubisgaming6829]

He kept rubbing his nipples like the cable company on south park...

[@FrEDo507]

This is real journalism 😂

[@felipesaldivar6358]

Seriously! 🤣🤣🤣

[@_Muser23]

I would watch the news if it were like this 😂

[@nadiaharden6096]

I'm SCREAMING at them having an entire segment called the "Hall of SHAME"😂😭

[@G7130]

You never pay the contractor up front. It’s amazing. These people are giving so much money upfront to someone they don’t know.

[@1realtruthrightnow742]

As a good and legal contractor, I raised my upfront to 50% down. WHy? Because people are now professional scumbags that believe they are entitled to everything for free. Look at the retail theft, its out of control. Yeah sorry, that you never pay contractor up front nonsense is gone like the wind

[@someone-ji2zb]

Dumb idea to pay all of it for sure, but pretty much most construction/masonry jobs are going to require around half the cost up front or they wont even start the job or order the supplies needed.

[@1realtruthrightnow742]

@@someone-ji2zb As a contractor, I 100% agree with this comment

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

@@someone-ji2zb in a high demand economy, maybe.. the way you get around that is you either place the money with a notary to be released with BOTH signatures, yours and theirs. or as job progress continues. there are ways. But shoddy work that won't pass inspection won't show until completion.

[@jessepitt]

I’m a general contractor, I never take more than 50% up front and that is only for projects with expensive materials. Normally 25% is enough.

[@jessd3601]

“The design is so unique it won’t even pass code!” Comedic gold

[@k.lamareyev4418]

😂😂😂

[@kenlarsen4437]

Rob is the man 😂 [Inserts multiple shots of the guy twisting his own nipples]. Get Rob his own national show!

[@CaptApple]

Right? It's like those special males in our culture that ALWAYS got to be touching their junk. Still there? Still there. Still there?.....

[@hopevashawn88]

Yes ole sicko!! Lol and it must be a habit as he caught him doing it a couple of times!

[@MarceloLaraM]

😂🎉 He gets aroused every time a new victim falls into

[@tybryga86]

😂😂😂😂

[@greendesertgoddess]

🤣 . . . guess he was! What a perv . . .

[@dakotamanning9152]

This reporter is just amazing. Oh my God they need to give this man a raise.

[@astronemir]

This guy (the presenter) loves what he does. Even puts in the perfect dad joke at the end. What amazing content actually 😂

[@FrankMattew]

I like it 👌

[@rezzyblue9948]

The editing and the host were great. Best local news investigation ever 😂

[@neptunemike]

I wonder if they intentionally just showed so many shots of the guy feeling and scratching himself with his gut out 😂

[@crnkmnky]

@@neptunemike The answer is *YES!*

[@mastermind.det313]

Brandon would have been drowning in one of those. If I paid him $81,000 and he got me

[@tiffanybest895]

😂😂😂😂

[@Jaja22300]

Excactly This guy needs some "persuading"😁

[@tiffanybest895]

@@Jaja22300 😂😂😂😂

[@rawlvee]

legit

[@catlanguage]

Obviously, he has been dealing with genuine law abiding citizens.Based on what I have seen in that country, people normally shoot people for less than that!

[@yunjung2555]

People with messy handwriting are usually not organized.

[@johnnygavin3654]

Always look up a contractor with the state licensing dept. If you have to call someone, DO IT. Buyers beware. I'd never give anyone anything up front unless it was by credit card. The credit card gives you protection.

[@l.v.6384]

credit card don't give you 100% protection if a pool cost $$$$$

[@davidwright873]

Yeah...makes me ponder who the dumb ones in this story truly are!! lol You're so correct!!

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Time to check the books for theft of money!

[@anthonyrodrigues5032]

You can give money if they are recommended to you and are buying material. Another option is upon their arrival on the first day on the job.

[@Nicole-kc1vx]

​@@anthonyrodrigues5032I would never give anymore money to buy materials for me, ask what is needed, buy them yourself. Cowboy builders can easily buy cheap shit and pocket the rest of the money.

[@jryanwill]

ALL NEWS STATIONS TAKE A LESSON HERE. THIS IS JOURNALISM AND REPORTING!

[@tonyfontana8222]

I'm a pool builder in California. We never accept any money down to start the project. You pay after each phase of construction is completed.

[@MichaelGilmoreTV]

What part? LA or Metro LA. Business name? I’m working on some projects which I plan to build a pool or pools.

[@milesstover3724]

@@MichaelGilmoreTV Im gonna guess Fontana.

[@MichaelGilmoreTV]

@@milesstover3724 Flee from me Satan; you are the devil and I bind that demonic spirit in Jesus name🙏🏿📚

[@chriscalderin6677]

You should get educated then this guy is taking advantage of liberals that deserve it because they ruined our country I bet no conservatives are a victim

[@JR_Hoekstra]

Now this is top quality reporting & journalism. Well done Sir!!

[@Justin-np3ki]

This reporter is the man lmao.

[@JohnFKennedy420]

Right 😂😂😂

[@Justin-np3ki]

@@JohnFKennedy420 lol dude straight trolling lol

[@clickityclow2004]

Its the ending for me 😂 he enjoys his job exposing people a lil too much but I'm here for it 😂

[@scottcol23]

We need more investigative reporters like this guy! Im not even from Detroit (or Michigan) and found this entertaining!

[@MaddogMcfly]

This guy is a clown. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree huh dingleberry.

[@ryanraye26]

“Oh thats right, there is no pool” 😭🤣

[@ResearchNational]

I own a roofing company and we don't collect a penny until the roof is done. I get needing SOME funds up front but honestly, these home owners that hand over 81k (full payment) are dumber than the crooked contractor.

[@AgeofGuns]

Makes me wonder how the hell they got all that money to begin with.

[@terrydote1335]

as a contractor I do %50 percent up front on all my contracts.

[@anneshirley9560]

I feel bad for anybody that was learning from this guy. I hope they don't end up in the same situation because of him.

[@dc6233]

He may actually have some great business ideas, he just sucks at implementing them. "Talks a good game" comes to mind...

[@Qatari2007]

@@dc6233why does he start building though?

[@neptunemike]

it seems easy to be a youtube guru nowadays, all you need is “knawledge”

[@corneliusthecrowtamer1937]

It's the same old lifestyle scam, over and over again. Remember Tom Vu? There's millions of these guys today.

[@heyrod59]

Brandon is clearly a thief, hands down. I cant imagine what he pissed away all that money he stole/took from his customers for the shoddy work he did. And people like Brandon exist in every trade you can think of, and thats a real problem for consumers.

[@1realtruthrightnow742]

his GF is blowing through that money. They are professional scumbags

[@shaycryswiserwiser4253]

Maybe let the trial happen they tried to destroy a a.c contractor called Bruno air and the attorneys destroyed the states case so maybe let the truth come out that’s called innocent till proven guilty

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

even a legal advocate friend of mine who dealt with these dweebs ever day,....in court........signed the full amount over to a crackhead. I met the guy when he did his est. and advised Maureen: keep your panties on. Problem is she want it NOW. We're trained consumers all right, but think like a consumer is not appropriate in these contractor cases. it's not the same thing.

[@Barrel-Scraper69]

Rumor has it, he fills each pool with his own tears 😭

[@armeniansdoitbetter]

He needs street justice

[@mb-py4wh]

nah, just put his soft ass in prison..

[@gazof-the-north1980]

@@mb-py4wh His ass will be someone's "treasure" in Prison!

[@MarceloLaraM]

😂🎉 With that reporter commenting over it

[@eriq54321]

I'm surprised no one has hunted him down and put some holes in him

[@sorter7596]

Are you gunna do it?

[@missychan63]

Why is he walking around in all these clips with his shirt lifted, playing with his nipples? 😂😂😂

[@Drippyshxt_69]

Probably how he copes with stress lol

[@Drippyshxt_69]

Probably how he copes with stress lol

[@cwjalexx]

It’s because he used to work for the cable company and gets sexual gratification screwing people out of money.

[@effusive6419]

This has to be one of the best local news pieces I've ever seen. Great job! Please more!

[@alvinnguyen3163]

His body language is literally that of a villain. It’s almost comical

[@ericfan1223]

one of the best reporters ive seen. Hope he keeps going for many more years, keeping the energy high.

[@daddydo17]

What is shocking is that he hasn't been found, face down, in one of the "pools" he hasn't built.

[@chriscalderin6677]

Not really he prays on liberals that like getting a bad deal that is why they keep voting for it

[@JJ38255]

Yeah or some angry customer claiming he fell into his pool and drowned. Like what just happened to Obama's former chef🎉

[@pegcity4eva]

Yet

[@oxyfee6486]

I bet he thinks he’s Leonardo Dicaprio, in reality he’s the Water Boy.😂

[@MrFuckingRandom]

this just popped up in my recommended and i couldn't stop watching lol

[@Tammy121111]

THE BAD PART THAT THEY CAN DROP 1 COMPANY AND STARTS ANOTHER ONE A FEW DAYS LATER 😢

[@BlueRice]

This guy has the market sales. All he needs is a real contractor team.

[@jeremiahcarraway6419]

Fr

[@ImkokraChan]

He's too narcissistic to share, he'd rater steal it

[@Yinyang1277]

Exactly lol he’s clearly got the potential, but is too greedy to actually create a team where he can pay other people besides himself and perhaps his mini circle of investors if he has others involved.

[@jonathanbenoza8136]

Unethical selling

[@Yinyang1277]

@@jonathanbenoza8136 lol that’s almost all remodeling salesman. I was one at my friends family successful company that was 100% the reason why I quit to work for my families business. I felt like a scum trying to convince poor people to purchase things they don’t need so I can make a fat check and they go in debt. It’s just not something I felt right doing. Then all my friends at the company are laughing at their clients saying how stupid they are and how they fooled them etc etc. then realize we’re 23 and a couple are going to be making over $150k+ this year SO FAR! The manager is an even bigger scum he’s 28 and this year will easily make $400k as average he makes $330-360k and this year my friend sold already an extra million in sales. It’s all unethical dude they are SCUMS I also learned all the tricks so I can always pay bottom price in the future from crooks like them. I love them, but I hate their work. The more slimy you are the more money you make in sales I THEN finally understood why everyone hates salesman at first I was tricked into believing I’m helping them out by pushing them.

[@SolidSonicTH]

As I usually see people say on these videos definitely avoid paying contractors up front beyond an agreed-upon percentage, especially if it's the first time you're doing business with them. What I saw was a good system was a retired contractor say pay 40% up front, 30% halfway, 20% at the end, then the final 10% 30 days after the work is complete. That way everyone's honest and the builder has the motivation to keep it up through the job and to meet deadlines.

[@MacDaddyRico]

What's the difference between "at the end" and "when the work is complete? Personally, I require customer cover cost of all material and 50% of my labor up front.

[@SolidSonicTH]

@@MacDaddyRico Presumably the last proposed work day. The day before the crew can affirmatively leave a site.

[@sendthis9480]

@@MacDaddyRico I sell on average between $2 - $2.5 million yearly in asphalt repairs and maintenance. I’m just one of many guys at my company that does around $40 million per year. Not one person anywhere in my company…has EVER asked for ANY kind of deposit. We have terms with our suppliers. We own our equipment. We have salaried foreman and crew. We prelim our work. I have no idea why ya’ll can’t save for a few months…and THEN start running a company. When you own the terms…you own the project. Ya’ll think you own your company…you’re just working for the bank. FUND YOUR OWN PROJECTS! It’s what real contractors do.

[@zaraloveskoda]

@@MacDaddyRicoThe different is the original comment read “30 DAYS AFTER the work is complete”.

[@MacDaddyRico]

@@sendthis9480 Well, good for you..! Not all REAL contractors have the same policies...and opinions are like assholes...

[@mahman7464]

Thanks to Fox for bravely portraying this and need more of this, so people are careful. Also surprised that customers paid full amount upfront…😂

[@kooolio007]

I always ask myself when I see these kinda guys. If you are doing so well lambo and all, why do you need my $20 business

[@real100talk5]

exactly, that is how you know it is a sham. On a side note......Do you want to enroll in my crypto trading course and learn how to make your first million in crypto in 30 days? Only $20.

[@Wolf-qh2lk]

$20 business transaction x 2000 transactions=making money!

[@MonkeyDwuffy]

@@Wolf-qh2lkyou’re stupid if you life is that easy. He’s hinting all of the stuff he has such as his car is for show. As in he doesn’t own faking his life. When you are successfully enough to own a lambo. You don’t not need to cry for people’s business. People should be coming to you with how good your business is meaning the people should’ve known he was a fraud

[@mynameis11111]

@@Wolf-qh2lkno I agree, that’s an extreme red flag 🚩 an entrepreneur will know they don’t need business of $20 when he’s “doing $1 mil projects”

[@JohnSmith-ti9uq]

That doesnt make sense. There are landscaping companies all over the country that make good money on big jobs yet will still send somebody to your house to mow your lawn. Money is money

[@DownriverRocks]

The pool at the end with him swimming. Priceless. ❤️❤️

[@ashleybanksss]

😂

[@nelks1284]

I wish every news station had an investigative reporter like you. You could train them.

[@ElChinoAntras]

I love this guy! He’s journalist ethics should be taught at universities!!!

[@edkf209]

Lol it’s so funny how he even took his business card this man’s all about business😂

[@Nicole-si3ck]

😂😂😂😂

[@chriscalderin6677]

Hook line and sinker just like the liberals that fell for him

[@oliviabb73849]

This reporter deserves every award ever right now.

[@lady_of_the_funk]

It’s 2023 and people still can’t recognize snake oil.

[@Jeff9202]

When Rob popped his head out of the pool at the end and said "the water's great here in the HALL OF SHAME!!!" That was it, he is the best ever lol😅

[@AwokenEntertainment]

gotta be extra careful who you hire these days..

[@crashburn3292]

It's really hard to feel sorry for people who'll write a check for tens of thousands of dollars without even doing the bare minimum of research on the contractor first. And, if you pay 100% up front, you may find that many contractors will lose all motivation to finish the job in a timely manner, as they'd spent your money long ago.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

I advise Boards for apts. all the time to NOT pay off the contractor and they will do just that. Then call me and want me to finish a job I'm not qualified for, as we have such huge contractor demand in Canada right now that even the IDIOTS are busy. A scene ripe for rip off artists.

[@AlphaQHard]

Never pay 100%. Even when something is wrong they wont feel like fixing it since they already got their money. They get the rest when the job is done

[@brandonweeks]

@@oil_painted_dessertyou clearly don’t know the law

[@goobcity]

@@oil_painted_dessertwhich laws?

[@brandonweeks]

@@oil_painted_dessert your comment has absolutely nothing to do with mine. The laws you posted mr KZbin lawyer also have nothing to do with the original post.

[@BridgeToAlicia]

Excellent journalism !!

[@Coffee_n_Opera]

This reporter is a national treasure… protect him at all costs ❤

[@LoneStarStinger]

This reporter deserves a raise