The Rise and Fall of CMR Roofing & Construction

[@markmaley9929]

Best time to sponsor race cars is the way John Menard and ABC Supply did it Make Billions first .

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Bingo!!! Glad someone said it

[@jamesrecknor6752]

I am going to put a drag chute and wheelie bars on my plumbing van just for laughs

[@livemusic1014]

Bkockbuster story!! Reporting on stories like this is beneficial to our industry as we can all learn and benefit on what NOT to do.

[@CompleteExteriorsMS]

Great content and information. Thanks for the non biased reporting style!

[@j.glendenning8798]

I appreciate the non biased reporting. It’s a great opportunity for others to listen and take heed to what others have done to sink the ship so it doesn’t have to happen to them

[@jonathonbroce]

I do wish them well. We had been hearing grumbles from homeowners in SWFL for the last 6 months, we thought it was bc of the tile market delays and them having too much work to get completed. I hope for the sake of the homeowners, this gets resolved. As you said some of these homeowners here do not have the money to hire lawyer or to pay for that roof a 2nd time out of their own pocket. Godspeed.

[@protexroofing5939]

Such bullshit. This should be criminal. Regardless of what excuse they produce. You take someone's money & then you don't produce.....You go to jail

[@jonathonbroce]

@@protexroofing5939 I don’t disagree with you on that at all. But currently that’s the worst thing to happen to all of the customers that they have $50mil in down payments from. Going to prison doesn’t pay them back or get their roof done. Also the trial will last for years. Liquidating their assets with take years (if there are any assets). The fastest way to help the consumer is for them to figure it out quickly and build those jobs or return the money. If the customer is the number 1 priority then getting their projects done helps them more in the current situation.

[@scottburns5049]

It's bad by bad people

[@Alwaysbeclosing1774]

Straight up robbery

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[@whatsyourstory2113]

Great report. I personally like to see stories that seem to be more fact/information based with less emotion.

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[@franciscoduarte839]

I only feel bad for the homeowners who suffered from this company. Idk why this guy isn’t in prison.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

He will be in time

[@BrettAugenstein]

Great video A side note regarding the BBB Rating and it's meaning About BBB Ratings BBB ratings represent the BBB's opinion of how the business is likely to interact with its customers. The BBB rating is based on information BBB is able to obtain about the business, including complaints received from the public. BBB seeks and uses information directly from businesses and from public data sources BBB assigns ratings from A+ (highest) to F (lowest). In some cases, BBB will not rate the business (indicated by an NR, or "No Rating") for reasons that include insufficient information about a business or ongoing review/update of the business’s file BBB Business Profiles generally explain the most significant factors that raise or lower a business’s rating BBB ratings are not a guarantee of a business’s reliability or performance. BBB recommends that consumers consider a business’s BBB rating in addition to all other available information about the business

[@edwardb911]

BBB rating is a scam. You can slide some money to them get an A+ rating.

[@luannmatlock6667]

We hired CMR and had given them a percentage of the money. We have yet to have any work done. We do not get any phone calls back. We stopped in the office twice while in FL and would get to talk to someone but still haven't seen any work as of yet. We are not sure what to do now. We don't want to put any more money into this by hiring lawyer's either. Very frustrating.

[@benperry1007]

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

[@jasonisaac9614]

I always get worried when I see owners start blowing their money on stupid stuff. I start thinking, yup they'll be out of business soon

[@rickkaminski774]

Very informative content for sure. It's a very sad day when an actually intelligent man has people around him who help make bad decision after bad decision. For the sake of the industry and the people who are involved firsthand, I hope they can figure out how to pull up their bootstraps and turn this around.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

They need good loan, open the books to top management and maybe external audit so they use deposits to build old jobs and put money on a side to pay off debt.

[@syedaijaz8082]

@@RoofingInsights3.0how can i contact u sir? i need help with this cmr company to cancel somehow please please please if u can help

[@deannablack05]

me too we all need a class action against them @@syedaijaz8082

[@bethannealgiern1876]

I got a call from the Florida Attorney General's Office this morning. They are taking action on CMR and contacting all victims for statements.

[@Ali-je7ru]

Really? My mom signed a contract with CMR and it has been a complete and total nightmare! Do you have a number or email my mom could reach out to? She is also elderly and I feel they preyed upon her!

[@roofingdyi6.7powerstroke8]

Crossover roofing in Archdale nc has done the same

[@user-jl3nn5oo4u]

Thank you so much for this video !

[@mfranco25881]

Quality content here sir. Thanks for the upload and information.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Thank you

[@katerinaromas4762]

I am the homeowner from Plantation, FL, and I wanted to share the challenges we are currently facing with our CMR construction project. After waiting for 1.5 years, the construction workers have removed the roof, leaving us with a number of issues. Firstly, we have been without a roof for over two months, which is a major concern for us. Secondly, we are experiencing leaks inside the house, causing further damage. Adding to our concerns, the City of Plantation recently notified us that our construction permit is no longer valid, possibly due to expiration. I am currently in the process of contacting them to clarify the situation. The situation has become quite serious, and we are in need of assistance. We are worried that if the construction company continues in this manner, our house could be completely ruined. Not sure if calling the police may be necessary at this stage, we are considering reaching out to local authorities or seeking legal advice to help resolve the situation and protect our home from further damage. Plus now we have a lien against our property from the roof supplier company as CMR didn’t pay them for the materials. We don’t have any materials delivered to us.

[@johnaqualey]

This is difficult for me to see you going through this. There is nothing normal happening with your project. There is a fund (generated with money taken from every permit pulled) within Florida to help you recoup some of the funds given already. Please call the city to inquire on how to start the process. There are way better companies in South Florida to choose from, feel free to pick my brain

[@ingridbalderas8984]

Hey sorry to hear this but I’m working with several clients who have CMR.. you need to file a criminal report against CMR in your local sheriffs department. The state attorney general in FL is also launching an investigation. I would suggest you write CMR letters regarding the breach of contract.

[@Alwaysbeclosing1774]

I’m in Fort Myers. My neighbors tile roof was removed 9 months ago by these losers. They ain’t coming back. Anybody that gets a high quote should always walk away. These guys quoted 100k for neighbors tile roof. My house is a couple hundred sq feet bigger and I got my tile roof done for 32k by another company

[@artiebrown6353]

Great video! Your next video should explore why the BBB has a "pay to play" model of business. I thought they were a non-profit and millions of people think their ratings are honest and fair. Guess not.

[@whittsqualityroofing]

Thanks for the video. It helps us learn from others mistakes so we don’t have to make them our self.

[@Swampfox42]

I will be waiting here for the next 16 hours

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Share with love! It’s big one

[@MinhNguyen-zn9nm]

They get the client to sign a AOB and send it the attorneys and that’s how they screw the homeowner over and the insurance company. Good job CMR.

[@gavinasbury]

Well that friggin sucks....they were a company I looked up to. Talked to Steve at SVG Tampa.....another royal flop. Maybe it's me bringing this black cloud

[@derrickvittitow9930]

The business model really isn’t all that difficult. He said it very clearly in the interview, pay your suppliers, pay your crews, pay your sales people. Pay yourself last and buy your toys last. This poor man’s not even listening to his own advice. I also don’t understand how they are not getting profitable jobs when they are doing insurance work. They’re obviously one of these companies that get a claim, then does all the work even if the insurance is only paying $5000 for a 30sq. Hoping that they can just force the hand insurance. Seems like the law changes in Florida homeowners insurance is what is shutting these people down.

[@scottburns5049]

Trust me, I know for a fact the salesman wasn't answering their phones to deal with their customers from early on 2018!

[@smgri]

Wow…this is like a 60 minutes episode…nice job 😊

[@jeffhewitt2181]

Very nice video and reporting. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next one.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Thank you very much!

[@marcusmiller5308]

Thanks for the detailed insight on CMR company Great video

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Thanks for the view and engagement

[@sorgadventures2750]

I was employed by CMR for 2 years and then was fired for no reason and was never payed after getting awards for best salesman this company has ruined my life and ruined all the homeowners that I signed up

[@steveng8290]

Where are you working now ?

[@AmericasBestRoofing]

I would like to say on the behalf of Roofing contractors that have integrity. This is not always true. I’ve been in the industry 30 years and I can say the larger the company gets the more sketchy it becomes That does not always constitute to hire the two brothers and a cousin, but always make sure to research your contractor before initiating

[@PaxtonRiley]

Ryan Sieg was racing on illegal money.

[@Cristo_em_nos_Bruno]

wow im in awe at how recklessly mismanaged this business was handled

[@user-yf3rq4np2f]

Are there any good roofing companies to work for?

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Anyone on directorii.com we recommend

[@jesuslucero1975]

Suddenly my problems aren’t that bad. Hope they pull out of it. But it will take a large investment to save them.

[@EC35-80]

Regardless of how shady this company is, as a huge Ryan Sieg fan I am forever grateful for everything they did for him and his team. That CMR money took them from backmarkers to a playoff team. We're still pretty competitive now that Sci-Aps is the sponsor instead of CMR but without them RSS would likely be nowhere near where they are today. So for that I still have a lot of love for CMR despite their questionable business decisions

[@Alwaysbeclosing1774]

Haha. Tell that to my neighbor. They took his roof of and never came back. 9 months of exposed underlay. ROT now just Rot. At least you have an expensive toy to go around in circles. They straight up robbed hurricane Ian victims. That scumbag salesman tried pitching 100k tile roof to me. I laughed. So should have everyone else. Unfortunately a sucker is born everyday. People still in shock from damage were easy victims

[@EC35-80]

@kgregory9026 sorry mate, just trying to be positive. I am a firm believer that it is possible to enjoy and appreciate one specific thing a company did while still admitting they're a terrible company and that's what I'm doing here

[@deannablack05]

So now what? Im sadly in contract with this company and havent been able to get a hold of them. The attorney that CMR suggested just came back to me with a settlement from the ins company. Im refusing to accept the offer because Im in contract with CMR and do not want them to do my roof. I am searching for an attn to help me get out of this contract and see what I can do. Is the business going under and this will invalidate my contract?

[@vilmabilviniene4563]

I'm in same situation. They don't communicate, each time different employees answers if you get lucky, they don't know what was discussed previously. Need getter all together get an attorney and sue. This companyhas to stopped ASAP.

[@k.w.7412]

Have you had any success? I cancelled and they take 25% and I’m supposed to be refunded the rest but still nothing

[@ingridbalderas8984]

@@k.w.7412hey I work in the industry and unfortunately, CMR is not refunding even if they promise to do so.. I would suggest you hire a contractual attorney to fight on your behalf & get your money back sometime in the future.

[@ingridbalderas8984]

Hey I’ve been assisting clients in getting out of their contract with CMR.. in your situation, I would advise you visit the nearest office and ask for an itemized bill for all the fees on your account. You may be able to settle for $3k-10k depending on how much work they did in your file. There’s a process to it so let me know if you have questions

[@dollarj1]

How do you assist, what is your role? we are in the same situation. we are more than willing to let them keep the 25% we gave them. Since we have no luck getting in touch with anyone besides our sales rep do you have a recommendation on how to go about this? they have done nothing other than hang a permit and say they ordered our tiles, which we have yet to be able to confirm. @@ingridbalderas8984

[@williamstandish9880]

2 more hours I’ve been waiting on this

[@blackwaterfrog]

I was told by one of Steve's best friends that Steve started the company with drug money.

[@ashleycalderon7935]

All of this video is accurate!

[@ZachBrehm]

Really well done, keep it up please!

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Thank you very much

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

I hope they find a way out of this, it is bad for all of us when a big company like that that has a lot of visibility get accused of running off with Homeowners money. We know a sales person that worked there for a long time, great guy, it’s unfortunate to see this happen to such a well-known company.

[@TheresaLombardi]

Yes we are a family that is being threatened by them. To pay more than the original job. They've been paid and still want another 5k

[@ChicagoRoofer]

The bigger the gains, the bigger the struggles, the bigger the falls

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Doesn’t have to be. The bigger the ego the louder the fall

[@user-io1fb7uf7j]

Can you imagine what the quality of work was like?

[@tovanyfernandez6201]

At that level, maybe creating a board of members would have been possible to be able to vote him out as CEO; before he vaporized the money away.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

He did invested lots of profits early on. But I will let FBI go after that

[@alexboyun7630]

Had my roof damaged by hurricane Delta several years ago had several companies come out to give me an estimate, but nothing felt right filed an insurance claim myself or brought into thirdr Roofer, which told me amount of materials to get purchased material myself and pay the contractor after job is completed

[@joshlawrence4707]

Great content Dmitry

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Thank you

[@AmericasBestRoofing]

With having affiliation of one of the department heads in 2013, this was a very vast growing company Really hate to see one of our industry leaders and like this Great information thanks for sharing

[@davidsaitta6351]

Where do you think all the staff (sales reps) will go:)?

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Competition of coarse. Many already left.

[@PatrickWalshJR]

I’ve heard at least 20 CMR people including Tiffany Snow have gone to Eco Roof and Solar.

[@EliteValadusVideos]

well for 1 you dont need a dooosh speed boat for roofing....

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

You don’t say…

[@egmjr]

@@RoofingInsights3.0😂

[@robertstanley980]

50/50 spilt is entirely too much.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Say it louder for people in the back

[@davidsaitta6351]

He just left out the 1st part or %. Dont know what state you're in but in FL its usually a 10, 12 or even 15% off the top - then a 50/50 split (of the rest)... and yes, that's fair as the rep you wouldn't get paid till the job was done vs. paid when incurred/received. #TheProfitSharing Program..

[@rickkaminski774]

However, it's not actually a 50/50 split. It actually works out to about 26% at the end.. It's called pencil whipping the salesforce, and it's been done since the beginning.

[@PatrickWalshJR]

Usually 20% off the top and then 50/50 split after they pencil whip the shit out of you on costs. Good wins over Evil in the end!

[@garyrobinson5000]

⁠Cmr blog update?🎉❤

[@aguerocorporation8836]

It is sad because CMR has multiple options it has the option of chapter 7, chapter 11 and 13.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Great options.

[@kirkd84]

BBB has been updated. There accreditation has been revoked. CMR was one of the first companies I interviewed with when I joined this business. Ended up going with Jasper Contractors. Hope they can turn the ship but that's a deep hole to get out of

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Just little attention and they restore it and removed accreditation. Not what they told us week ago when we called them. Pay to play.

[@bryanupton9872]

@@RoofingInsights3.0Hamas had a A rating with BBB a decade ago. Haven’t checked current lol

[@Durabilisroofing]

Lets hope they recover and come through for everybody because its a big tar stain on the industry.

[@soledimonaco]

Terrible company waiting over a year for my roof replace they took my money and I have no roof

[@SenorSupremo]

Damn it, they just ordered $135k of material in one week from my roofing supply company. They are a new customer🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Maybe, just maybe they will pay…

[@derrickvittitow9930]

Maybe they joined sky diamonds…. ?? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@garyrobinson5000]

Cmr is done phones shut off The end of a fraud. Soule had been on an ego trip for 5 years. Please do not tell anybody they trying to reestablish their name. CMR stole 85k$ from me. 😂

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Really?

[@garyrobinson5000]

@@RoofingInsights3.0. Really! Do you object? Give them call and up date your blog. You do great work!!

[@joeshulman2501]

Is he selling the crashed D/W race boat?

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

You should ask them

[@mikeharvey]

Then all those materials unpaid will then leined by the Building Supply on all those homes. Our model protects 100% of homeowners. 🤦‍♂️

[@roofingdyi6.7powerstroke8]

5 million with 10ok in profit 😅

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

$50 million in debt doing $186mm per year

[@pvmcorp]

What is the first thing you see?? I see overhead and lots of it That is the killer

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

Not just overhead. Also small margins and big ego

[@pvmcorp]

I thought big ego was prerequisite course to jump on roof

[@pvmcorp]

Most industries have very slim margins. Better chances playing scratch off lottery tickets

[@ToddBizCoach]

It’s easy answer. Greed and mismanagement.

[@thomasjohnson3793]

By the sounds of the customers' complaints, this company was a crook from the beginning. Think of all the. Illegal workers that he Had working for him. I would imagine that's another case. And what did he take from them? Remember, there are the ones that put? Their roof on and did all the labor and work. It's not the salesman, not the owner. Immigrant workers. who is the labor of this company, the backbone. There are the ones that got screwed with the homeowner.

[@thomasjohnson3793]

Cannot have a restaurant without a dishwasher.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

True. Also employees. Also industry because we all look bad when this happens.

[@davidsaitta6351]

we''ll i bet that was just some salesperson's "excuse" for being late on the job with them not knowing how "illegal" hiring illegals would really be..

[@mayniac5.09]

good luck finding enough residential roofing crews in florida to produce that kind of volume after hurricanes… subcontracting in florida to a legal middle man (labor broker) isnt legally possible in Florida like it is other places. 90% of the roofing workforce is hispanic and 90% of those is not 100% legal.. the legal system with illegal processing is also rigged for immigration attorneys to make money for letting illegals stay and work… its a messed up system that has no viable solution without allowing the illegals to be legal workers… then that pisses off the people who dont want to do manual labor anyway… 🤷‍♂️

[@drewklass7589]

Looks like this just got worse and worse from 2020 on. This is awful

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

It’s getting worse daily

[@user-dv3do1od2r]

$100 Million is great....Nascar Sponsorship? Lmao...

[@robertstanley980]

This is the second time they have gone bankrupt.

[@RoofingInsights3.0]

When was the first time?

[@davidsaitta6351]

REALLLLY....

[@scottburns5049]

They lied from day one starting up after erma

[@shawnyork2083]

I like seeing these videos how the other half live in the big city and the greedy over, eat the cheese until they implode . No thank you.

[@user-nh9fi2sx2x]

Roofers = Car salesmen

[@randyhurtado1745]

Some, sure. Some of us do it right

[@ryanmclean3579]

Clients of roofs = how much money can I keep out of my settlement ?

[@kilo1319]

@@ryanmclean3579 trueeeeeeeee😂

[@blackwaterfrog]

F_U_C_K you. There are good salesmen and bad, just like any industry. You just dont know how to suss out the bad ones.

[@AmericasBestRoofing]

I would like to say on the behalf of Roofing contractors that have integrity. This is not always true. I’ve been in the industry 30 years and I can say the larger the company gets the more sketchy it becomes That does not always constitute to hire the two brothers and a cousin, but always make sure to research your contractor before initiating

[@blackwaterfrog]

Also they are illegally calling reps contractors while telling them what to do and how to do it. Example, you have to wear a mask during covid, that is what you tell an EMPLOYEE.