{"id":10214,"date":"2020-04-09T11:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10214"},"modified":"2020-04-09T11:26:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:26:01","slug":"putting-homes-in-good-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=10214","title":{"rendered":"Putting Homes in Good Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"GreatBuildz<\/a>

Looking to facilitate\u00a0good experiences\u00a0among homeowners\u00a0who embark on remodels, Jon Grispul and Paul Dashevsky\u00a0(at left,) co\u2011founded\u00a0GreatBuildz\u00a0concierge service. Photos: Kitchen by Langoworks Photography; Co-Founders courtesy of GreatBuildz.<\/p><\/div>\n

Homeowners looking for trusted\u00a0<\/span>professionals to help with a\u00a0<\/span>home repair or renovation\u00a0<\/span>may be interested to hear that\u00a0<\/span>a new online service can lead\u00a0<\/span>the way. <\/span><\/p>\n

After renovating and flipping more than 350 homes, local real\u00a0<\/span>estate investor Paul Dashevsky<\/a> was looking for his next project when\u00a0<\/span>he came to a realization. \u201cThe most brutal part of my own experience\u00a0<\/span>doing hundreds of remodels was working with contractors,\u201d says\u00a0<\/span>Dashevsky \u201cand I did this professionally. I started\u00a0<\/span>doing my homework and realized it must be really\u00a0<\/span>hard for the homeowner that does this every 10\u00a0<\/span>years.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

This prompted him to co-found GreatBuildz<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(greatbuildz.com<\/a>), an online concierge service\u00a0<\/span>connecting homeowners with home-repair and<\/span>-improvement professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe best experiences come from a referral,\u201d says co-founder\u00a0<\/span>Jon Grispul<\/a>, Dashevsky\u2019s nephew. \u201cPeople typically start online.\u00a0<\/span>What we do is take this a few steps further.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Free to homeowners, GreatBuildz currently provides services\u00a0<\/span>in Los Angeles County, the Conejo Valley, and parts of Ventura\u00a0<\/span>County, using a 10-step vetting process that includes interviews, background and\u00a0<\/span>reference checks, and verification of contractor licenses. Once homeowners submit\u00a0<\/span>project information, a GreatBuildz concierge reaches out to learn more about their\u00a0<\/span>renovation needs and then matches them with up to three approved contractors\u00a0<\/span>available in the area. The concierge stays involved throughout the project because,\u00a0<\/span>Grispul says, \u201cWe always want to ensure the contractor is doing the work promised\u00a0<\/span>and that our clients are fully satisfied.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"805<\/a>Click here to read this story as it appeared in 805 Living<\/em><\/a>\u00a0magazine 805 Living Pulse April 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

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