Thank you DaninFLA; I appreciate your help. We did do extensive research to find a builder. Unfortunately we are located in a small town outside of Dallas and a lot of the PB's said they "don't service" our area.
We contacted:
Southernwind Pools - Does not service our area
Custom Outdoor Trends - Too High, would not negotiate at all
Summerhill Pools - Does not service our area
Hobert Pools - Never responded to our inquiry
Cullen Pools - Never responded to our inquiry
Venture Custom Pools - Who we are possibly signing a contract with
Mirage Custom Pools - Terrible Customer Service from the beginning
Riverbend Sandler - Does not service our area
Hopkins Custom Pools - Gave us a quote but when we asked to modify to get more in line with our budget they never responded
Outdoor Living Pool and Patio - Gave us a quote but when we asked to modify to get more in line with our budget they were not able to do so
Medallion Pools - Does not service our area
Waterline Pools - Never responded to our inquiry
As you can see, we definitely checked out almost everyone.
Our other option at this point (if we can't reach an agreement on the contract) would be to wait until the "slow season" and recontact everyone or do a self build, which we could do (we have extensive construction knowledge) but really don't want to do
We contacted:
Southernwind Pools - Does not service our area
Custom Outdoor Trends - Too High, would not negotiate at all
Summerhill Pools - Does not service our area
Hobert Pools - Never responded to our inquiry
Cullen Pools - Never responded to our inquiry
Venture Custom Pools - Who we are possibly signing a contract with
Mirage Custom Pools - Terrible Customer Service from the beginning
Riverbend Sandler - Does not service our area
Hopkins Custom Pools - Gave us a quote but when we asked to modify to get more in line with our budget they never responded
Outdoor Living Pool and Patio - Gave us a quote but when we asked to modify to get more in line with our budget they were not able to do so
Medallion Pools - Does not service our area
Waterline Pools - Never responded to our inquiry
As you can see, we definitely checked out almost everyone.
Our other option at this point (if we can't reach an agreement on the contract) would be to wait until the "slow season" and recontact everyone or do a self build, which we could do (we have extensive construction knowledge) but really don't want to do