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Messina Pools Delivers

Messina pools is on the verge becoming a Southwest Florida powerhouse name in the pool industry. I'm only assuming that Mike Messina (owner) company has been around a little less than 10 years based on a few people that I've spoken to. I have not interviewed Mesina Pools owner and he has not asked me to write anything.

Our realtor (Chad Vogt) told me that it's a really nice house in a nice area but the pool will definately need to be redone. Our realtor said that he knew his fair share of pool people but if it was his pool, he would have Messina Pools do the job. Now I know why his pool business is growing so rapidly with now over 250 clients in just a few years. He's honest, a Godly man of his word and his workmanship shows for itself.

Mike Messina of Messina Pools gave my damage pool a much needed makeover. I had the pleasurable opportunity to watch his crew tear down the old pool. His plan was to resurface, install new tiles and switched the pool to saltwater. Bye Bye to my algae sea green color and hello to our crsip and clear baby blue waters.

 

Before Before    Before 

The DARK spots in the above pictures are the Green Algae spots that could not be removed

 AFTER   AFTER    

AFTER    

Sparkling and crystal clear saltwater pool now. 

Thank you Mr. Messina for such a wonderful job. 

 

Bruce Jacobs (Contributor)

 

 

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Messina Pools, Thank You

When you're talking about Messina Pools it's not just about the pools but also about their people. Prior to purchasing our home about 18 months ago, we were told by realtor Mr. Chad Vogt that the pool would definitely need to be resurfaced within 5 years. Chad said that we'll cross that bridge when we get there, but that he did have someone in mind. My realtor who was raised up in the area knows so many pool people and companies. He said that there are a lot of pool companies that will want to give you quotes, he asked that I give him an opportunity to share his recommendation. So I began doing my pool research homework by gathering info and reviews through Google and local Facebook groups. There were several local Facebook groups that had lots of info and feedback in this area too. I've seen the good, the bad and the reviews that seemed to good to be true. So I went back to my realtor and asked him that if it was his pool who would you go to and he said Mike Messina from Messina Pools. So I reached out to the owner Mike Messina on July 23, 2018 and told him what the situation was. Notice the dark algae discoloring spots in the pool.

Mr. Messina made time to come by that day only to confirm what my realtor had previous told me. He said that the pool definitely need it to be resurfaced within the next 4 – 5 years but also pointed out that I was having major algae issues too. Mr Messina came by the following week and took care of the algae issues and then put me on a pool maintenance schedule. Mike did not try to oversell me on anything and that was a eye opener and trust building moment for me. I later call Mike Messina to get his opinion or how I can kind of make this pool look more presentable and a pleasurable experience. Mike gave me some ideas such as the resurfacing, maybe retiling and possibly switching it over to a saltwater system. Mike did not get into pinpoint prices because we both know that prices could only be based on current inventory prices, but he was able to give me some scenarios and possible pricing. What Mike did promise was that he would do whatever he could to keep prices down without sacrificing quality and appearance. Here below is what my sea green algae pool looked like. 

After about 18 months of Messina Pools maintaining our pool is when I realized that it wasn't just about my pool but just as much about the people from from Messina Pools too. His crew showed up every week on time. The Messina Pool team love what they do and you could tell that while they were being very knowledgeable, professional and answering any and all questions. Not only do the love what they do, they love their boss vey much too. Many times Messina pool staff would show up to do our general pool maintenance and honestly the only way you knew if they were there was because you definitely saw the difference in the pool after they were done. One day I asked my son to sit in the family room to be on the lookout while I run some errands because I had a couple of questions for him to ask our pool guy. My son called me and said "Dad I thought he heard something so I looked outside and only saw the Lanai area a little wet. So I went to the front of the house and the pool guy was pulling away. Dad I never knew the guy was there like he was some sort ninja or something". 

 

Just know that we're extremely excited and pleased about our newly resurfaced saltwater pool by Messina Pools and their staff. We had 18 months to see the Messina pool team at work and the same 18 months to also speak to other pool owners and pool companies. Trust, workmanship and deliverability is everything when it's your hard earned money that's being spent. The Messina Pools owner, office staff and the pool guys definitely earned our trust with so many conversations and the work that were doing. Now it was time to see if they could deliver what the owner said he could do in a pool market where prices were changing from 18 months ago. Mike Messina and his staff at Messina Pools delivered in a big way for us. For now, here's what the pool looked like as it was getting drained with all the walls of the pool showing major discoloring throughout the pool. No long stories but a short recap with the before and after pictures will be available by Clicking Here Now (available by 3/22/20 – Stay tuned). 

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Thank you Messina Pools and staff for all that you've done in what you do as good as anyone in the pool bussiness.

 

Bruce Jacobs (Contributor)

The info shared here has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, cure or treat any illness or disease.

Chad Vogt is the right real estate agent for you

 

 

So how do you pick the right real estate agent when I read somewhere that there are millions of them. I’ve been told to ask friends and or family members for referrals from where your trying to move to. The main problem with that is that we’re trying to move to a city that’s over 1,000 miles away that we’ve never spent a hotel night in before.  In another reading on how to find a real estate agent it said to solicit the help of a relocation specialist. That wasn’t such a bad idea as I was able to speak to a few agents that represented various real estate companies. The only problem was that they all seem speak the typical salesman pitch. 

One good thing is that I knew we had at least 7 years to complete this search. My sons have taken us to Florida several times between 2002 – 2011 to watch them play AAU baseball. We’ve owned a timeshare in Cocoa Beach, have visited Daytona Beach and Orlando many times since the mid 80’s. Visiting Florida all those years was nice as we had the move to Florida in our sites for a while. Our “Florida living ah-ha" moment really didn’t hit us until we start attending our son's baseball tournament games in Sarasota and Ft. Myers. While vacationing at our Coco beach timeshare condo in August of 2015 our initial Real estate agent search began. 

I think my wife thought I was crazy because I told her that tomorrow morning, we were going take a long ride to the Ft. Myers are to find our agent. Two of our sons were flying back home and our other two sons were on their way to a Christian summer camp in Martha Vineyards. The smartest idea of them all in finding the right realtor was praying to God and asking him for the right person to help us through buying or Florida home. I read so many agents profiles during the past couple of weeks but now I was narrowing down the list. One thing that I really wanted was a agent that believe and worship the same God that we do in the same way that we do. 

I went online and sent out a text message to 7 or 8 realtors, and behold I got two responses that evening and one the next morning. I then had a chance to speak to them for a quick interview via text and over the phone. After driving a couple of hours, I decided to give this one particular agent first shot even though he didn’t fall into any of my criteria of the “Perfect Agent” for us. My mindset was let’s get this one out of the way because I had another agent ready that morning and another agent ready for the next day if we had to go back. We showed up to the first house and saw our new prospective agent step out of his car and after his first statement, I knew he was the person even though God wasn’t present in his life at that time. All I kept saying was “God you are so funny”.  This was in 2015 and I kind of question God for almost 18 months.  

We went down for a visit in 2016 and another visit in 2017 and then realized that he now had God in his life. It’s now 2 years into searching for that perfect Florida house that we could call home. I’m pretty sure his wife must have thought that her husband wasn’t telling the truth when she ask him “who are you speaking with” when his reply was “The Jacobs”. Now in early 2018 I decided to do some more research by seeking a second opinion from a network that had two top notch real estate brokers and another real respectable agent in the SWF area. The information they shared was basically the same info and I had to let my realtor know. I came clean with my realtor and told him that I was doing my due diligence in seeking more info. I then told that he was my official realtor and let’s get this house search moving.  

Our real estate agent name is Mr. Chad Vogt from RE/MAX Palm Realty. He is one of the most knowledgeable real estate people in the SWF area.  He is kind and understanding even when we were looking at another area, he was willing and suggested that we work with another realtor that he knew. I really believe what also gives him an advantage over others is the vision that he brings from the housing rehab industry. We saw many homes and each time he could see through the flaws of the homes without needing the documentation on the home. If information was missing or flawed, he would find it. 4 months prior to the selection of our home, Chad Vogt helped us weed through hundreds of homes between 4 different cities to help us find what we wanted in our Florida home. 

Though Chad knew what was best for us he never pushed us at any time. Even though he’s an expert agent for the of Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and others, he never tried to persuade us with lopsided info about any area. One cool thing is that he showed us a house on his own street but never told us right away that he lives there. I’m not sure how many real estate agents have worked with client for 3 years, but he promptly returned every text message and phone call. When we decided which house, we wanted to purchase he was ready, prepared and very respectable. Prior to closing he had given us his document closing info and at our 30-minute closing it was right on the penny. Well almost to the penny because we got a $76.00 overpayment fee in the mail about 10 days after closing. 

One last beautiful thing about our real estate agent Mr. Chad Vogt is not only was he our friend throughout our home buying experience, he is still our friend today. In other words, he just didn’t leave us after the deal was done. If I need home services like yard, pool, electrician, air conditioning … You better believe that Chad knows those pros too. Chad whole family (wife and daughter) are also in the real estate business. All of them get it, understand it and care about it and even more about you too! 

Thank you, Mr. Chad Vogt, for all that you have done my friend.

PS: Now stop sending me those pool and beach pics to me when our northern snow is on the ground…  (LoL)

 

Bruce & Phyllis Jacobs

The info shared here has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, cure or treat any illness or disease.

Chad Vogt from RE/MAX Palm Realty

 

Our real estate agent name is Mr. Chad Vogt from RE/MAX Palm Realty. He is one of the most knowledgeable real estate people in the SWF area. He is kind and understanding even when we were looking at another area, he was willing and suggested that we work with another realtor that he knew. I really believe what also gives him an advantage over others is the vision that he brings from the housing rehab industry. We saw many homes and each time he could see through the flaws of the homes without needing the documentation on the home. If information was missing or flawed, he would find it. 4 months prior to the selection of our home, Chad Vogt helped us weed through hundreds of homes between 4 different cities to help us find what we wanted in our Florida home. 

Though Chad knew what was best for us he never pushed us at any time. Even though he’s an expert agent for the of Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte, Rotonda West, Punta Gorda and others, he never  tried  to  persuade us with negative or lopsided info about any area. One cool thing is that he showed us a house on his own street but never told us right away that he lives there. Chad middle name might be "Patience" as he stayed by our side for 3 years. I’m not sure how many real estate agents have worked with client for 3 years, but he promptly returned every text message and phone call. When we decided which house, we wanted to purchase he was ready, prepared and very respectable. Prior to closing he had given us his document closing info and at our 30-minute closing it was right on the penny. Well almost to the penny because we got a $76.00 overpayment fee in the mail about 10 days after closing. 

One last beautiful thing about our real estate agent Mr. Chad Vogt is not only was he our friend throughout our home buying experience, he is still our friend today. In other words, he just didn't leave us after the deal was done. If I need home services like yard, pool, electrician, air conditioning … You better believe that Chad knows those pros too. Chad whole family (wife and daughter) are also in the real estate business. All of them get it, understand it and care about it and even more about you too! 

 

Thank you, Mr. Chad Vogt, for all that you have done my friend.

 

PS: Now stop sending me those pool and beach pics to me when our northern snow is on the ground…  (LoL)

 

Bruce & Phyllis Jacobs

The info shared here has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, cure or treat any illness or disease.