F’n Florida thieving business owners. Anytime I have to purchase a service of some type, the first thing the bastards do is run my address through Zillow or Redfin to see what my house is worth. Then and only then do they tell me how much their “services” are going to cost me. This country has gone straight to hell.
Get competitive bids. When I had a drivewat put in, I got two bids that were different by about a factor of two. I called the low bidder to ask what he forgot. He told me the other offerer did good work, but tuned their price to what they thought the buyer could afford. He was an old Italian guy, and he ran a great company. They did an excellent job, no BS at half the price.
I had a similar experience with a French drain. Let them know you can walk away.
WHAT KIND OF “SERVICES” ARE YOU REFERRING TO???