Steam cleaned the carpets, etc, and he determined there was no damage.

As a newbie here, my greatest challenge is consistent, reliable, high quality, detail-oriented cleaning.

I have properties in the city that I allow pets bc I know those tenants will be required to clean up after them per city laws.

We rent single family homes, so we have a conversation about yard maintenance, snow removal etc - have you don't this before, do you have the tools etcI also bring up house cleaning questions, by telling them we had a tenant who did not own a vacuum cleaner, did not know how to run a dishwasher, had a mess in the basement etc - and then see how they respond.That is a non-offensive way to talk about house cleaning and you'd be surprised how different the responses are.

Find out what a typical nightly rate is for your area (not what air bnb charges, the actual nightly rate the owner will receive not including the cleaning fee).

If it were me, I would get them out now so you can clean/renovate during the winter and get it on the market in early Spring.

The numbers will be lower, but yes you won't be waiting to see bookings come through and you won't have to clean rooms (takes us about 10 minutes) between stays.

It wasn't the messiest thing I've seen, but still required clean up on my end which the clients weren't happy about at all.The third client is a self employed hair dresser and she compained of poor communication, inability to understand what they wanted form her and complete confusion over their payroll directions.For the price paid, I'd say the results were mediocre at best.

This can also simplify cleaning schedules.

My father studied to become a plumber and my mother worked in a dry cleaning shop.