@Russell BrazilI don’t think the seller is going to be moved out by closing date.I have a contingency that the place is cleaned up.

Vacation Rental folks should also anticipate paying retail and having the nightly rents subsidize the cleaning costs, but it will be profitable and included stress...even if spending retail for homes.

Personally I would tell/suggest to them to be out by the 1st and leave the place clean and you will terminate the lease.

Then, the time came when the property management costs and costs to clean and maintain the properties when tenants moved started to cut deep into my cashflow.So, last year, I did the math and realized that I would make a lot more money by selling the homes and purchased an apartment units at super high prices in Los Angeles County and I will still make twice as much profit as the single family homes.Another personal rule I have is I never leverage money and take cash out of properties to buy more properties.

I think it helps an appraiser to see a nice clean place.  

I would continue to cover the expense of the pool cleaning service to protect my asset as my pool was just remodeled in 2019. 

Basically, it will help you automate your cleaning/turnovers between guests and manage your schedules.

Hi Ting,Maybe try going outside and coming backwards at it through the outside clean out.Be aware that some apartments have a device in the sewer line that prevents backflow into the other apartment--be careful to not destroy this.Some of them (not all) look like this.Good Luck!

They're very large (300 square feet), furnished with nice decor and I'm considering including monthly cleaning and utilities into the rate.

The pump had failed multiple times due to folks flushing inappropriate items (wipes, qtips etc)We would annually pull the pump and service and clean it.