.), have a personal interview, see if their car is clean and you can even ask for references from their old landlord!

@Cheryl J McGrathI know this may sound harsh....not meant that way - but if you are not in a position to save some of your own money and raise your own credit score, you do NOT want to be in a position to be repaying hard money loans.

Added new fans to the bedrooms, new paint, new dishwashers and cleaned up the building/lot.

I wouldn't recommend this option because I suspect you'll use the deposit for other cleaning and repairs.

Hello All,I wanted to know what one would expect to pay for cleaning services for a STR on Maui - Lets say a 1BR/1BA?

Consider how much you'll spend on a turnover (paint, flooring, touch-up, cleaning, etc) and how long your property might stay vacant for and how long this 'Lost Income' will take to makeup with the new tenant vs. keeping the old tenant at a lower rent. 

We have had it cleaned twice within half a year.

That's why we also have a simple early termination for leases (1 month + deposit if there's no damages), because they get to walk clean and we get the property back, no fuss no muss.

Best to let a title/escrow company tell you what's needed, or even just have them draft the necessary clean-up deeds prior to closing.

Let them know you need it cleaned/aired out.