Hand back an empty unit that passes inspection

An empty unit gets judged differently than a lived in one, because there is no furniture left to hide anything. A property manager running the exit inspection opens the cabinets, pulls out the refrigerator drawers, looks at the top of the door frames and runs a finger along the blinds. That is where deposits get taken, not on whether the living room floor looks nice. We work an empty house in that order, from inside the storage outward, so the items on an inspection sheet are the items that get done. Drawers come out, shelves get washed, and the inside of every cabinet is wiped and left dry.

Closings run on a clock and the schedule rarely leaves slack. Movers finish late, the walkthrough is at nine the next morning, and nobody wants to hear that the crew can come Thursday. We hold slots for closings and lease turnovers and we work Saturdays and late afternoons when that is what the date requires. Tell us when the truck is out and when the keys change hands, and the visit gets built around those two times. If the unit is still partly full, say so up front so the scope and the price account for it.

What the visit covers

• Every cabinet and drawer wiped inside, outside and on top
• Refrigerator emptied out, shelves washed and gasket wiped
• Oven interior, the racks and the broiler pan cleaned
• Range hood filter degreased and the vent housing wiped
• Blinds dusted slat by slat, not run over with a duster
• Door frames, tops of doors and switch plates hand wiped
• Closet shelving and rods wiped, floors vacuumed inside
• Baseboards washed in every room, corners included
• Bathroom drawers, medicine cabinet and mirror cleared out
• Floors vacuumed, mopped and left dry before you lock up

Built around the inspection sheet

Most Orlando leases hand you a checklist at move out and the items on it are specific. Stove and oven, refrigerator, cabinet interiors, bathroom fixtures, window sills, light fixtures, floors. We work that list directly instead of guessing what the manager cares about, and if you have the actual sheet, bring it to the walkthrough and we will price against it line by line. For a closing the standard is similar even without a form, because the buyer walks through with the same instincts.

Move in cleaning is the same work aimed the other direction. The last tenant moved out, the unit was cleaned to a landlord standard, and you still do not want to put your dishes in those cabinets. We wash the interiors, disinfect the bathrooms, clean the appliance seals and finish the floors before your furniture lands on them. This is the one moment when the place is empty and every surface is easy to reach, which makes it the cheapest point in the whole tenancy to do it properly. Ask for it before the truck arrives, not after.