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Your rental should be in clean, move-in condition. In other words, a spic-and-span, eat-off-the-floor kind of clean. Nobody wants to move into someone else’s dirt. Go through every room in the house and clean all surfaces.

Sweep all floors, then get on your hands and knees and start scrubbing. Vacuuming the carpets is usually not enough. Have carpets professionally steam cleaned or rent a machine to shampoo the carpet yourself. Tenants will expect this to be done as a matter of routine. Have it done before the rental is shown.

Pay particular attention to the kitchen and bathroom(s). All bathroom fixtures (toilet, bathtub, sink) should be sparkling. The kitchen cabinets must be immaculate inside and out. Check for moisture and mould underneath the fridge. The bathroom and kitchen areas must look clean (and smell clean too). No one wants to be reminded of past tenants.

Don’t hesitate to bring in hired help if needed.

Ethical landlording tip: Mould problems? Cleaning and painting may not be enough. Always investigate the cause of the mould and cure the problem at its source. Expect to spend a lot of time and energy dealing with a very unhappy tenant if you perform a Band-Aid fix and then rent a home with mould problems.