sWhen you move out of an Iron Creek home, it is expected to be returned in the condition you received it in. We ensure all of our homes meet our high cleanliness standards to welcome new residents, and they will need to meet these same high standards when they’re turned back over to us.

Please ensure all personal items have been removed from the home prior to turning it back over to us.

Exterior

Yard

• • • • Pick up animal feces and properly dispose of it, even if you don’t have pets.
      • Outside areas is to be neatly mowed, trimmed and watered.
      • Beds are to be weeded and neat
      • Wipe doors / jams / knobs / locks
      • Remove spider webs around entry ways and doors
      • Sweep entry exterior / patio, remove debris

Garage

• • • • Wipe doors / jams / knobs / locks
      • Wipe light switch / door opener
      • Sweep & spray off floors

Interior

General Interior (bedrooms, living room, etc.)

• • • • Clean light fixtures
      • Dust ceiling fans
      • Dust air vents
      • Spot clean walls
      • Clean windows / sill / track / blinds
      • Dust blinds and curtain rods
      • Clean baseboards
      • Wipe outlets / light switches
      • Replace all burned out bulbs with matching color bulbs
      • Wash all doors, especially around knobs
      • Clean and dust walls, remove and patch screw holes or larger holes.
      • Clean fireplace
      • Wipe all cobwebs
      • Wipe all shelves / cabinets
      • Replace HVAC filter(s)
      • Sweep/Mop/Vacuum

Kitchen

• • • • Clean inside of & outside of all appliances
        • Stove hood & Filter
        • Microwave
        • Drip pans, oven racks & inside of stove
        • Wipe out all shelves and door shelves in fridge and freezer
        • Replace burned out appliance bulbs if needed
        • Wipe out dishwasher
        • Any other appliances
      • Wipe cabinets and drawers inside and out
      • Scrub kitchen floor including baseboards
      • Clean countertop & backsplash so it’s free of food particles, dust and grease
      • Clean pantry, wipe all shelves

Bathrooms

• • • • Scrub bathtub, shower, sink, door and fixtures
      • Clean inside and outside of toilet
      • Scrub floor, baseboards and behind toilet
      • Clean inside & outside of medicine cabinet
      • Wipe cabinets and drawers inside and out
      • Clean sink / faucet / countertop
      • Wipe baseboards
      • Wash mirror
      • Wipe down all other surfaces

Carpet cleaning

• • • • Professional carpet cleaning is required.
      • Do NOT rent carpet cleaning machines, use home cleaning machines or employ chemical cleaning companies. Only professional steam cleaning from a reputable company is accepted.
      • If we do not receive a receipt from a professional carpet cleaning company we will schedule carpet cleaning once you have moved out.

Trash

• • • • Take out all trash
      • If you have trash that exceeds normal pick up, you are to arrange to have it hauled away at your expense.
      • Do NOT overflow trash receptacle

Commonly Overlooked Items

These items are often missed during the move-out cleaning. 

• • • • Replace the HVAC filter(s)
      • Clean the inside of all appliances (refrigerator, oven, etc.) make sure you clean the bottom drawer of the oven if there is one.
      • Replace any burned out light bulbs
      • Dust ceiling fans
      • Dust blinds
      • Clean the inside of drawers/cabinets
      • Pull weeds from flower beds & mow just prior to move out
      • Make sure all trash is removed.

If you’re not interested in cleaning the home to this level proir to move out please let us know and we can recommend a cleaning company.