Apartment Renter's Report: Fargo-Moorhead Area Renter's... How to get your carpet cleaned in your apartment for less than the management company or landlord will charge, and keep more of your deposit money!
If you are like most renters in the F-M area, you are required by your management company or landlord to get your carpet professionally cleaned before you move out of your apartment. It pays to set this service up yourself, you can sometimes save up to 50% or more of what the management company or landlord will charge. So, how do you know who to choose, there are about 35 carpet cleaning companies in the F-M area!
Here are a few tips:
1. Some companies are equipped to do empty apartments and some are not. The difference is price. You will normally pay more for company that usually does mostly homes than a company that has experience cleaning empty apartments. You can get a good job done at a fair price by company that can clean empty apartments efficiently without sacrificing quality. Our company, Big Fish Service Company, happens to do both. We have cleaned hundreds of homes and apartments throughout the F-M area.
2. Up-front pricing. Usually, empty apartments can be priced over the phone if you give the company you are calling enough information. If you are shopping for the best price by phone, be sure to give ALL the details about the size of your apartment and if there are any spots or very soiled areas. This can affect the price. A carpet with spots, stains and traffic lanes will take longer to clean than a carpet without these problems. Most people understand that more time equals more money. Hiding details about the condition of the carpet just means that when the cleaning technician gets to your apartment, the price could be more. Our company has very easy to understand promotions for renters depending on if you have a 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartment.
3. Sometimes bigger is better. A larger company can have more resources available to make sure they can fit you into the schedule at the right time for your move-out. Our company employs many technicians that are at your disposal to get the job done.