A three-bedroom in Maroochydore, keys due back Friday. The tenants had kept the place well, but a lived-in home and an inspection-ready one are different standards. Here's how the clean ran and what the agent said afterwards.
The starting point
Carpets throughout, a kitchen with a well-used oven, two bathrooms with the usual hard-water marks on the glass. Nothing unusual — exactly the kind of job our bond team handles to a fixed checklist.
Where the time went
- Oven stripped — racks soaked, door glass cleared
- Both shower screens taken back to clear glass
- Skirting boards, door tops and window tracks detailed
- Carpets vacuumed edge to edge, including under-bed areas
The oven and the shower glass took the longest, which is normal — they're also the two things an agent checks first, so the time is well spent.
The handover
“Walk-through done, no items for the tenant to action. Bond released in full.”
A clean handover comes down to working the agency checklist in the right order and not skipping the spots that get checked. There's no trick to it — just the list, done thoroughly.
