If you've been a renter of a private home - and sometimes for apartment complexes - you've experienced the strict lease clause requiring the property and the carpet to be professionally cleaned in order to get your security deposit back. It can come as a shock that the standards aren't nearly as strict when you are buying a home. The Sales Contract states only that the home has to be broom swept and trash and debris removed. That leaves room for a lot of dirt and grime to be left behind. (As a Realtor, I always point this out to my clients when they are signing the contract, but it can be an easy thing to forget when there are so many other important steps in the sales process.)
When you're buying the home, most likely the owners have it in the best and cleanest condition it has been in since they bought it. That's all part of having the house on the market for sale. Some home sellers take a lot of pride in leaving the home spotlessly clean for the new owners.
Yet, often in the chaos and stress of moving, cleaning is the last thing a home seller has time to do. In the rush of getting that last box out the door, they just may not have time to clean.
Home buyers may consider having the home professionally cleaned, or schedule time themselves to don the yellow-rubber-gloves before they move in. That way they know they are starting life in their new home with a clean slate.
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