Clean Getaway
Trying to unload a property in one country so you can move to another one is like being stuck to a filthy strip of fly paper. So hire the right people to unstick you. Make a clean getaway.
By John G. Stamos
My personal transcontinental relocation saga continues, as does the associated ever-swelling stream of accolades and attaboys…
In my April 6th article here, I wrote about the decision I made this spring to liberate my ornamental garden from a massive blanketing of last autumn’s fallen oak leaves, and I included in it the name and contact information of the company I hired to do the liberating. I also wrote about why I made the decision to let the plants growing in the garden once again experience the light of day, citing the boosted marketability quotient of my soon-to-be-listed-for-sale Michiana Shores property (for readers new to my stuff here, I’m relocating to British Columbia, Canada) as only a minor consideration. And I wrote that by including the name and contact info of the deserving company that did the work, I was doing the right thing.
This time around, I made another decision regarding my now-listed-for-sale property, and its boosted marketability quotient was the only reason for making it. And that decision? Cleaning the inside of my house from top to bottom. I’m likewise including here the name and contact information of the excellent company that very recently purged my house of the nearly 3 years worth of accumulated offal generated by my adolescent chimpanzee-level living habits. I’m including this info here for the same reason I included the leaf removal company’s info in my last article: because it’s the right thing to do.
Over the course of the nearly past three years, my typically not horrible housekeeping acumen grew dull and my house got messy. I could lay a bunch of excuses for it on you, but that would be pointless. What I will lay on you is the fact that my waning housecleaning enthusiasm was recently supplanted by an overabundance of enthusiasm for getting my house sold quickly. And what I did first to actualize this cathartic zeal was hire myself a new realtor. This was a good call, as the guy is talented, thorough, bright, and aggressive. If you’re guessing that he’s next in line for another RGG pat on the back, you’re guessing right. Once he gets my pad sold, you can bet your beachfront grasses that I’ll be singing him Hosannas from the highest mountaintop in Michiana Shores (and from right here in these digital pages).
But right now, the accolades I’m distributing arise as a result of the second tick on the get-the-house-ready-to-sell-fast checklist: Hiring a professional housecleaning company. Why not clean the house myself? I’d just as soon mine plutonium in my jockstrap. The place had 49 inches of dust in the low spots and cobwebs as big as Rhode Island festooning every corner, with spiders enormous enough to have surnames living inside them. To say I needed help with the cleaning would be the biggest understatement in the history of Earth.
So I got that help, and it came in the form of a burgeoning housecleaning enterprise called Peace Cleaning Company LLC. This small-but-growing company came highly recommended by my astute realtor (chalk up another one for that guy). And his rec proved to be 1000% justified: Peace Cleaning did an absolutely remarkable job of turning what not long ago looked like the inside of a frat house in May into a sparkling clean, bright and gleaming, fresh-as-a-daisy-smelling minor utopia. And this they did at an exceptionally reasonable price, and in exceptionally thorough, diligent, punctual, and respectful fashion.
So, sports fans, we’ve come to the part where this unadulterated plug is fully exposed as an unadulterated plug: Got a messy house in LaPorte or Porter Counties in Indiana, or in neighboring areas? Want to get it impeccably cleaned in a hurry, in a highly responsible manner, and at a great price? Then it’s settled. Call Amanda or Joe from Peace Cleaning Company LLC. Their contact info is printed on the card below. You can also like them on Facebook by clicking right here.
It feels good to do the right thing. Getting my house surgical suite clean so I could sell it fast was the right thing, and it definitely felt good to do it. But giving credit where credit is due – in this case, to good people like Amanda and Joe, and Peace Cleaning Company LLC – is the even righter thing, and that feels even better.
Cheers, and Happy Gardening!
John Stamos is a writer and is co-publisher of The Renaissance Garden Guy. His work has appeared in a number of publications including, most recently, A Man for Some Seasons, Splice Today, and, of course, The Renaissance Garden Guy. He is married to his multitalented sweetheart, the mycologist and writer Ann Simpson-Stamos.
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Awesome sauce that your move is getting closer and closer to being a reality.
Woo hoo for the cleaning. Their eye popping sign is amazingly gorgeous.
Blessings
Annie
Thank you so much, Annie. I really appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness. Bless your kind heart.
You’re the best John.
You can do this.
Thank you, Annie!
It is important to acknowledge and praise those that have assisted you in the thorough cleaning of your house. Potential buyers often pass on properties that are not fully clean. They can’t see the great bones of a home because they are distracted by the current decor or level of cleanliness. Bravo to you. Best wishes on a timely sale of your home.
Thank you for your kind words and wishes, Rick. You’re absolutely right. Any house that’s marketed for sale needs to be absolutely spotless in order for it to present to its best advantage. This small company did a remarkable job cleaning mine. Thanks once again, Rick.
Judging by the photos of your house, it really does glow. It looks like they did a great job. Thanks for recommending them. It’s very telling when a company and/or service receives positive reviews and recommendations.
They did do a great job, Kevin. I was beyond pleased with their work. And really, it was my total pleasure recommending them here. I hope local readers and subscribers will call them for any of their own housecleaning needs. If this company could get my house clean, they can get any house clean. Thanks for reading the article, Kevin, and thanks for commenting here.
Great to know you’ve found good people to work with! We’re dealing with a hoarder house problem with no plans to move, but still have to dive in and clear clutter. So great you found the right help!
Thanks for reading the piece, Lisa. It’s amazing how difficult it is to clean when there’s clutter in a house. What’s even more amazing is how quickly (almost surreptitiously) that clutter accumulates. What I unearthed after removing my own clutter was terrifying. I’m fortunate to have found such a wonderfully diligent company to eliminate the detritus. Thanks again, Lisa.