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Jay Mattlin, Real Estate Broker with Key Realty

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September
4

This is going to sound odd to you if it's not something you do, but there are people who clean their house before their cleaning service comes!

That might sound bizarre to anyone who doesn't hire cleaners, or hires them and leaves the house as-is to get the most bang for their buck. But the pre-cleaners know the drill…

If the cleaner is coming Tuesday at 9 a.m., it's a race against the clock to scoop up toys, stack stray mail into a drawer, and possibly even give the toilet a quick scrub before the pros even pull into the driveway.

For some, the goal is simply to make sure the cleaners can get down to business without having to work around chores that aren't really their responsibility. For others, it's more about pride—or avoiding embarrassment. They don't want to leave behind evidence that suggests they're messy.

On the other end of the spectrum, there are folks who figure, "Hey, I'm pa...

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