How to Give a Residential Cleaning Estimate

Residential Cleaning is a great business with low over head and high profit potential. Unlike commercial cleaning, it's not very difficult to give a residential cleaning bid. Here are common ways to do it:

Step 1) Call existing house cleaning businesses in your geographic area and ask for COMPS. Make sure to ask for comparables per square foot and per project performed. Now, don't lie to your competition by telling them you're a customer when you are clearly not--be honest. Even if the existing company does not tell you their rate per square foot and per project, they will respect you for your honesty and candor.

Step 2) Take into account cleaning supplies used. Go to discount places like Dollar General and Dollar Tree to purchase your supplies as much as possible as you will save a bundle of money getting your supplies from such stores.

Step 3) Use your own experience. Clean your own home and take into account a) the square footage of your home, b) how long it took you to clean your home at a reasonable pace, c) the cleaning projects you performed in your home, and d) the cost of cleaning supplies used. Write all this information down. Then, when you give an estimate to someone who wants you to clean their home, you will be able to price accordingly. This is an EXCELLENT way to price a residential cleaning bid.

Step 4) Often times, customers not only want you to clean their home, but also want you do landscaping, yard work, and mowing of their lawn. Do not turn away this additional business! If you can't perform these projects yourself, contract them out to someone who can. Just ensure you know your subcontractor's rates when you give your initial bid otherwise you could lose alot of money doing this.

As a professional how to business book writer, I've met with many professionals in the house cleaning business and the preceding 4 steps are tried-and-true methods of giving a residential cleaning estimate. For more information, check out the resource box below.

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