Broom clean does not mean clean. It means empty and swept. That's the gap that gets people. Broom clean is a low bar on purpose — the sellers' things are gone and the floors are swept. It does not mean the carpets were shampooed, the fridge was wiped out, or anybody touched the baseboards. Plan on walking into a house that still needs a real clean before your furniture goes in. So build that into the day: Budget a cleaning day, or a cleaner, before the movers show up. Keys at 2:00 and a truck at 3:00 is how people end up cleaning around boxes for a month. If you want better than broom clean, ask for it while you're still negotiating. A professional clean is a term like any other — you request it in writing, you don't hope for it. And if they do leave something bulky you don't want, check what your city charges for bulk item pickup before you assume it's free. That's the part of the "surprise" nobody prices in. Then the fix for all of it: if there's something in that house you actually want — the washer and dryer, the patio furniture, the shelving in the garage — ask for it when you write the offer. Not at the walkthrough, when you've got nothing left to trade with. Ask your agent how to get it documented the right way. Did you clean before you moved in, or after? Kelsey Earl, journalist turned Realtor, born and raised in Utah, Salt Lake to St. George, 801-419-8917, [email protected], Your lifelong friend in real estate 🌟 #broomclean #utahrealestate #homebuyingtips #firsttimehomebuyer #utahrealtor
I am Kelsey Earl, a Realtor with Keller Williams South Valley serving Herriman and the south Salt Lake Valley — and Washington County when it is time. Every video starts as a question someone sent me.
Passion for the work.
Peace for you.
Serving Herriman and the south Salt Lake Valley — South Jordan, Daybreak, Riverton, Bluffdale, Draper and Salt Lake City. And Washington County — St. George, Washington City, Hurricane, Ivins and Santa Clara.