Rental Property Make Ready – Getting Pet Dander And Odors Out Is A Must

You made the decision and had the good fortune to purchase a house to create extra income. This is a wonderful investment with many tax write-offs as well. What you may not have realized though, one of the responsibilities as a landlord is getting the house make ready for new tenants.

There are certain procedures that are automatically followed, such as making sure all the appliances and lights are working well. Changing all the locks and making certain that the windows lock properly as well. Then the basic cleaning of the bathrooms and kitchen, maybe some painting here and there as well.

Did you know in most states, you are required to either have professional carpet cleaning done or replaced after each tenant? Of course, replacement is an expensive option and when the carpeting looks perfectly fine, why would you do that? Well by law in many areas, due to pet dander and odor. 

So your last tenant said they didn't have any pets. You never saw signs of a pet when you came over to check the air conditioner filter or unstop the disposal. Do you really know for sure though, that there were never any pets in the home? Even if your tenant had no pets, what about guests that brought their pets?

If your next tenant has high allergic issues, this can be a problem if you don't replace the carpet or at the very least, have it professionally cleaned. A professional carpet cleaning service can get down deep into the fiber of the carpeting and pull out all the pet dander, odor and remove those stains that you may find your tenant had attempted cleaning.


You can do it yourself with a rent-a-machine, but those aren't as powerful as a commercial machine that professional carpet cleaners use, nor will you have the chemicals and other tools that are used. A professional carpet cleaning service will get that carpet clean, smelling fresh and ready for your next income source to move right in – free of pet dander and odors!