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The Maids Home Service is a professional residential cleaning service that claims to expertly provide everything from general housekeeping to carpet and window cleaning. When I moved out of my last apartment,  I hired The Maids to clean 2 bathrooms, sweep the kitchen, and clean out one refrigerator, which is not a significantly big job considering the house had been kept very clean. After 2 hours, The Maids had only finished cleaning one bathroom, cleaned the refrigerator, and swept the dirt from the kitchen into a pile in the middle of the floor. This would not have presented a problem had they not been charging almost $140 an hour; at that rate it would have cost about $700 for them to finish!  I asked The Maids to leave and requested a refund, but because they did not finish the job they would only refund half. This company basically took advantage of me by dragging out a small job in order to make more money. Take your business elsewhere!

photo credit: Panoramas

Windward Isle Properties is an organization designed to offer real estate services to buyers, sellers, and renters. Having rented from them, I must say that I was initially impressed with their services. However, when the time came to move out I was shocked by how much of hassle they gave me. They required a professional to come in and clean the house, which is understandable. Although, the only companies that Windward Isle Properties seemed to think did an acceptable job were those that they recommended; companies that also charged $200-$300 more than the competitors.  Because of this, I would not recommend this company to renters.