A vacant unit costs money every day it sits, and the cleaning is usually the last thing standing between the move-out walkthrough and the next lease or the next guest. This guide is for property managers and landlords running turnovers across Dallas-Fort Worth: which service a turnover is, what it costs, how to keep a turnover calendar full without paying for urgency, and what to do on the days the calendar breaks.
The short answer
A turnover between long-term tenants is a move-out clean: the standard clean of the unit plus a flat $150. A turnover between short-term guests is a rental turnover clean, priced per turnover. Both book online from 24 hours to 180 days ahead at the regular price. A same-day turnover is booked by phone with at least 4 hours' notice for a flat $50 rush fee, and Sunday turnovers are arranged by phone too.
Two kinds of turnover, two prices
The difference is what the next occupant expects. A new tenant expects an empty unit that passes a move-in inspection, so the work goes inside the appliances and along every baseboard. A guest arriving tonight expects a made bed, a reset kitchen and a bathroom that looks unused, so the work is fast, repeatable and focused on what a guest touches.
Tenant turnover, at the move-out price:
- 1 bed / 1 bath, Under 1,000 sq ft: $279
- 2 bed / 1 bath, Under 1,000 sq ft: $298
- 3 bed / 2 bath, 2,000-3,000 sq ft: $372
Short-term rental turnover, per visit:
- Studio, Under 1,000 sq ft: $91 per turnover
- 2 bed / 1 bath, Under 1,000 sq ft: $123 per turnover
- 3 bed / 2 bath, 2,000-3,000 sq ft: $190 per turnover
Prices are the same in every DFW city, and the full table for every home size is on the price list.
Building a turnover calendar
The cheapest turnover is the one booked before anyone needed it. Each unit is its own booking, so the habit that saves the most money is booking the clean the moment a move-out date or a checkout is known:
- 1Book the tenant turnover for the day after the keys come back, online, as soon as notice is given.
- 2Book short-term turnovers from the reservation calendar as each stay is confirmed; the form takes bookings up to 180 days out.
- 3Put the same access details in every booking for that unit, so every visit starts the same way.
- 4Keep the phone number for the days that do not go to plan.
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Because the online form opens 24 hours ahead, anything booked a day or more in advance is priced at the regular rate. The rush fee only ever applies to a visit booked for the same day.
When the schedule breaks
Tenants move out late, guests extend, and a unit fails a walkthrough the morning a new lease starts. For those days, call (469) 405-3762: a same-day turnover needs at least 4 hours' notice and carries the flat $50 rush fee on top of the regular price, and the dispatcher tells you the soonest a crew can be there before anything is booked. Crews also clean on Sundays, which matters for short-term rentals with Saturday checkouts; a Sunday turnover is arranged by phone with the office, open Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Sun closed.
What to put in the access notes
A crew that cannot get in is a cancelled visit, and the cancellation policy applies to a lockout the same way it applies to a late change. Write these into each booking's notes:
- Lockbox or smart-lock code, and where the lockbox is.
- Gate, garage or building access, and the parking rules.
- Where the linens and supplies for the next guest are kept.
- Anything not to touch: owner's closet, a locked room, a fragile item.
- The on-site contact, if there is one, and how to reach you.
What each turnover covers
A tenant turnover follows the move-out checklist: inside the oven and fridge, cabinet fronts, bathrooms in full, baseboards and doors, closets and shelves, and every floor. A short-term turnover follows the rental checklist: linens changed and beds made with the linens you leave out, the kitchen reset, the bathrooms detailed, and the living areas put back the way guests expect to find them. The Airbnb turnover checklist lists every step so it can sit in your own operations manual.
Documenting the handover
Take your own move-out photos before the clean and your own move-in photos after it, dated, for every unit. Your inspection record should not depend on anybody else's. The landlord and property manager guide covers the handover workflow in more detail.
Consistency across a portfolio
Managers with units in several cities usually want one thing above price: the same result everywhere. Hygiene Maids covers 268 ZIP codes across Dallas-Fort Worth at one price list, every cleaner is background-checked, bonded and insured, and every visit runs from the same written checklist. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the visit; later than that, or a visit the team cannot get in to, carries a $100 cancellation fee. Reschedule free with 24 hours' notice; a later change carries a $50 fee, shown to you and approved by you before it is charged.
When you are ready, check the price list for each unit's size, book the next turnover online, and keep (469) 405-3762 for the days that cannot wait.
