Thread: house cleaning help?

I posted a classified on our church bulletin board that I'm looking clean houses part time. Well, I got my first inquiry. UH oh! I have no idea what to charge. Her email only says it would be once/month and she has a detailed list of to-do. What fee should I go in with? or how should I base my fee? I gave her my phone number and will probably talk to her within the next couple of days. I need some kind of $ amount to come to the table I...

I think alot of the rates depend on the area you live in.? My area is not super expensive as far as those services go...... I asked a neighbor who cleans offices and two neighbors who have a cleaning person each week. The office cleaner makes $15 / hr but only works in the evenings etc when no one is there. The others I asked ranged between $11-$15 and hour. However one woman has a cleaning person for 7 hours once a week while she is out of...

Ny neighbor's mom's roommate cleans houses and she said she would clean mine (1100 square feet) for $65 every two weeks.

I agree that it would be different depending on the area that you live in.?I recently went back to work, and in addition to my Tastefully Simple business it just doesn't leave much time for cleaning.? I? have some friends who started a cleaning business and I offered my house to them, lol!? I get a GREAT deal, as they clean my house (about 1,200 sq ft) weekly for $45.? Normally they charge closer to $60 and hour, but I was able to refer...