I was pretty excited about moving into a new house with my girlfriend, but money was going to be tight so I needed to make sure I got all of my one thousand dollar security deposit back from the apartment I was living in. I had had a few parties over the course of living there, and the thing I was most worried about was the carpet. It had taken a beating with some red wine, beer, and cat urine. I was trying to clean it myself, when my girlfriend just laughed and told me to call a carpet cleaner.
I’m not sure why I hadn’t already thought of it, it’s not like I enjoy cleaning or something. I guess I didn’t want to fork over money for something I was sure would work. Sara explained to me that they could lift pretty much any stain out of carpet, and the small expense now would help guarantee my deposit’s safe return. She sold me on the idea by using that logic, and the next a carpet cleaning service was at my apartment getting it in good shape.
I had no issues with the landlord and my security deposit was returned in full. I am happy to report the company I went with cleaned my carpets very well. My girlfriend was right, I spent a few bucks to save a lot. Landlords will often just rip up dirty carpet and replace it. This is what generally costs you all of your deposit. Play it safe next time and hire someone to clean for you.

