Move-In and Move-Out Cleaning in Des Moines
A Rapid Maid move-out clean is the visit for a vacant house, condo or apartment in Greater Des Moines: kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, closets and floors, with the fridge, oven and cabinet interiors available as add-ons, typically $239–$500+. Renters ending a lease, landlords turning a unit, and buyers or sellers around a closing are who it is for. The booking form takes about a minute, or phone (515) 305-3231 at any hour; a background-checked cleaner comes from the Clive office at 1250 Northwest 128th Street, and Rapid Maid is fully insured.
Move-out cleaning price
Move-in and move-out cleaning has one published range, $239–$500+, for every home size. There is no separate move-out figure by bedroom count. Bedrooms, bathrooms, how the place was left and any add-ons move the quote within that range. The booking form prints your total before payment. The pricing page lists this range beside the other services.
| Service | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Move-in / move-out clean | $239–$500+ |
Other published residential rates are for a different visit. Deep cleaning an occupied home is $204–$400. Standard upkeep on the house cleaning page is 1-2 bedrooms $139–$189, 3 bedrooms $209–$239, and 4 or more bedrooms $249–$400+. A repeating schedule discounts standard cleaning only (weekly 20%, biweekly 15%, monthly 10%), not the move-out range.
If anything is missed before your walk-through, our re-clean guarantee has you covered.
Move-out cleaning checklist
This is the work in an empty home. Anything described as optional is on the job only if you choose it when you book. The cleaner brings supplies. The visit does not patch nail holes, repaint or replace broken hardware.
Kitchen
- Wash the counters and sink, then take grease off the cooktop and off the fronts of the stove, refrigerator and dishwasher
- Wipe cabinet faces, drawer fronts and the hardware on them
- Optional, and only if you select them: the oven cavity, refrigerator shelves and drawers, the dishwasher tub, and the inside of emptied kitchen cabinets and drawers
Bathrooms
- Scrub the toilet, bathtub, shower and sink, and clean the mirror
- Wipe faucet sets and other metal fixtures
- Optional: the interior of the bathroom vanity and any storage cabinet
Bedrooms and living areas
- Dust whatever furniture remains, plus open shelving, window sills and baseboards
- Clear closet rods and shelves, and vacuum the closet floor, after the clothes are out
- Haul trash from each room
Floors
- Vacuum carpet and mop hard flooring edge to edge, including the band along the wall where furniture used to sit
- Give closet floors that same pass
Other optional work
- A wash for wall surfaces and the face of the baseboards
- Window glass, blind slats and ceiling-fan blades
- The garage, a patio or the basement
Move-in versus move-out
Move-out and move-in share this checklist and the same published range, $239–$500+. Timing is what changes. Schedule the move-out after the truck leaves and before the walk-through or closing, so closets open and the floor under the sofa is reachable. Schedule the move-in before your own furniture arrives, so unpacking starts in a home that has already been cleaned.
A house you are still living in is a different visit. Book deep cleaning, typically $204–$400, when the rooms are occupied and you want extra time on buildup rather than an empty-home reset.
Landlords, walk-throughs and deposits
Landlords and property managers book the same clean to reset one unit between tenants. Inspections usually look at the kitchen, the bathrooms and the floors, and many leases also want the oven, fridge and cabinets wiped inside. Select those tasks when you book if the lease names them.
Nothing here promises the security deposit back. The lease and the move-in condition report decide the deposit, and damage, missing fixtures or unpaid rent are outside a cleaning. More detail is on what a move-out clean covers toward a deposit. Many units, or hallways on a schedule, belong on apartment and tenant clean-out cleaning. A miss on the agreed list is covered by the re-clean guarantee, which brings a cleaner back at no charge.
Move-out cleaning across Greater Des Moines
Cleaners leave from 1250 Northwest 128th Street, Clive, IA 50325, and cover the 19 Greater Des Moines cities on the service areas list. Addresses inside Des Moines also have a city page, move-out cleaning in Des Moines, with the same published price. House cleaning pages for cities people book from most often:
- Clive house cleaning
- Waukee house cleaning
- Ankeny house cleaning
- West Des Moines house cleaning
- Urbandale house cleaning
- Des Moines house cleaning
The same empty-home clean is available in Ames, Bondurant, Altoona, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Carlisle, Indianola, Grimes, Granger, Polk City, Adel, Van Meter and De Soto. Call (515) 305-3231.
The HomeAdvisor rating shown for Rapid Maid is 5.0 stars, and more than 4,000 homes have been cleaned. Cleaners are background-checked and the company is fully insured.
Move-out cleaning FAQ
How much does move-out cleaning cost near Des Moines?
The only published move-out range is $239–$500+, for every home size. Bedrooms, bathrooms, condition and optional tasks move the quote inside it. The booking form shows the total before you pay.
What does the move-out checklist cover?
An empty kitchen, each bathroom, bedrooms and living areas, and floors edge to edge, closets included. Oven, refrigerator and cabinet interiors, the dishwasher tub, wall and baseboard washing, windows, blinds, fans, and a garage, patio or basement are optional and have to be selected when you book. Supplies come with the cleaner. Nail holes, paint and broken hardware are outside the clean.
How is a move-in clean different from a move-out clean?
Same checklist and the same price, $239–$500+. Move-out is after belongings leave and before the walk-through. Move-in is before your furniture arrives. An occupied home is a deep clean, typically $204–$400.
Will a move-out clean get my security deposit back?
No. A clean cannot promise the deposit. The lease and the move-in condition report decide it, and damage is separate. The visit can still put the kitchen, bathrooms and floors in walk-through shape, with appliance and cabinet interiors if you add them.
When should I schedule it, including nights and weekends?
After the movers and before the walk-through, key return or closing, so closets and floors are open. Rapid Maid works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, nights and weekends included. The booking form takes about a minute, or phone (515) 305-3231.
Which cities around Des Moines can book a move-out clean?
All 19 Greater Des Moines cities on the service areas list, including Clive, Waukee, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Urbandale and Des Moines. Crews are based at 1250 Northwest 128th Street in Clive, Iowa 50325. Cleaners are background-checked and Rapid Maid is fully insured. The Des Moines move-out page covers city addresses.
Get started
Hold your move date on the booking form, which takes about a minute, or phone (515) 305-3231.