Initial Services/Cleaning

When a property moves to REO status, the focus shifts from simply protecting and maintaining it, to marketing and selling it as quickly as possible.

PFS contractors secure the property, re-key all doors, remove debris and complete a full maid-service cleaning of the interior of the home. Depending on the season, the grass will be cut or the water lines will be winterized. The property will be inspected for damages, pool areas will be secured and emergency conditions, such as basement flooding or roof damage, will be addressed immediately.   
 

The contractor also will notify the real estate listing agent when the initial services have been completed so that the agent can immediately begin marketing the property. 

An Initial Services work order for REO properties may include any or all of the following, depending on the individual client:
 

• Trash out (removal of ALL interior and exterior debris and hazards)
   
• Sales clean and monthly sales clean including: cleaning of all bathrooms and appliances, vacuuming all carpets, mopping all floors, wiping down all counters, cupboards, walls, ceilings, fans, and fixtures, cleaning interior window sills (windows for some loan types)
   
• Broom clean including: sweeping entire property, including carpeted areas using a broom
   
• Securing of property
  
   
• Boarding or re-glazing of broken windows
   
• Removal of tacks and nails from all walls
   
• Removing of automobiles
   
• Replacing inoperable sump pumps
   
• Securing swimming pool gates
   
• Draining and dismantling of all above ground pools
   
• Cleaning of all in-ground pools
   
• Tarping leaking roofs
   
• Trimming shrubs
   
• Yard maintenance, including trimming trees/shrubs and weeding
   
• Installing light bulbs to the interior and exterior of the property as needed
   
• Installing smoke detectors and CO detectors, according to local code
   
• Winterization
   
• Removing snow as needed
   
• Checking HVAC units