day in the life of a newbie cleaner in atlanta: $80 for a hoarder house mess up

started my first solo job today in atlanta, quoted $80 for a basic 2-hour clean but walked into a hoarder situation with dust bunnies everywhere and sticky floors that wouldnt budge. spent 4 hours scrubbing with my bissell mop and still got a half tip, lol. anyone else had a day like this where the estimate goes out the window?

fuck those hoarder jobs, they always underestimate the time and leave you smelling like old cheese for days.

every damn time with the lowball quotes, clients think cleaning is just waving a magic wand.

hoarders gonna hoard, but charging $80 for that is underselling yourself big time.

been there, man.

bissell is solid but for hoarders, you need industrial strength stuff like simple green concentrate.

those jobs are why i stick to offices now, no surprises there.

lmao, $80? i wouldnt touch that with a ten foot pole.

i feel for ya, first jobs always hit hard.

dont ever go in blind on a hoarder call, always do a walk through first.

had a similar gig, client ghosted me after i cleaned half.

try charging a flat $150 minimum for unknowns, saves the headache.

controversial take: sometimes you gotta walk away from the $80 jobs, they aint worth the backache.

solid advice.

hilarious how they think its quick work.

been cleaning 5 years, still get caught sometimes.

whats your go-to mop for sticky floors?

never quote without seeing the place, learned that the hard way.

those atlanta clients love to haggle too.

exactly, saw a post on r/cleaningbusiness about it.

man, i charged $120 for a similar mess last month.

same boat here in the south.

what did you use to get the stickiness off?

had one that had me scrubbing till midnight.

dont mix vinegar and baking soda, makes a mess worse.

atlanta traffic after a long clean day sucks.

watched a melissa maker video on hoarders, she says start top down.

yeah, guy in cleaning professionals fb group had the same rant.

$80 is robbery, bump it up next time.

lmao, my first hoarder job i quit mid way.

love sharkbites? wait wrong trade, but yeah walk if its bad.

i hear ya.

clients like that make me wanna quit.

pissed me off too, had a no-show tipper once.

total bs.