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Restocking supplies for your Airbnb or #VRBO are on everybody’s mind. What are the industry standards for what to leave for your guests? And when restocking supplies for your Airbnb how many towels, paper products, coffee, tea, and bottled water do you leave? Restocking supplies for your Airbnb also include linens and bedding beyond the turnover service. And if you restock cleaning supplies - some guests will clean up as part of their daily routine and will tidy your #vacationrental

If you know how to do a maintenance clean on a toilet it will make your bathroom routine cleaning a breeze. Want to see the way maids clean a toilet? Watch Angela Brown cleaning to learn the right way to do a maintenance clean on a toilet and how to get rid of toilet bowl rings. Also, when you do a maintenance clean on a toilet just about any toilet brush will work, and you can clean a toilet with cleanser. Learn the professional house cleaning tips for toilet bowl cleaning.

Angela Brown's Top 10 Cleaning Caddies show us a softsided tool box and the Veto Pro Pac Cargo Tote. And when you think of cleaning caddies it's not DeWalt and Carhartt Legacy Tool bag that come to mind. Sure theres Casabella rectangular storage caddy. But who guessed the Workpro or Hyper Tough Open Tote and Milwaukee Packout would show up as cleaning caddies? With high sidewalls to carry cleaning supplies and a soft grip handle, even Angela Brown can't say no to the AWP HP Pro Tool Tote.

How to turn down a job in house cleaning is a common question. Do you over price your service and hope the homeowner finds a new maid or maid service? Do you turn down a job because of difficult customers? Or do you say goodbye and don't accept the job in the first place? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says part of your house cleaning training is to learn to turn down a job. If you have high maintenance customers you can't manage, end the contract and move on.

Got house cleaner woes? If you have a #VacationRental or an Airbnb and the house cleaner doesn't show, you have house cleaner woes. If the room is a mess and the guests arrive and you aren't able to manage the cleaning - you have house cleaner woes. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says it's possible to find and hire and manage an Airbnb crew and track the cleaning.

The stickiest place in your home doesn't have to be for long. Hand sanitizer for messy kids can halt the stickiest place in your home. Angela Brown says a washing station near the door can encourage clean hands. If the stickiest place in your home is under chairs, sticky door knobs, under the tables or if your kids wipe hands on shirts, it's time to tackle dirt. Germs and smudges come from grimy hands so now it's time for #Cleaning and #Clean Kids.

Do you want the works? The best, the cheapest and the most expensive toilet bowl cleaner? How to clean a toilet is important if you're trying to remove hard water stains, lime scale or rust and The Works can do just that. The Works #ProductReview includes tips for cleaning a toilet, and Angela Brown cleaning will show you how to erase toilet bowl rings. Yes, you still need a toilet brush if you have icky toilets but your commode will shine.

Angela Brown's Top 10 sponges for house cleaning cover microfiber, magic erasers, and the Scrub Daddy. Sponges for house cleaning can be a non-scratch scrub sponge or a long pile microfiber sponge. Angela Brown, The House #Cleaning Guru likes #sponges from Mr. Clean, 3M, Upstar, Pura Naturals, and Viking. She uses the Scrub-it "hot pocket" for washing dishes and the Ocelo cellulose sponge for the bathrooms. Sponges for house cleaning come down to the right tool for the right job.

Fear of cleaning bathrooms because of other people's germs is a real thing. Lots of house cleaners have fear of cleaning bathrooms for what they might find. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says that's only human to have a fear of cleaning bathrooms and suggests a face mask. You can wear disposable gloves, attack the bathroom with a vacuum and some disinfectant. Then there is therapy to help you work through your fear. 

What do you do with guest items left behind at an #Airbnb or VRBO? Does the Airbnb guest expect the host to ship stuff back? Or do the guest items left behind go in the #VacationRental lost and found? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says it's best to manage guest expectations. List in your house rules what happens or if there's a charge when guests leave stuff. Do you offer a shipping service for guest items left behind?

Ever wonder about the high cost of trash that sparks joy? The Marie Kondo #Tidyingup movement has us all decluttering. Organizing the stuff in our lives that spark joy and asking "What is trash?" Angela Brown says if you have a storage unit you may be paying a high cost of trash that sparks joy. Even though you may know how to declutter, you may be hoarding things too good to use. Minimalism for beginners lies in understanding the high cost of trash that sparks joy. 

Do you want to know how to remove hard water stains? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru talks accumulation and etching and shows you how to remove hard water stains with Brite and Clean.  Once you know how to remove hard water stains you can upsell the #Cleaning to your clients. We use the Black+Decker 6 Orbital Polisher to replace the elbow grease in today's #ProductReview.  Cleaning hard water deposits is not easy but with the Ultimate Hard Water Stain Remover, your job got simple.

Angela Brown's Top 10 multi purpose cleaners at your request. The multi purpose cleaners make inventory and storing cleaning chemicals a breeze. Angela Brown says there is not one chemical that does it all, but multi purpose cleaners are great for most sealed surfaces. Today we look at Alpha-HP multi surface cleaner by Diversey. 303 by GoldEagleCo, Better Life, Attitude, Puracy, Eco Orange, Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds, Clean by Peroxy by Spartan Chemical Co, Inc. And Mrs. Meyers and Boardwalk.

5 easy ways to avoid burnout in house cleaning. That's what Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru is talking about today. Want to revitalize, restore and regenerate your life? You can anticipate burnout and renew your cleaning business. These free strategies will help you avoid burnout in life and help you avoid burnout at work. From mini vacations to new interests and hobbies - you can recondition your enthusiasm and thrive.

Family & Friends and Your Airbnb or VRBO - How involved should they be? Can they come to visit whenever? Or as a host should you offer a limited number of buddy passes for family and friends? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru answers your questions in today's Vacation Rental Mailbag If you do allow friends and family in your #VacationRental should you charge them a cleaning fee? Or is it a night’s stay with no strings attached?