[quote=FlyerInHi]Have you ever been to houses with dirty light switches? The surrounding area blackened by dirty hands? I bought a condo like that. Build in 2007. The doors were also dirty.

My vacation rentals frequently have greasy light switches, door levers and refrigerator handles. People put stuff in the microwave without covering. They spill things in the fridge. They put trash in the recycle bin. My vacation rentals are profitable so I won’t complain. But I notice people’s filthy habits more since doing this.

When guests make a reservation, I see a profile with a picture. They also send me a message about themselves. Now. I pretty much can tell in advance who will be clean and who won’t.[/quote]

Chances are they have kids. You won’t ever understand it until you have kids, Brian, but kids will mess things up so fast it will make your head spin. They make “weird” messes, too…things that just don’t make any sense because making the mess would have been so much more work than keeping it clean.