The $47 Cleaning That Cost Me $3,000 (A True Story)
Found a guy on Craigslist offering apartment cleaning for $47. Seemed perfect – I needed the place cleaned before my lease inspection, I was broke from moving expenses, and his ad said “thorough professional cleaning guaranteed.” He showed up three hours late. Spent maybe 90 minutes in my apartment. Left. I walked through and it looked… fine? Good enough, I thought. Passed the quick eye test. Lease inspection happened two…