How Property Managers Can Budget for Unit Turnover Cleanouts
Turnover cleanout costs are hard to budget for when the price depends on which crew shows up, which market the unit is in, or how a company feels about a given job that day. EasyGig removes that variable with one flat $150 rate per truckload, the same across every unit and every property in its service area, which turns cleanout cost into simple math instead of a guess.
Why Is Turnover Cleanout Cost So Hard to Budget For?
For most property managers, the same underlying problem shows up across every property in a portfolio: a per-job estimate that isn’t set until someone looks at the unit, and that can vary by crew, by market, or by how much leverage a company has once it’s already scheduled. Multiply that unpredictability across dozens or hundreds of units and it stops being a minor annoyance—it becomes a line item that’s genuinely difficult to forecast from one turnover to the next.
How Does a Flat Per-Load Rate Change the Math?
Each EasyGig truckload is $150, regardless of which unit, which property, or which market it’s in. A studio typically leaves behind less than a three-bedroom unit, so it usually takes fewer loads—but the rate per load doesn’t change based on unit size, crew, or location. That means cost scales with volume, not with negotiation, and the same formula applies whether it’s one unit or fifty.
Can I Get the Same Price Across Every Property in My Portfolio?
Yes. The $150-per-truckload rate is the same in every city EasyGig serves—there’s no separate pricing tier by market or by which hauler happens to take the job. See the full locations list to confirm coverage across your portfolio.
What's a Simple Way to Estimate Turnover Cleanout Costs Across Multiple Units?
- Track the typical left-behind volume for each unit type—studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, three-bedroom—based on past turnovers
- Convert that volume into an expected number of truckloads per unit type
- Multiply the expected loads by $150 to get a projected cleanout cost per unit type
- Compare projected costs against actual invoices after a few turnovers and refine the estimate as real data comes in
Because the per-load rate never changes, this is a formula you can reuse across every property rather than rebuilding a new estimate for each unit.
How Does This Compare to Traditional Per-Job Estimates?
| Traditional per-job estimate | EasyGig flat rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Price known before booking | Often not—set on-site | Yes—$150 per truckload |
| Consistent across properties and markets | No—varies by crew and market | Yes—same rate everywhere in the service area |
| Easy to build into a portfolio budget | Difficult, since the baseline keeps shifting | Straightforward—multiply loads by a fixed rate |
| Requires an in-person visit for a number | Often, yes | No—price is shown at booking |
What About Legal Requirements Before a Unit Can Be Cleared?
Budgeting for cost is a separate question from whether a unit is legally clear to have its contents disposed of. Notice periods and storage requirements for a former tenant’s abandoned property vary by state, and that process should be settled—with your own legal counsel or your state’s landlord-tenant statute—before any pickup is booked. EasyGig’s flat rate applies once items are staged at the curb, driveway, or an accessible garage and are clear to remove; it doesn’t cover moving items out of the unit itself, since haulers pick up from those spots only.
For portfolio-wide cleanout planning, the Property Managers page covers how recurring turnover work typically fits into EasyGig’s booking flow, and what fits in a truckload is a useful reference when estimating loads per unit type.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does EasyGig charge a different rate for different properties in a portfolio? No. The rate is $150 per truckload everywhere EasyGig operates—it doesn’t vary by property, market, or which hauler is assigned.
How do I estimate cleanout cost before I have real turnover data? Start with a rough estimate of loads per unit type based on comparable turnovers you’ve handled before, multiply by $150, and refine that number once you have a few real invoices to compare against.
Can EasyGig pick up directly from inside a vacated unit? No—pickup is from the curb, driveway, or an easily accessible garage only. Getting items to that point is a separate step from booking the haul-away.
Does booking multiple units at once get a bulk discount? There’s no separate bulk-pricing tier—each truckload is priced at the same flat $150 rate regardless of how many units or loads you’re booking across a portfolio.
Managing turnover across multiple properties? See the Property Managers page, or book a pickup once a unit is ready for haul-away.
