A stay home mom for about four years, my husband and I decided with our youngest child entering into school full time, I was now ready to go back to work. Learning from experience, having worked many different kinds of jobs in the past, we realized that finding a job to fit my family schedule was not going to be easy. With many different talents behind me I could have chosen any profession from customer service to the Dental field, to even Criminal Justice, my old career choices did not feel appealing.

I figured I needed to do something I enjoyed, something that would not interfere with spending time with my husband and 4 children. As I began looking at advertisements for jobs I kept bumping into housecleaning ads, however no one would hire me. I had no experience in housekeeping (getting paid). I decided to try an agency. The agency advertised that they would check into my work history and criminal background. I had no problem with either one. I went to the agency prepared to give as much information that was required, unfortunately they did neither, they hired me on the spot and I received my first home the very next day. I had to clean a two bedroom home in 3 hours and charge $93.00. The following Saturday I cleaned a four bedroom home for 8 hours and charge $128.00. Confused, I realize people where being charged unfairly. My first clients house where new to the agency so it wasn’t a discount of longevity, the distance was about the same so it wasn’t a discount of mileage. With a couple of weeks into the agency I was not happy with their way of doing business. I began looking into finding clients on my own. I needed to find one person to give me a chance, I was bringing with me years of  houses I cleaned for my church members; several years of  cleaning the church I attend, not to mention being a housewife for over 10 years. I needed a person to bring me in and trust that I was a great housecleaner, trustworthy and loving, if anything just to show them what I was capable of doing.

I got my big break I was hoping for in August of 2007 and as of today I have over 10 clients that I attend to on a monthly basis and have cleaned over 20 homes including business. 

I am a devoted woman to my husband of 10 years, a devoted mother of 1 boy and 3 girls and a devoted woman to all my clients (especially my elderly). All of my clients know that my first and for most priority is my Heavenly Father and then my family. I have built my business on Faith and trust. Each one of my clients knows, without a doubt that I can be trusted to take care of there home as though it is my own. On occasion they get to see a different side of me, but that comes with in time. I am not an agency but an individual, who is possibly thinking of building my business with employees that are somewhat like me, in the future. Till then I will enjoy every minute of Gods Blessings.

Up Date…October 2008

That was me about 10 months ago, as of today I now have over 20 clients that I attend to on a monthly basis and have cleaned over 40 homes including businesses. Eighty percent of my clients are referrals, and of course I try very hard to accommodate every single one of them. There are days I am gone as early as 5:15a.m and back home as late as 9p.m. This has led me to the move of becoming a business on October 1, 2008. I am no longer an independent housecleaner I am now the owner of “Serious Cleaning” and I owe it all to my wonderful clients that have helped me in every step of the way with referrals, advice, and most of all there caring hearts to see me succeed. I also owe a great deal of love and appreciation to my husband and children that have put up with my crazy schedule of housecleaning and of course keeping up with our own home. In it all my greatest love and appreciation is to my Heavenly Father who has given me strength on the days I had no energy, keeping me going when I wanted to give up and of course for blessing me with my supportive husband, children and every client that has entered into my life. I am truly blessed.

Serious Cleaning is not an agency it is a business. In January 2009 we will be hiring employees that will work side by side with me for a period of at least 1 month (thanks to my supportive clients). Every employee will have an extensive back ground check, with the company looking into past employment and criminal background. I will have a personal relationship with every client that chooses to go with Serious Cleaning. I want every client to know that we are a company that wants our clients to feel a sense of love and warmth, and that at any time of the day they can call me and let me know how there housekeeper is working out for them. At Serious Cleaning our CLIENTS will come first!! 

Thank You and God Bless

Renee Perez

Founder of

Serious Cleaning