Furniture put together and being out of state

[Anonymous]

Our DD goes to college 19 hours from home. She just got a rental house for next year. The prior tenants did not clean or move out. They left furniture and dirt and food in fridge etc. my DD wants to order furniture on Wayfair and have it shipped to the rental house. I do you think it is a good idea to hire someone to move in clean, put together the furniture (desks, barstools, beds, chairs and sofa). As well as clean carpets and fix any small things? She moves in August so I have time. Or are kids responsible for assembling their own stuff? I want to try to make it easier for her.

[Anonymous]

She can do it

[Anonymous]

I bet she can hire another college kid to put furniture together, clean, etc. Not sure where she is but I keep hearing about "thumbtack" - an app where you can hire help like this

[Anonymous]

What country? Usually in rentals with lots of college students, others will know who the usual people are for move-in help or cleaning help. So ask your daughter to ask other people around her for recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DD goes to college 19 hours from home. She just got a rental house for next year. The prior tenants did not clean or move out. They left furniture and dirt and food in fridge etc. my DD wants to order furniture on Wayfair and have it shipped to the rental house. I do you think it is a good idea to hire someone to move in clean, put together the furniture (desks, barstools, beds, chairs and sofa). As well as clean carpets and fix any small things? She moves in August so I have time. Or are kids responsible for assembling their own stuff? I want to try to make it easier for her.

Who do you think people hire to assemble furniture???? College kids! The same demographic that your child now falls into. Surely she can follow assembly directions.

You want to make this easier for her? Send her to Home Depot to purchase some basic tools and cleaning supplies.

This is part of growing up. You have to do things yourself.

[Anonymous]

This is why I’m glad my kid attends a college where kids live on-campus all four years. None of this slumlord nonsense. Plenty of time in life to learn how to assemble furniture.

[Anonymous]

The landlord or rental company should come in clean, fix small things, etc.

She can put together her furniture.

[Anonymous]

Surely she can clean and put together furniture on her own?

[Anonymous]

Parent groups in facebook for every college usually have this kind of info, you can ask there or search for responses on old posts.

[Anonymous]

Taskrabbit

[Anonymous]

Is she subletting? If not, the landlord should have someone clean the house and all appliances and repair walls, etc. This is not her job.

[Anonymous]

Use task rabbit for furniture assembly. Most college kids don’t have tool kits, and you will spend almost as much buying the tools as you will paying someone to assemble.

[Anonymous]

Sadly Taskrabbit is out of their service area. She would have to ask around. The owner acknowledged the prior tenants should have cleaned, removed their stuff and fixed light fixtures, cleaned carpet, etc. he isn’t doing it. Prior tenants should have…so I guess it is my kid or hiring someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Use task rabbit for furniture assembly. Most college kids don’t have tool kits, and you will spend almost as much buying the tools as you will paying someone to assemble.

Yes but then you can use the tools again the next time furniture assembly comes up. And for someone just starting out, furniture assembly will come up a lot over the years. As will other things that require a hammer, screw driver, wrench, pliers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She can do it

+1000 Better for her to start learning how to do things on her own. Life skills.