Niceville is a college town and a base town at the same time. Northwest Florida State College's main campus sits on College Boulevard, and Eglin Air Force Base is just across the bayou. The apartment communities, townhomes and rental houses in Niceville, Valparaiso and Bluewater Bay fill with students in August and with Eglin families on summer orders, so a property manager here can see most of a rent roll come due in the same few weeks. The window to get every unit ready is short.
Squeaky Clean Team is a commercial cleaning and janitorial company with 60+ vetted cleaners. We turn units at scale for property managers in Okaloosa County and provide recurring janitorial service for campus buildings, so your leasing and maintenance staff can stay on their own work.
Two mass turns a year, planned before the rush
Summer turn
Fall classes at Northwest Florida State start in August, and the communities that lease to students and to Eglin families with summer orders turn over in the same few weeks. We staff the window ahead of time and work buildings in the order your move in schedule calls for.
Winter turn
The December and early January turn is smaller but lands on holiday weeks. We cover it so spring move ins are ready without pulling your maintenance team off repairs.
Turns at scale, then the common areas
When dozens of units at one property come due in the same week, we bring enough crews to run several buildings at once and hold your move in date. A Squeaky Clean Team lead is assigned to your property for the whole turn. Once residents are in, the same crews can keep your leasing office, clubhouse, pool deck, fitness room and laundry rooms clean on a recurring schedule.
Who we work with in Niceville
- Property management companies with student and military housing
- Apartment communities that lease to students and Eglin families
- Owners of rental houses, townhomes and duplexes near campus
- College housing and facilities departments
- Owners of conventional apartments in Niceville, Valparaiso and Fort Walton Beach
- Builders finishing new multifamily housing
Where students and base families live
Northwest Florida State is a commuter college for most students, so the housing we turn is spread through the communities along John Sims Parkway, which is Highway 20, in Valparaiso near the base gate, and in the townhomes and apartments of Bluewater Bay. Many renters commute across the Mid Bay Bridge from Destin or down Highway 85 from Crestview, and the communities in Fort Walton Beach, Shalimar and Mary Esther are part of the same service area. We also clean vacant units between permanent change of station moves for owners who lease to military families year round.
What every unit turn includes
- Full kitchen clean, inside appliances, cabinets and drawers
- Bathrooms scrubbed, descaled and disinfected
- Each bedroom cleaned on its own for leases signed by the bed
- Blinds, baseboards, doors and switch plates
- Floors vacuumed and mopped, carpet spots treated
- Closets, shelving and window tracks
- Patio, balcony and entry, with sand and salt film cleared
- A photo report of the finished unit sent to your office
Turns are priced per unit by floor plan. The full service is on our apartment and student housing turns page.
How a turn is run
1. Walk the property and count units
We walk your floor plans with you, confirm unit and bed counts, and send a written scope with a flat price per floor plan.
2. Build the schedule with your team
Buildings are sequenced around your move out dates, your maintenance crew, and your paint and flooring vendors. Cleaners enter a unit only after it is released for final clean.
3. Turn the units
Crews are scaled to the window and work building by building. Your assigned lead is on the property every day of the turn and is your one point of contact.
4. Photo proof and punch list
Every finished unit gets a photo report. If a unit fails your inspection, we clean it again at no charge before the resident arrives.
Janitorial services for campus buildings
For college facilities teams in Okaloosa County, the same crews provide recurring commercial cleaning and janitorial services on a nightly, weekly or custom schedule.
- Classrooms, labs and workforce training shops
- Administrative and faculty offices
- Student centers, libraries and performing arts facilities
- Residence hall turns between terms
- Event cleanup
- Post construction cleaning for new academic and housing buildings
Procurement gets a certificate of insurance, a W9 and references. We carry general liability and workers compensation, and we can meet state purchasing requirements for public institutions.
More from Squeaky Clean Team on the Emerald Coast
Between turns we clean leasing offices, clubhouses, model units and vacant units, and we handle single move outs as they come up. Niceville sits between two of our Panhandle markets, and property managers with buildings along Highway 98 can see our pages for student housing in Pensacola and commercial cleaning in Panama City. Vacation rental managers in Destin should see our vacation rental turnover service. Every market is listed on the service areas page.
Send your unit count and turn dates through the quote form or call (985) 239-4684. We reply the same business day.
Student housing cleaning in Niceville: common questions
Do you turn properties that mix students and military families?
Yes. Most communities in Niceville and Valparaiso lease to both, and the turns line up in summer either way. We turn any multifamily property, priced per unit by floor plan, and we clean vacant units between military moves year round.
When should we book the summer turn in Niceville?
As early as you can. Student leases line up with the August start of classes at Northwest Florida State, and summer military orders bring move outs from June on. We want to walk the property and confirm floor plans before the first wave.
How is turn cleaning priced?
Per unit, by floor plan. Bedroom and bathroom count drive the number. After a free walkthrough you get a written scope and a price for each floor plan.
What proof do we get that a unit is finished?
A photo report for every unit, sent to your office. If a unit does not pass your inspection, we clean it again at no charge.
Do you serve Fort Walton Beach, Destin and Crestview?
Yes. All of Okaloosa County is part of the same service area as Niceville, including Fort Walton Beach, Shalimar, Mary Esther, Destin and Crestview.
Can the same company clean our campus buildings during the year?
Yes. The crews that turn units also provide recurring janitorial service for classrooms, offices, student centers and training shops on a nightly, weekly or custom schedule.