Every day that unit sits full is a day it does not pay rent
Turnover is a sequence and junk removal is the first link in it. Nobody patches drywall around a couch. Carpet crews will not pull pad with a dresser on it. Cleaners wipe around a pile of trash bags and charge you for it. The faster the unit goes empty, the sooner you can put a lockbox on the door.
Same-day and next-day pickups are common, so you are not booking two weeks out and hoping. Text photos in the morning after a move-out walkthrough and the unit can be empty that afternoon, with your painter starting the next day.
Photos instead of a site visit
You do not need to meet anybody at the property to get a number. Stand in the doorway of each room, take a photo, get the closets and the patio, and text the set to 408-475-4147. If it is easier to walk the unit on video, do that. Andy reads the photos, asks about access, and sends back a real price. No trip across town for a walkthrough that produces nothing but an estimate.
Empty and swept, ready for the next trade
The crew does the lifting, carrying and loading, and sweeps up after. You do not drag anything to the curb, stage items in the hallway, or pull maintenance off their list to help. When the truck pulls out, the unit is clear and the floor is swept so paint and carpet can walk straight in.
Third floor, no elevator, and one loading spot
Apartment work is not house work. A house has a driveway and a garage door. A unit has a stairwell with a turn in it, a landing that will not take a queen box spring flat, and a lot where the only place a truck fits is the red curb by the leasing office. That is the actual job, and it is priced into the quote you get up front.
Send the access details with the photos. Floor number, stairs or elevator, gate code, whether the freight elevator has to be reserved, and where a truck can sit. The more we know before the day, the tighter the timing works out.
Walk-up units on the second and third floor
Stairs are normal. Sectionals, mattresses, box springs, dressers, desks and dead treadmills come down by hand, without gouging the stairwell paint or the handrail. Say what floor the unit is on when you text the photos so the price already covers the carry, instead of turning into a conversation on the day.
Freight elevator windows and building rules
If your property makes vendors reserve the freight elevator or work inside a set window, book it and tell us the window. The crew works to it. Same with pads on the walls, a required service entrance, or a rule about not blocking the lobby. All easy to work around when it is in the thread before the truck rolls.
Parking that actually fits a truck
Tight lots, low garage clearance and one visitor space are the usual reality in San Jose. Point out where a truck can sit, whether that is a loading zone, a spot by a side gate or a stretch of curb on the street. Coning off a space or leaving word with the manager helps.
Your dumpster cannot take this and you already know that
Every property has the same sign on the enclosure. No furniture, no mattresses, no appliances, no electronics. Somebody does it anyway, the hauler leaves it, and the property eats a fine on the next invoice. Then maintenance drags the mattress back out and stands it up by the gate, where it sits in the rain and residents photograph it for their reviews.
Give it to us instead. Couches, recliners, mattresses and box springs, bed frames, dressers, dining sets, particle board shelving that fell apart on the way down, TVs, microwaves, mini fridges, bags of clothes, boxes of paperwork, kids toys, patio furniture and the grill on the balcony.
Mattresses, the thing the dumpster refuses
Mattresses are the number one item left behind and the number one item a dumpster will not take. Kings, queens, bunk sets, box springs, futons and the frames that go with them all load out. You do not have to wrap them, stand them in the breezeway or chase a special pickup that may or may not show.
Keeping the mess out of the hallway
People still live at this property while you turn a unit. The crew keeps the load moving instead of building a pile in the corridor, keeps doors from banging, and sweeps the path on the way out. Trash goes in bags, not loose in the elevator. Your current residents are the ones who renew.
Several units turning at once
First of the month, end of a lease cycle, or a building that just had four notices land in the same week. When several units come back at once, the last thing you want is four vendors and four scheduling calls. Send photos of each unit in one thread, labeled by unit number, and you get pricing for the set.
Andy works with landlords, on-site managers and property management companies across San Jose and Santa Clara County, plus Fremont, Milpitas, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Redwood City and the wider Bay Area. Junk Junk Go is rated 5.0 on Google across 6 reviews. Turn units at the same building regularly and you have one number to text and one person who already knows the stairwell and where the truck goes.
Timed around your other vendors
Tell us when paint and carpet are booked and the pickup gets set ahead of them. If the tenant is pulling their own things over the weekend, we come after they are out, so the crew is not working around half a household.
Common Questions
Who clears out an apartment between tenants in San Jose?
Junk Junk Go does apartment clean outs for landlords, on-site managers and property management companies across San Jose and Santa Clara County. The crew empties the unit of furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics and trash, then sweeps up so the next trades can start. Text photos to 408-475-4147 for a free upfront quote.
How much does an apartment clean out cost?
It depends on how much is in the unit and how the access works, so there is no flat published rate. Text photos of each room to 408-475-4147, or do a quick video call, and Andy gives you an upfront price before anything is scheduled. That is what you pay on the day, no surprise charges.
Can you take furniture my complex dumpster will not accept?
Yes, that is most of the job. Couches, mattresses, box springs, bed frames, dressers, TVs, microwaves and appliances go on the truck instead of into the enclosure, where they get left behind and the property gets fined. You do not have to move anything out to the dumpster area first.
Do you do third floor units with no elevator?
Yes. Stairs are normal on this work and the crew does all the carrying, so nothing has to be staged outside the door first. Mention the floor number and whether there is an elevator when you send photos, so the upfront price already covers the carry.
How fast can you empty a unit?
Same-day and next-day pickups are common. Text photos in the morning after a move-out walkthrough and the unit can often be clear the same day. Message 408-475-4147 as soon as you know the unit is vacant and you can hold a time while you finish the inspection.
Can you clear more than one unit at the same property?
Yes. Send photos of each unit labeled by unit number in one text thread and you get pricing for the whole set up front. That works well at the first of the month, when several units come back at once.
A turnover has enough moving parts already. Junk removal should be the easy one. Photos in, price back, unit empty, floor swept, next trade in the door. No meeting to get a quote, no week-long wait for a slot, no fine because somebody put a mattress in the enclosure again. Send a few pictures and find out what it costs before you commit to anything.
Other Jobs We Do
Eviction Cleanouts
Fast clear outs after a lockout, working to your instructions on tenant property, with discretion and documentation.
Foreclosure Cleanouts
Bank owned and REO properties cleared with lockbox access, before and after photos for your file, and no need for you to be on site.
Garage & Attic Cleanouts
Garages, attics, sheds and narrow side yards. You point at what goes, the crew carries it out and sweeps up.
See all of it in one place on the real estate and property cleanout page, browse before and after photos, or read what customers say. Ready to book? Get in touch.