How to price house cleaning jobs without undercharging

House cleaning pricing gets messy when the customer says it is a small job and then the house tells a different story. I used to quote too fast just to book the work. After a few underpaid deep cleans, I stopped pricing only by rooms and started asking about pets, kitchen grease, bathrooms, clutter, and last cleaning date. Recurring work can be lower, but first-time cleanings need room for surpri…