There are pros and cons in terms of trust level of using a service but I prefer a private person to do it. There are lots of housekeepers who run their own businesses at far lower rates than the agencies and as individuals they make more. If a company is charging fifty their staff is getting $20 or less. Probably less. If you pay a private person $30 per hour you are both ahead.
The problem is finding one you can trust. To do that (without trying to sound racist here) ask people you know who are involved with the Filipino and Asian communities as there are many individuals in these communities who are running their own private cleaning businesses. And getting a recommendation from someone you trust alleviates a lot of the fear of theft issues a random off kijiji entails.
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