BTW I'm using this account to post because my real account was banned from this sub a while back for violating rule 2. I was a tad drunk and said some mean things about a person who did horrible things and what the punishment would be if I had my call.
Anyway if there's anything I want you guys to take from this post it's this:
Hire a professional - Crime and Trauma Scenes aren't something you have a friend do or molly maids. There's serious risks and just because you or someone else is sure the decedent didn't have AIDS/HIV, HEP C, or other BBP doesn't mean it's true and those aren't the only things we are worried about.
You can't clean porous materials - Biological fluid and bacteria can get into unfinished wood, carpeting/fabric, and just anything that's porous. There's no real way for anyone to guarantee the safety of these items and there's absolutely no way to clean carpeting. It's just material things and should be disposed of properly. If there was a decomposing body in a house for an extended period of time don't save the quilt that was on the chair a few feet from the body, it's likely to never lose it's odor. Now if there's no odor on it and no visible biological fluid it may be safe but again be cautious.
Do not take electronics from a deocomposition - I got families all the time that would want to save a flat screen TV or something that a loved one had just recently bought before they passed. If it's in a room on the other side of the house and the room doesn't have an odor in it it may be safe but again if it's in the room where the body laid for a period of time it's not a good idea to take it. bacteria settles onto and into it and even if you let it 'air out' outside for a few days you're going to plug that into your wall and when it heats up you're probably going to get that decomp odor. Not too much of a health risk but an odor risk.
Home Owners Insurance May Cover Costs - Home Owners Insurance most of the time covers this kind of work. Insurance companies sometimes argue it but unless it's a named peril policy (popular in Texas, Florida, and areas where hurricanes or natural disasters are common) there's usually coverage for the work. If you want to wait until an insurance adjuster (the only ones who can confirm coverage, your insurance agent or the guy doing the cleanup doesn't have that authority) confirms that event is covered that's fine, it's within your right but know that the longer the fluids sit the more damage may be done. See if you can get the biological fluids removed ASAP and then wait for coverage confirmation for the rest of the project. Insurance companies sometimes take 2-14+ days to confirm coverage though.