{"id":974,"date":"2024-07-23T08:09:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:12:06","slug":"housesittin-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/?page_id=974","title":{"rendered":"Housesitting The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"974\" class=\"elementor elementor-974\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515d0ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"515d0ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e519d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17e519d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOUSE SITTING: A GUIDE FOR HOME OWNERS &amp; HOUSE SITTERS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2ce4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc2ce4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad4ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ad4ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discovering House Sitting, A Happy Accident<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc6ed7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffc6ed7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81dd58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81dd58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">House sitting has become quite the phenomenon with thousands of listings right now. But what is it? And why is it so popular?\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">We stumbled upon house sitting by accident a few weeks before we left New Zealand. We thought we could probably stretch our travel fund to 18 months, perhaps two years. House sitting changed all that. Like a light bulb moment for animal lovers like us.<\/p><p class=\"\">Well, how else could we &#8211;\u00a0<\/p><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/asia-blog-posts\/2017\/7\/23\/an-amazing-story-of-love-kindness-and-sacrifice-for-bali-dogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Live in a traditional Balinese villa three minutes from a semi-deserted beach while caring for eight rescue dogs<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/europe-2016\/2016\/8\/19\/the-italian-job-part-one-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn to prune and tend to vines on a hobby vineyard overlooking the majestic Sibillini mountains<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/north-america\/2016\/3\/29\/chicken-run-murder-mishaps-and-magic-6-weeks-house-sitting-in-portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cozy up for winter on an organic farm in Portland, Oregon where elk stop by the bedroom window, and coyotes sing you to sleep<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1001cc9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1001cc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b277416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b277416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/julie_steve_beach_dogs_bali.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-991\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/julie_steve_beach_dogs_bali.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/julie_steve_beach_dogs_bali-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab15c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ab15c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_spraying_italy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_spraying_italy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_spraying_italy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c6570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12c6570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/julie_katherine_digging_out_portland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/julie_katherine_digging_out_portland.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/julie_katherine_digging_out_portland-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38acfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d38acfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98f9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b98f9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><strong>The numbers<\/strong>: Five years later, we have completed <strong>47<\/strong> housesits, spending <strong>125<\/strong> weeks (nearly two and half years) house sitting across <strong>6<\/strong> countries (New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA, Indonesia, Thailand and Italy). We have taken care of <strong>76<\/strong> dogs of various shapes and sizes, <strong>108<\/strong> cats, <strong>163<\/strong> chickens, <strong>25<\/strong> ducks, <strong>3<\/strong> pigs, <strong>2<\/strong> rams, <strong>3<\/strong> guinea pigs and <strong>240<\/strong> grape vines. (and <strong>1 <\/strong>jar of live yeast).<\/p><p class=\"\">But it isn&#8217;t always easy. Things can, and do go wrong. Like the time we lost a dog to poisoning in Bali, or chickens to a hungry hawk in Portland, or getting electric shocks from a gas hob. Challenging times.<\/p><p class=\"\">That said, we wouldn&#8217;t change a thing. It\u2019s rewarding. It enables us to lead a life we love. We get to meet interesting new people and get our animal fix. House sitting has so many benefits. It\u2019s a win-win-win situation for all. We have literally saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in accommodation costs over the past 5 years. But what has been more priceless is the wonderful snuggles and cuddles that we have had for the amazing animals that we have cared for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f317371 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f317371\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9c5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc9c5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8c3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c8c3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Design3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Design3.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Design3-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89522d6 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89522d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14d5f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d14d5f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_rudy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_rudy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_rudy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b89dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b89dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Design7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Design7.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Design7-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d019b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d019b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vineyard_housesit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vineyard_housesit.jpg 500w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vineyard_housesit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vineyard_housesit-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be80bc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be80bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ba146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6ba146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">You can see why it has become so popular. It has even become quite competitive. But is it for you? And how do you find a house sit or a house sitter?<\/p><p class=\"\">We have created this page to give our honest thoughts, tips, and recommendations to both potential house sitters as well as home owners. (We will add more useful information over the coming months.)\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">But for now, here is the lowdown on the house sitting sites we have tried.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42324d3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42324d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b34874 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b34874\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b895cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b895cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938cb48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"938cb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-1.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e14dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e14dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhousesitters.com\/su\/ktFSuEOf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrustedHousesitters<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Number of sits: <\/strong>39<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Total length of sits: <\/strong>100 weeks<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">83% of all our house sits have come from TrustedHousesitters. No surprise considering the scale and breadth of this site. Thousands of house sits and house sitters in 140 countries at any one time. All beautifully presented. Excellent two-way review process. External references can be added with a built in tool ensuring good and bad reviews are included. Real time email alerts ensure you hear about new sits in your target countries immediately.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What we like:<\/strong> Easy to use (mobile and desktop). The volume of opportunities. Email alerts.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What could improve:<\/strong> External references are \u2018buried\u2019 and not included in star rating. Real time alerts can be overwhelming for some countries.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Cost:<\/strong> US$99 per year for house sitters and home owners.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee941f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee941f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4fbce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e4fbce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f962437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f962437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-2.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a0bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a0bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housecarers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HouseCarers<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Number of sits: <\/strong>3<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Total length of sits: <\/strong>15 weeks<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">We scored three house sits from HouseCarers (14%), including our longest sit, 2.5 months in Italy. 10,000 house sitters compete for a few hundred available sits. The website is a little dated and difficult to navigate. Email alerts don&#8217;t include photos. Ability to upload your own references, so it\u2019s possible that only good references are uploaded.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What we like:<\/strong> Despite the small number of listings, we have had some success.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What could improve:<\/strong> Website refresh to improve usability. Email alerts need photos.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free for home owners. US$50 per year for house sitters. Free option with limited features.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b9116 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66b9116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2982f92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2982f92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e37c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e37c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-3.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c048ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c048ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h3><a style=\"font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindmyhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MindMyHouse<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Number of sits:<\/strong> 0<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Total length of sits: <\/strong>0 weeks<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">We like MindMyHouse despite not securing any sits yet. The website has a nice layout and is easy to navigate. There are around 4,400 active house sitters and 5,700 active home owners with approximately 4% having a listing at any one time. Popular in the USA, UK, and Canada, with around 60% of sitters and owners coming from these three countries. Daily summary email alerts for selected countries.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What we like:<\/strong> Lovely site. Very affordable option.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What could improve:<\/strong> More active listings.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free for home owners. US$20 per year for house sitters.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2935e4 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2935e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ee985 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48ee985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd2350 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd2350\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704cf2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"704cf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-4.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f19041d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f19041d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomador.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nomador<\/strong><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Number of sits: <\/strong>0<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Total length of sits: <\/strong>0 weeks<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">Normador has a great website with advanced search functionality. We love the ability to search by the type of place you like, for example, countryside, beach, mountains, etc. They boast a 69,000 strong community with around 520 current house sits. 63% of these are in France with a smattering in other countries. Summary email alerts are available.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What we like:<\/strong> Stylish web interface.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What could improve:<\/strong> Further expansion beyond French speaking countries. A bit pricey for a limited number of listings.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Home owners and house sitters both pay US$89 per year. Option for US$35 quarterly payments. Free \u2018discovery\u2019 option to view site contents before signing up.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b995d67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b995d67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43b853 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d43b853\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011c2cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"011c2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-5.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-5-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dba58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17dba58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h4><strong>Referral &amp; Repeats<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Number of sits: <\/strong>5<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Total length of sits: <\/strong>10 weeks<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">Friends and family are a top source of house sits. And should not be overlooked. We have lost count of the number of requests we get. Unfortunately, only five sits (19%) have tied up with our dates as we are usually booked well ahead. We also get asked to return by home owners which is also something to consider.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What we like:<\/strong> Personal connection, you know each other.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What could improve:<\/strong> Planning well in advance is always helpful.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Cost:<\/strong> None.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c097a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4c097a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7e1d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e7e1d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da97e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da97e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-6.png 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-asset-6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a6d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05a6d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><div class=\"image-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-title sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/the-worlds-best-housesitters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>And There&#8217;s Us&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"><div class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-width-percentage=\"16.5\"><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Number of sits: <\/strong>47<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Total length of sits: <\/strong>125 weeks<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">Looking for house sitters you can trust? Look no further!<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\">You can read our full profile and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/the-worlds-best-housesitters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>more info on our house sitting experience here<\/strong><\/a>. You can also check out more about Steve &amp; Julie at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/this-is-us\"><strong>about us\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>page.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What we like:<\/strong> Enormous Flat Screen TV&#8217;s, well stocked wine cellars, king sized beds. Just kidding\u2026<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>What could improve:<\/strong> Steve&#8217;s &#8216;Dad jokes&#8217;, Julie&#8217;s G&amp;T making skills.<\/p><p class=\"sqsrte-small\"><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Open to offers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2600d37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2600d37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955c3a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"955c3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82c57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a82c57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You may enjoy reading about our house sitting experiences in our blog posts.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b9fa4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07b9fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc39ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afc39ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/?p=831\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160203-082553.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160203-082553.jpg 500w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160203-082553-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chicken Mishaps &amp; Murder<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d6ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0d6ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/?p=722\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160421-120037.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160421-120037.jpg 500w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160421-120037-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20160421-120037-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yorkshire Pudding<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2e897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c2e897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2checkingout-com.preview-domain.com\/?p=721\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_spraying_italy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_spraying_italy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/steve_spraying_italy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Italian Job<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSE SITTING: A GUIDE FOR HOME OWNERS &#038; HOUSE SITTERS Discovering House Sitting, A Happy Accident House sitting has become quite the phenomenon with thousands of listings right now. 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