The Perks of Housesitting

On the Road, Again!

We’re leaving our snowy climate (got about ten inches of snow since yesterday) in a couple of weeks to spend Christmas in sunny California and we won’t have to spend a dime on accommodations! That’s because we’ll be housesitting for a family while they’re away. We’ll be caring for their two sweet dogs, Imo and Dakota,  for the fourth time since we discovered the joys of housesitting.

We’ve been housesitting for almost three years during our cold midwest winters. So far we’ve had assignments in California, Arizona, and Washington state. We’ve cared for dogs, cats, birds and even chickens, ducks, and geese! And we’ve made great friends of the homeowners, too.

We don’t charge for our services; we take care of the homes and pets in exchange for lodging. Totally a win, win deal. The website is based in Australia so there are lots of opportunities there but there are housesits available all over the world.

After we registered with the website we began to receive emails daily that notify us whenever someone has posted a request for a house/pet sitter. If we’re interested we send a message and if we’re not, we just don’t respond – it’s a simple as that. It’s very secure and there are lots of guidelines available.

You can find the website at https://housecarers.com/.  Check it out.

12/2/2007