Finding a good house sitter you’re able to trust is tough, but key.

Here’s how to do it.

you’re free to likely find someone to do that in your data pipe.

You want your house to look lived in for security reasons.

Your home has a certain level of maintenance that it needs.

This saves you moneyandgives you peace of mind since you know someone is there in case something goes wrong.

Both sites specialize in house sitters who can also pet sit.

HousesittersAmerica.com takes the opposite approach and charges the sitters a fee to register on their site.

Both offer fairly robust profiles and a decently large pool of sitters you’re able to sift through.

The same applies to any pets or kids they may be watching as well.

You want to verify both parties get along with each other.

A tour of the house so they know where everything is.

If they should expect visitors such as family members or workers (such as landscapers or cleaners).

Anything quirks they should know about your neighborhood such as parking restrictions or nosey neighbors to watch out for.

Have you ever used a house sitter?

Have you been a house sitter?

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