House sitter check list – the ultimate guide
How would you prepare the ultimate house sitter check list to ensure peace of mind when you leave home? Here are some top tips on how to prepare the ultimate check list prepared by housesitters for home and petowners. While home and petowners experienced in having petsitters at home will have established routines and approaches […]
Retired couple housesits in Spain
Retired couple housesits: Cave homes to Cathedrals We increasingly find that housesitting is becoming a thing to do as a retired couple. Traveling the world for the first time without dependents, without mortgage or job worries, housesitting enables you to exchange your years of experience as a home owners, pet owners and professionals for free accommodation […]
Game show or housesitting – the same & yet different
Many house-sitters spend time watch tv, perhaps a game show, or day dream occasionally wherever they are sitting thinking about how they could pet sit or housesit somewhere more exotic, more exciting, perhaps even life changing like a Caribbean island or at least a sunny sandy beach far away. This of course is while many […]
Retired professionals catsit in Palomares, Spain
Housesitting is rapidly becoming popular among Retired professionals looking for ways to enjoy retirement, discover active holidays and new locations by living in housesits within a community. Bob and Shirley Hesner are Retired professionals who have traveled for much of their professional careers moving every few years. Latterly they ran their own businesses online and […]
A housesitting lifestyle for a ‘boomerang generation’
The housesitting lifestyle appeals to different types of people. On HouseSitMatch we have a wide range of sitters from retired and semi-retired professionals who have a lifetime of experience caring for homes and pets in exchange for free accommodation as they travel, and we have an equally wide spectrum of digital nomads who housesit full time […]
Traveling in Italy with or without pets
Traveling with your pet in Italy Before Traveling on holiday many of us worry about leaving our homes and more especially our pets. Most of us have a best friend waiting for us back at home as we busy ourselves visiting beautiful cities all around the globe. It’s always sad to leave behind our beloved companions […]
House letting or house-sitting. Both good options!
What are the reasons you might consider either house-sitting or house letting? Perhaps if you have pets and you prefer for them to be cared for at home. Or if you are traveling away from home for more than a traditional two week holiday. And if you are travelling away from home for more than […]
Is a house-sitting lifestyle cheaper than living at home?
One Australian couple adopted a house-sitting lifestyle out of necessity and discovered a frugal way to travel on less than £5 / $8 per day! Check out their exotic travelogue and stunningly low costs, all because they house-sit – exchange services in caring for other people’s pets and property for free accommodation. Is it cheaper to […]
Not Getting the House Sits You Want? This Could be Why
Are you having trouble landing housesitting assignments? Do you feel confused because homeowners reject your applications repeatedly? Even if you feel you’re doing everything right you could be overlooking something that is a deal breaker for homeowners, a bad online reputation. It’s human nature to want to find out as much information as possible before […]
Our pets chose us and our unusual cave home in Spain
Our pets chose us and our unusual home We have pets, or rather we have been adopted by a number of pets, four cats and one dog to be precise. All of them chose us and our home to share their lives. We love our pets, but actually we were quite surprised to have been […]