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House sitting (or
housesitting) is where you either stay in a person's house or you visit
their house each day to make it looked lived-in and to take care of some
maintenance tasks while the owner is away such as on vacation. Some services
combine house and pet sitting. This is also known as
caretaking and homesitting. The person who does this task is known as
a house sitter, caretaker or homesitter. Companies that have full-time
employees that check your home are called
house checkers.
Wikipedia has an article on
House Sitting.
Most of the websites we list here will let you register to be a house sitter
or let you find a house sitter to watch your home. We indicate this by
Search
(search for a housesitter) and
Register
(register to be a
housesitter). Also see our
Pet Travel topic if you are looking for a pet sitter.
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HouseCarers.com.
Search/Register. This is one of the two best and most
comprehensive sites we have found that covers housesitting worldwide (Caretaker
Gazette is the other site). HouseCarers.com guides you through
the process of matching a homeowner with a housesitter. Housesitters
list their preferences though an easy registration process.
Homeowners contact sitters through a confidential message system.
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Caretaker
Gazette.
Search/Register. This is a unique
newsletter containing property caretaking and housesitting opportunities.
They have sample listings and information on their website. The Caretaker
Gazette is a bi-monthly publication with listings, advice, and information
for property caretakers, housesitters, and landowners. It's the only
publication in the world dedicated to the property caretaking field.
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House Sit Ads.com
Search/Register. They have worldwide coverage.
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Houseitworld.com
Search/Register. They have worldwide coverage.
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Australia |
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Houseminders.com
Search/Register. Housesitting service for Australia.
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Housecheckerusa.com.
House Checker. This is a house checking
service. They employ former law enforcement personnel to check your
home periodically. They also open and close your property to let
service personnel in and perform other services.
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HomeandPetSitters.com USA
Search/Register. They offer both pet and house sitter services. |
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United
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Homesitters Search/Register
An excellent
site for those living in the U.K. who want to be a homesitter or need a
homesitter. |
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