Christchurch NZ family return from first Stress Free holiday in 15 years, to Pets in better condition, House in better shape, and Dinner and a bottle of Wine from their Housesitters

What an awesome awesome service!

We came home after 3 weeks in Europe to animals that were in better condition than we left them! Our house was in better shape than we left it! Dinner in the oven and a bottle of wine from our sitters.

Our holiday was the first stress free in 15 years! I am recommending this site to friends ALL over the world. Job well done - thank you Barbara & Bill! (Jobella)

View housesit profile for Christchurch NZ, homeowners Jobella

Sacramento homeowner appreciates being able to leave pets for vacation to Mexico with relatives

I did what you suggested and responded to all, letting them know I selected the first responders. Then I cancelled the ad. This is such a wonderful service. Just want you to know how much it is appreciated! Thank you so much.... Pgray1

What a pleasant place to have a break .... "We live within walking distance of a lovely park (William Land Park) with a golf course and zoo. We're close to downtown Sacramento with its historic capitol (interesting to tour) and Old Sacramento and the river with the Delta Queen hotel/restaurant. There is a nice coffee/pastry/sandwich shop and a brand new Sprouts Market within walking distance. The back yard of our home is very pleasant with a nice swing out back, and the weather should be very nice during May."


View house and live-in pet sitter found for Historical Sacremento housesit

Real Stories - Why we housesit? - Being given holiday options that we would never even normally contemplate, or as above, you cannot find that in a travel book. But housecarers - yes.

We are doing a house-sit in January 2013 for 17 days. Did a house-sit in Mornington, Melbourne in middle of last year for 3 weeks and really enjoyed.

Housecarers: Great news about the housesit. Where is the next one located? If is always good to hear stories like yours. What are the main reasons for you housesitting?

Our next housesit is located in Giru, on a small farm in Queensland. We are city people but are really looking forward to looking after the farm and animals. It is quite rural. Being city people we asked if the bus stops near to the house/farm and they wrote back and told us they were rural andthe bus didn't stop nearby. Of course not. Lesson number one. But - they are letting us use their car! It's looking after geese, chooks, dogs, cats, and a small bird that likes to sit on your shoulder. On a mango farm.

The main reasons for house-sitting are:
No. 1 - Being given holiday options that we would never even normally contemplate, or as above, you cannot find that in a travel book. But housecarers - yes.

We would never have gone to lovely Mornington only for housecarers, and met such a nice lady who owns the house. Plus we were near our grandchildren.

No. 2 - And of course it is not an expensive holiday. We do have to pay to get from Perth to over East, but we do have an option of house-sitting in WA, such as Bunbury, Geraldton, etc. which we might do some time. We would have transport then.

Regards,
Dale & Lance ... Username Luckyas

View profile for married healthy and active retired couple from Perth WA, who are keen gardeners and love pets

House Sitter found for water-side home with private beach and stairs, North Shore Of Long Island (Quiet with Hilly and Water Fantastic views)

We love your services! Very honest people and great services! Thanks so much and we will be back again!

wendylyn... Suffolk, Long Island NY

View House Sitter Found ad for waterside Suffolk, Long Island home

Active Retired Canadian couple find world-wide adventure, new places, a 'home' to live in rather than a hotel, immerse themselves in the local culture, make new friends, and get their 'pet fix'

We had a great house sit for 2 months in Australia from one of our applications and had to turn down 2 others that came at the same time. We love reading the notifications and hopefully will have more house sits in the future. We have also recommended HouseCarers.com to many of our friends.

Housecarers: Great news about the housesit - where was it?

The house sit was in a suburb of Brisbane, Australia called Manly West. It was a very nice house with a pool. We looked after the house and their lovely female dalmatian.

We spent a few days with the family before they left on an extended tour of Europe. During that time, they introduced us to their neighbours. Everyone was friendly and we made new friends. At the end of our stay, the owners even arranged for us to visit their parents.....a great place to go out to the Great Barrier Reef.

Housecarers: What is your main reason for House sitting?

My husband and I primarily live in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, however, since my mother passed away three years ago, my father chooses to also live here. That necessitates us going to just outside of Victoria, British Columbia to look after his property in the summer (not a hardship!).

We look at house sits wherever....however prefer those outside of Canada and the US. Why do we like house sits.....adventure, new places, having a 'home' to live in rather than a hotel, to immerse ourselves in the local culture and to make new friends. We do not own any pets (although we both have done so), so get our 'pet fix' sometimes through house sits. Who could ask for more!..... Margaret, 2iscompany2

View housesitter profile for active retired Canadian couple, now living in Mexico

Washington Homeowner Reunites with friend lost 20 years ago - It is a Small Housecarers Housesitting World

Ian and staff, I just wanted to thank you for your valuable service.

You might like to know that of the team of housesitters I chose, one of the women turned out to be (though this was not known when I chose them) a friend I had not seen in over 20 years, who is moving to the same apartment building as my friend who I usually ask to watch my pets when I'm away on short trips.

How ironic that an internet site based in Australia would reunite me with my old friend.

Anita (OrcasLeigh - Washington - housesitter required profile)

Housesitter and Author, AussieWendy aka IrishRover wandering the World for 10 years house sitting

Many thanks for passing on the query from Glen McPhee, a distant relative who was trying to reconnect with me. You found the right Wendy Mills.

I am still wandering the world housesitting. I have just done sits in Scotland, Yorkshire, Wales, and now in Sweden for three months. I still love this after ten years.

I have not been able to find a publisher for my 'How To' book on Housesitting, which is disappointing, becausd I tell at least three people every day about what I do, and pass on your web site. If you have any bright ideas about publishing, I'd love to hear from you.

Thank you for your help,... AussieWendy

Profile for Housesitter and Author, AussieWendy aka IrishRover

South East London homeowner returns to spotless house and 4 happy cats

I would like to leave feedback for house sitter username Woodvale.

"I’ve recently selected House sitter, username Woodvale to look after my house and four cats while I was on holiday and I was extremely pleased with the quality of service received. Woodvale is reliable, professional and extremely tidy.

I have used www.housecarers.com several times as I travel frequently and Woodvale has proved to be the best housesitter so far ­ Upon my return home I was delighted with the condition of my house: it was a pleasure to return from vacation and find a spotless house and 4 happy cats. Woodvale is a keen animal lover and took great care of my pets.

Letting someone you don't know into your home to look after can be unsettling and I highly recommend Woodvale for providing me with peace of mind."

Thanks again and best wishes,
Silvia (username silviam)

View housesitter found ad for South East London

Housecarers Ed: Semi-retired Housesitter Woodvale is an active woman in very good health, and visits London twice a year for stays of a few weeks to spend time with her daughter's family.

Homeowners find fabulous Simple Solution (for the fourth time) to commom pet/home owner Dilema for their home near Historic Goldmining towns, Traralgon, Gippsland VIC

Thankyou so much for this fabulous service!!!!

We have now arranged our ... 4th! ... sitter through this service. All have been fantastic and we look forward to our newest sitter caring for our house and animals.How wonderful to be able to go on a trip and know your home is safe and in good hands and your pets are getting the love and attention they are used to receiving. and its all so simple to do.

THANKYOU.... username Setabnor

House Sitter found for housesit Historic Traralgon, Gippsland VIC


History and attractions of Traralgon

House Sitting Artist's Life is changed through Housesitting - and finds a new Freedom through nomadic Lifestyle

I have found your site incredibly effective. Your automatic notifications are excellent. It has changed our lives and given us a new freedom through house sitting. We never were materialistic people and this allows us to live a nomadic lifestyle as well as contributing through caring for someone else's possessions and pets.

The housesits include - 2 in Canberra for 7 weeks, 2 out near Wagga for a total of 9 months (on beautiful properties)We had other choices also.

Thanks again, your site is very well designed

Thanks Colin

PS Please have a look at my main site and be very tempted
Some of Colin's Work

View house sitter profile for Artist UserName = Seaart

Homeowners from Historic, St Augustine (oldest city in USA) Florida find fabulous, immaculate house sitters.

This is a wonderful service. My husband and I have used it twice and have had excellent results. Most recently we hadTom & Judy - House sitters' Username Handynhearty stay in our home in St. Augustine, Fl. for two weeks.

Ed: Historic St. Augustine is the oldest city in United States

They were fabulous and loved St. Augustine so much they are thinking of moving here. They left before we arrived back home but left the house in immaculate shape and also left a wonderful note. I would highly recommend them as house sitters.

We hope we see them again in St. Augustine, possibly as neighbors. Thanks so much Tom & Judy!

... Judith

Profile for Homeowners judith349 Housesit filled - The Shores, St. Augustine, Florida

Winterize house? - a lot of work - see article below - better get a housesitter

There is a lot of work in preparing a house to be empty - eg Going to Florida... better solution get a House Sitter... Added security ... and what if a pipe bursts, while you are sunning in Florida - the sitter will be on hand.


​HomeFix-Prepare-house-for-sitti​ng-empty-in-winter

Retired House Sitter NiftyNana sees interesting places across Australia, while Writing

My House-sits have been the best experience & I have made new friends as a result. My first was at Glenugie NSW near Grafton on 25 acres for 2 months, next Kooralbyn on the Scenic Rim there for 5 weeks, after that Townsville for 3.5 weeks, Kingscliffe for 1 week, then Blackbutt, Newcastle coming up. During May, June & part of July I'm house-sitting for friends in NZ. So nothing planned after that, I don't want to commit too far ahead.

My reasons for wanting this experience are.... I am now retired, so free to get about & see other places which are of interest to me, also I do a bit of writing so I'm not bothered by all the distractions of being at home.

The great thing for me is that I don't need to do this for financial reasons ., therefore I go when & where I choose, & really appreciate my home more when I return.

I find the home owners are so grateful & accommodating which in itself is rewarding & I feel I'm providing a service, to me it is a reciprocal arrangement that benefits both parties.

Ruth (NiftyNanna)

View House Sitter Profile for Ruth, NiftyNanna

Rotorua, NZ homeowners returns to spotless home, cats all happy, and extra plants in the garden

Thank you so much for your service.

I had House sitters Jocelyn - J552712 (retired New Zealand couple) Stay and take care of my home which included my 3 cats and 3 gold fish.

What a wonderful lady so caring and spotless. I cant say enought about Jocelyn.

If anyone is wanting a house sitter Jocelyn is the one to have.
This was my first time using a house sitter and would gladly use her again.

I came home after being away for nearly a month to find a spotless home cats all happy and extra plants in the garden. I can see she puts a lot of care into her work.

Once again thanks so much Jocelyn I would be very happy to give this lady a glowing reference anytime.

... Fluffydowns - Rotorua NZ

House Sitter filled ad for Rotorua Homeonwer Fluffydowns

House sitting for vacation - Press Article from examiner.com

House Sitting for Vacation article

examiner.com internviews a Des-moines housecarers member.

Housesitting Hannah finds great opportunities to see more of USA, having a blast in Northern Cascades

Hannah Brooks

On my first house sit(that I found through housecarers) in the Northern cascades! Having a blast and can't wait for the second one at the end of January!

housecarers

Great news. What a great way to see this part of the country rent-free. Where is you next housesit?

Hannah Brooks

Idaho for 2 months. And already speaking with homeowners about this coming summer. Thanks for creating such a great opportunity!

housecarers

Just including the link to your housecarers profile:

.. I am a non-smoking, cheerful, independent and responsible single person th...See More..

Canadian House Sitter Mary-jane finds Adventure around Canada

HI there - just thought I'd let you know that I've done two house sits since November. One in Penticton and one in Calgary thanks to this website.

I am about to do one on Pender Island for 3 weeks in February and then one in March-April in Naramata BC for friends.

I am on CPP Disability and this is getting me out of the house and allowing me some adventure.

Thank you. Mary-jane

View house sit profile for Canadian House Sitter Mary-jane - username maaavelous

Sara shares her housesitting lifestyle: - house sits for 2 years in Melbourne VIC

I joined housecarers.com two years ago. Since then I have house sat twice - for the same people - once for six weeks, once for two years. I am now responding to other housesits (as this one comes to a close).

This experience has been great and I've had really nice feedback from the home owners of recent housesits I've applied to - I haven't been able to make a match yet re. dates and location but I will keep looking - even if it is just for 'holiday' house sits rather than being main place of living.

I do it for a number of reasons:

1. I was looking for ways to be able to make the time and
space to do part time study - by house sitting I could continue to work part time plus I had a lot of peace and quiet to study - it has been invaluable for that.

2. But I also did it because I have an
interest in alternative ways of living. I grew a vege garden, joined a vegie swap, took public transport or bike as often as possible, I picked and preserved the produce from the garden trees on the property I looked after... None of these I did 100%, or particularly well (re.vege garden), but the idea was to try and see what is possible - how you can approach work differently - ie. when I had dry patches of work (because I'm a casual) I put time into the property or preserving
something for the home owners. This isn't a a plug for a fantasy hippy lifestyle (it could start reading like that) - I am always aware that I wouldn't be able to do this if other people weren't working in the system fulltime with a house and a mortgage as a result - I just wanted to explore what is possible.

View Sara's house sitter profile for housesitting Melbourne VIC

Homeowner solves their most critical problem - Queanbeyan , Canberra ACT

"Hello there Success! Success! Success!
This is an excellent service. We were having a nervous breakdown just over a week ago. The house sitter we had lined up cancelled at this late stage - our holiday is in March/April. We found your website and we have already interviewed three excellent candidates and have selected our house sitter. Anyone of them would have been suitable. I will do my housekeeping and suspend our present membership later on today... Albert" (username magenta17)

View housesitter found profile - Problem solved for Queanbeyan , Canberra ACT homeowner with easy to care for cat and two small dogs

West Vancouver mini doxie and midi mutt owner finds sitter from Toronto for walks to Bay in Horseshoe Bay Village

Re: Your great Service

I have someone - Carol coming to my home from Toronto! Thank you so much for your great service. Last time, I went away to Spokane I had a couple here from Alberta. They loved my home and dogs. I loved them.

They even repaired a bench and board. They were amazing.

Again, I feel so very lucky

Lorilee

Housesitter found profile for housesit Near Horseshoe Bay West Vancouver Canada

Blenheim, Marlborough New Zealand homeowner quickly finds the perfect match for housesit;- Close to town and winery trail, with great outdoor life

"Hi,
I only registered 2 days ago, and have already found the perfect person to housesit and look after my pets. So easy and very much appreciated.

Thank you so much for this service."
Jude


View housesitter found ad for Blenheim, Marlborough New Zealand

House Sitter found for 4 month housesit:- Beautiful Mountainous area, lots of hiking, X- country, downhill skiing. Log Home in the country Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada

Hello Ian,

Thank you for this site, I have found help in such a short time. I did find was someone within my own area that may turn out to be benificial for both them and me. I will follow up at the end of May with this feedback, but for now I would like to thank you for such an organized website.

Regards, Windy Range



View housesitter found ad for, Log Home in the country Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada

Albany WA homewner feels secure and happy about their choices for home 10 minutes drive around Princess Royal harbour to Albany city centre and idyllic beaches.

"Thank you for your service. This is our second time and feel
secure and happy about our choices.

You are an outstanding business and good luck in the future"
Regards

Izzybizzy (Joan)


View housesitter found ad for home 10 minutes drive around Princess Royal harbour to Albany city centre and ideallic beaches

Spanish Homeowner matches for 3rd year, for ecofriendly country home in beautiful green Cantabria, - Valle de Ruesga, Spain

"Thank you for enabling us to find people to care for our animals and home while we will be away this winter.

This is the third year we have used housecarers and each time we have received several offers from serious dedicated and trustworthy housesitters who we feel would really fit the bill.

We´ll be posting our ad again when we travel next summer... Jasmine" (username greencantabria)


View sitters found ad for housesit Alto Ason, near Ramales de la Vitoria, Valle de Ruesga, Cantabria Rural Spain: house sit filled - until next year

Italian Travel Dreams come True for Aussie house sitters Celeste and Bob

"Hi Ian,

Dreams do come true,we are off to italy to house sit for six weeks.

It is in the south of Italy in between Rome and Naples in a village called Roccasecca which is in the provence of Frosinone. It is also a medival village and not to far from naples and the ferry to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast line which is just beautiful. It is all unknown territory for us but feel the fear and just do it we say. Will contact you when we get back."

Celeste and Bob
View profile for house sitters Celeste and Bob UserName, casabella, House Sitting in Roccasecca, Frosinone Southern Italy

View housesit filled (house sitter found) posting for Roccasecca, Frosinone Southern Italy

Homeowners from St-Lazare, Quebec Canada is very happy with quality of applicants for home with X-skiing very close by.

I have found a sitter. Very happy with the quality of the
respondents.

Thank you.

Dominique5559

housesit filled - Quebec Canada - Housesitter found for X-skiing very close by.

Relieved Goulburn NSW homeonwers finds a Housecarer efficiently.

"I have found a carer already. I had 2 positive responses to my ad which was posted less than a week ago. I am relieved because it is not much more than 3 weeks notice and I did not expect such a quick response. The system is efficient and I want to thank you for your managment of it."

Regards,
Stephanie.
sjm51ssanz.




View housesitter found ad for housesit Goulburn Rural NSW

House and Dog sitter found for housesit Canillas de Aceituno, Malaga, Spain

"Hello. Just wanted to write and say thanks and congratulations on an excellent service. We have been able to find sitters for our house and dogs
within a few days of posting our ad and will definitely use the service again whenever we will be away from home.

The extra services such as the guides and written agreement are an added bonus.

Well done and thanks again." Jo, (MontanaEspana).

View house sitter found ad for Canillas de Aceituno, Malaga, Spain House Sitting

Quality Applicants for A recently renovated 3 bedroom stone house rurally situated on 10 acres, in a quiet hamlet, in the Medoc area 1hr 10 mins north of Bordeaux France

We were taken totally by surprise by the number and quality of responses we had to our housesitting ad.

Hopefully we have chosen well!!

We look forward to using your site again and shall be recommending it to friends.

King regards

Jane

View housesitter found ad for housesitting Bordeaux France.

Eastern Tasmanian homeowners (Coles Bay) choose the Early Bird

"We just wanted to say a sincere thank you for the wonderful service that you offer and at NO cost to those seeking a house-sitter! We advertised for the first time last Saturday and within 48 hours had 14 applicants with more since(who says Tasmania has no appeal in late Autumn/Winter!).

The standard was extremely high and it was a difficult choice but we eventually settled on a wonderful couple who come with great references from previous house-sits. They were also the FIRST to apply......which just shows that the early bird catches the worm!

Many thanks again & we will undoubtedly use your services next time. Best regards EASTERNTAS


View Housesit Details - housesitter found for Coles Bay, Eastern Tasmania Australis

House sitter found for Las Palmas Spain - in the south of the island and enjoys better weather than Las Palmas

"Dear Ian, I have been so very impressed with your web site and the professional way things have happened.

I am so relieved and happy to have found someone who sounds just right !

I will not hesitate to use your site and to recommend to any one else who may be in need.

Kindest regards Diana"


View house sitter found ad for Las Palmas Spain house sitting

Property Owner from North Central Idaho in the foothills of the Clearwater Mtns finds a housesitter in remarkable short order.

"Wanted to take the time to thank you again for a great site. Once again, we've found a house sitter thru your site in remarkable short order. Thanks! Till the next time..." pete (mushhuskies)

LocAtion: North Central Idaho in the foothills of the Clearwater Mtns. We have sixty acres of timbered property and are located atop a spur ridge with a view overlooking the Palouse farm lands and the distant Blues (a mountain range in Washington state).

View house sitter found ad for housesitting in North Central Idaho 40 min from Kendrick Remote Mountain Property

Homeowner from Orange Central West NSW returns to 4 contented Cats

"I have just returned from a two week holiday. I was very fortunate to have a House Sitter find me through an ad I had placed & it was every bit as successful as I hoped it would be.

I had real concerns about leaving my 4 cats with anyone for that length of time but the woman that looked after them was marvellous.
I cannot recommend your service highly enough & will use again in the future.
Many Thanks, Lee... UserName:Chookette, Orange Central West NSW

house sitter found profile for Orange, Central West NSW


..beautiful town in the Central West. Great restaurants, vineyards, historical sites both here & in nearby towns.

Nimbin NSW Couple pleased with sitter annieV house minding and looking after the Chooks and Billy the Dog

"we had a House Sitter annieV looking after our house in august it was a pleasure to have her here she looked after the Choocks and Billy the dog. We would have her again any time and would recomend her to any one...

Ron & Janet (username hoppys)

View House sitter wanted ad fro 5 Acres Nimbin NSW hoppys - housesit filled

Carnelia takes a welcome break, looking after two cats in London for her first housesit assignment

Carnelia:
"Thank you. I am on my first assignment, looking after two cats in London Can't afford to look around here but the change of scenery is a welcome break. Cats and owner (in her additional house in France) seem happy. All's well. Thank you again"

Ian (Ed)
"Great news about the housesit. Where in London is the housesit located?
Out of interest what is your prime reason for housesitting?"

Carnelia:
"The apartment is in Fulham. My main reason was to get away from domesticity and have freedom of thought to perhaps broaden my mind to some creative writing, meet new people perhaps visiting a speech club"

View profile for London Housesitter, Carnelia, username gemma1

Get an Eagle Eye view of all the housesits on the map

Global google map of house sit opportunities

Get a great Eagle eye view of all the House Opportunities across the globe. Zoom out to a region or the entire globe or zoom in to a country - state city etc

Canberra Homeowner finds wonderful couple to care for her dogs and home within walking distance to the city.

"Just to let you know that I have found the most wonderful couple to care for my dogs and home while I am away. I have found this site and service quite amazing - well done!.. Many thanks, Cynthia (UserName = Siddles)


View profile - housesitter found for AINSLIE Canberra ACT

House Sitter kontentedkatz constantly in demand for housesits in Turkey, France Mid Pyranees and worldwide

"Thank you for your site. Since joining Housecarers, I have been constantly in demand to housesit. 10 long years of experience helps I guess.

I have just completed 6 weeks minding three boisterous hunting dogs in Turkish North Cyprus. Now I am off to France to mind 11 cats and 3 chickens in the Midi Pyrenees. I am looking for a short term housesit for another month after that before I go home to Australia in November."

.... House sitter Heln (kontentedkatz)
View profile for housesitter kontentedkatz

Grateful Irish Homeowner from rural sitting, Athy Leinster, Kildare .returns to relaxed animals

"We can't speak highly enough of this site and the Housesitting experience.

We found a wonderful housesitter through your site who most importantly cared for our animals and also our home for the first 2 weeks of August. We couldn't have asked for a nicer carer and and it was wonderful to see our animals so relaxed on our return.

Indeed it is likely that we will keep in contact in the future. Thank you for providing the means of contact. Regards Richard & Annelies (rharris245)"

...Rural setting but only 4 miles from Athy and 7 from Carlow. Close to Barrow River and towns such as Kilkenny and Portlaoise within half hour. Dublin only 1 hour by motorway

View housesit profile Athy Leinster, Kildare Ireland - housesitter found

Hastings, Minnesota Homeowne ( on the Mississippi and Vermillion River ) is very please with responses for 6 week housesit

"Hello Ian,
Your service has been fabulous! I have successfully arranged for a housesitter and have been very pleased with the responses that I have received and the interesting people I have communicated with.

I will definitely recommend you service to friends and relatives and use it again when we take an extended trip next summer. Thanks so much and have a great year."


View house sitter found ad for Hastings, Minnesota (on the Mississippi and Vermillion River) USA housesit

Retiree enjoy meeting people, their pets and exploring areas (8 housesits) all made possible through Housecarers membership

"I have enjoyed meeting people, their pets and exploring areas which would not be possible if I was not a member.

Through housecarers we have been to Toowoomba, Boyne Island (2), Buscia, Slade Point, Bundaberg, St Andrews Vic, Katoomba NSW, looking after domestic animals over the past 2 years.

I will renew my membership when I return from a six week cruise in Nov.
Bev... roadrunners9ssanz"

View profile for retiree housesitters Bev... roadrunners9ssanz

Identify with the needs of the homeonwer First - when applying for a housesit

Good advise from a homeonwer for housesitter applications:
"Please note that we will not be responding to every person as we ask specifically for candidates who have experience giving insulin shots to animals to note this in their message to us, and if they do not, we will not be contacting them.

Please understand that we are getting messages only about how this will be good for the sitter/what they want, and that is not how we envision this service working: it needs to be a mutually beneficial relationship.

It is actually quite alarming to us how every candidate who has contacted us so far only talks about their needs"

We have already recommended to first identify with the needs of the homeowner - see below:

I recommend you try some different approaches to increase your response.
It is important to identify with the needs of the homeowner and show them how to help.
Initially don't talk too much about your own requirements and overload
them with questions - that can come latter. And don't just say see my profile I'm interested.

We ask homeowners to respond to all applications and send weekly reminders asking them
to do this. However sometimes they are pressed for time and only reply to the outstanding
applications - so it is important to make your applications stand out.

To view your applications please click the sent link from messages after login. If the username
in the sent message is red the message has been read by the homeowner.

It is also important to include all your favoured cities towns and city areas on your profile as many
homeowners search directly.

Loading up pictures, police clearances, certificates references etc and updating your calendar and Preferences also helps- the
more information accessible by the homeowner the better.

All the references, police clearances etc are placed in your private reference library that can only be accessed by
homeowners or homeowners you apply to.

Grateful Homeowner returns home to two loved doggies, fires lit, soup on and detailed handover

We recently went away leaving our two loved doggies and 15 chickens with
Harry (Highlander) our wonderful housesitter.

We came home to discover that in our absence the snow had fallen out of the sky, it had plummeted temperatures to sub zero and on top of it all we had hoped to have finished reasonably large building projects which had left pile of mud for as far as the eye could see.

We returned home to Harry who lit the fires, put a pot of soup on and ran through a detailed handover before leaving us to unpack and land back at home.

It was wonderful knowing that all would be taken care of so well while we were away. I have no hesitation recomending Harry or his lovely wife Jill who we met as well but did not house sit as she had
work commitments.

Rachael and Anna, username liefie, Rura: Laggan, Crookwell NSW

Trusted housesitter found for Bendigo VIC housesitter in historic Goldfields area

"hi we had a first experience at having house sitters
we got a terrific couple who took care of everything as it was there own, a big thank you to lollipop, "


House Sitter found for 10 acred property Goldfields area Bendigo VIC

Globetrotting Brit sees the world while Housesitting - sure beats hotels

"Dear Ian,
Just to say how much I have enjoyed being a member of Housecarers this last year.

Last August I spent 5 wonderful weeks in rural Scotland. At this very moment I am currently house-sitting in Israel. When I get back to the UK I have a 3 week house-sit on the Scottish/English borders! It's all go but a great way to see the world!

Regards,

Paul Harris (UK) "
View profile for globe trotting Brit, Paul Harris - username trinity3

Terrigal Cat Lover was at wit's end

"Just writing to say thank you for your service.

I found a lovely house sitter for my home and precious cat.

I was at my wit's end before finding your site!!
Will use you again I'm sure!! ... Baliforever16


View Catloving cat-sitter found ad for Terrigal NSW

Trish & Bernie get excellent results within two hours of placing confidential housesitter required add

"Once again excellent result within two hours of placing our add on your website we got a fananastic result. You are NO 1 in this area and we cannot thank you enough for your excellent service you provide to us homeowners.
We really tell everyone about your service and our neighbours have used it with great results as well. Once again a big thank you to a job well done."

Trish & Bernie ...Rollands Plains near Port MacQuarie NSW



View housesitter found ad for Rollands Plains near Port MacQuarie NSW

South Auckland homeowners easily find the Right Housesitter for home close to Hunua South Auckland on 2 acre lifestyle block modern brick/tile home, and 3yo female bull mastif ("she is as quiet as")

"Thank you for registering and advertising my house sit requirements. We had response almost immediately and we were able to choose someone to look after our property.

The process was very straight forward and there was plenty of information provided by housecarers.com to help us in selecting the right sitters for us.

I will use their services again when next wwe need a sitter
Many thanks."

John (jn44fc88)

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Mornington Peninsula VIC homeowners easily find useful Housesitter for home opposite beach with sea views

"Thank you, I have been successful in finding a suitable house sitter and have found your service very useful and easy to use
Cheers..."

Housesit in popular seaside resort area Mornington with numerous cafes, pier, boating and beaches

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House sitters aussienomads retire early and travel affordably to amazing housesits around the world

"Thanks for all your help your website has given us the freedom to travel and the affordability to retire early and some amazing sits around the world, thanks again"... Sue and aussienomads AussieNomads

Housecarers: "Great news about the housesits - it is always good to hear stories like yours. Where have the housesits been?"

AussieNomads
"Williamstown VIC Australia, Chelsea, England Uk and two in Maple Ridge Canada"

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Housecarers interviews a successful housesitter - who lines up housesits across New Zealand

"I'd like to thank HouseCarers.com for the most amazing year. You have enabled me to travel around New Zealand, doing what I love, looking after
people's pets whilst they take a carefree holiday.

A match made in Heaven. Thank you... Sue (icare88)
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Housecarers
"Hi Sue Great news about the housesits. It is always good to hear stories like yours.
Where have the housesits been = locations?"

Sue (icare88)
Hi Ian
Housesits since last October

"Kaukapakapa, Auckland
St Johns, Auckland
Kumeu, Auckland
Havelock North, Hawkes Bay
Stillwater, Auckland
Christchurch
Makarau, Auckland
Lake Tekapo - Till August
Blenheim - In August" Regards Sue

Housecarers
"Hi Sue,

Wow - that is very impressive.
Do you have any tips for successfully applying for
a housesit? regards Ian"

Sue (icare88)
"Hi Ian

Well, I have actually only been 'unsuccessful' with about 5 applications.
The first I never heard back from (which was rather rude), the second accepted me but gave the position to someone else without telling me - so I was very grateful not to be going there! The others were not happy about me taking my dog Dante with me - so that was OK.

When I am applying for a job, I try to read between the lines for what the owner is looking for. Mostly, I believe my success is due my love of animals. Dog lovers want someone who will take care of their dogs like they are their own, they are like their children and they really worry about them. So I make the animals my priority. I have also built a reputation for looking after the properties and leaving them in immaculate condition. And I have built up my references with contact numbers so that owners can call and check them out. I know that helps. However, I do have an attitude of trusting that I will be in the right place at the right time and I have been pretty flexible about travelling. I get a gut feeling for the places I want to apply for and only apply for the ones that feel right.

I hope that helps.

Regards
Sue"

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More tips for house sitters

Yet More tips from a successful house sitter

Panthereyes74 finds perfect animal loving sitter for inner west Sydney home to cover for Ski Trip

"We have registered with a couple of house sitting places and we have never found the best canidates from any other site. We have placed an ad on here and we have had a good response and the interviewing process was very long and we have found a wonderful young lady , who loves animals.

We are so happy she will be looking after the dogs and when we go away again in February for skiing , we will maybe use the same person.thanks to your site." .. Panthereyes74




House Sitter found profile - Inner West Sydney

Santa Barbara, CA Homeowner finds great housesitter for lovely little cottage in Santa Barbara on the Mesa with views of the ocean

"HI Ian,

I found a great-sounding housesitter. I received many responses in 2 days. They all sounded good; it was a hard choice. We have now emailed several times, exchanged pictures and will speak on the phone tomorrow.

This is a great site.

Thank-you,
Catherine

View House Sitter found ad for Santa Barbera CA with 3 minute bicycle ride to the beach or a 10 minute walk.

Auckland NZ homeowner pleased with response from Housesitters for Waterview, 2 bdr flat sunny & bright, very close to motorway & bus/rail transport

" was very pleased with the response from my Ad I will continue to use this site . Thank You Christine (UserName = Jimmy9d)

View sitter found Ad for 6 weeks housesit Auckland New Zealand

SunnySpain finds house sitter for house with large garden and magnificent views over the town and countryside near Malaga Spain

"Thank you for a very good service. I shall certainly use you again and also let people know of your service.

Thank you again" sunnyspain5

View housesit filled ad - housesitter found for Countryside near Malga Spain

Noosa hinterland, Sunshine Coast homeowner gets quality applications quickly

"Hi Just wanted to say this is a great service and I was really pleased with the high quality of applicants i recieved and the speed of response. I also like the fact that communication is via the housecarers site. "
UserName = baradja

View housesit - house sitter found for Cooroy, Noosa Hinternland, sunshine Coast QLD

Website down time - functions being restored to a better place

Website down time - functions being restored to a better place

We apologise for the downtime experienced recently. Our web server crashed and had to be replaced by a new more powerful web server.

All customer profiles and information are kept on a separate data base server which was not impacted. So all information is intact.

We are still bringing up functionality such as mail so apology for any unanswered customer requests. There may be intermittent problems and some functions such as picture upload now working while we restore all the functions.

The good news is the replacement web server is more powerful and has more recent robust software - so a little pain and a lot of gain.

Our system engineers have been working around the clock to restore things as quickly as possible . Downtime at housecarers.com is very rare and I appreciate your patience while we bring back housecarers stronger and better than ever


Ian

Homeowner from Cambria California back again for new House Sitters

"I am back at housecarers.com to find housesitters. I posted an ad in 2006 and found a fabulous couple! They have sat for us 5 times now. This year we finally have conflicting dates and I need new ones. Love your site, keep up the great work! DeDe.. Cambria CA


View House Sitter needed ad for Cambria CA

.. in the pines a short walk/drive from the ocean in beautiful Cambri.. The central coast is usually cool and foggy in the summer. We are about 6 miles south of the Hearst Castle...

Whitsundays Homeowner for the 2nd year in a row, finds housesitter for tropical paradise.

"Hi

Just to say that for the second year running we have successfully found a housesitter with your site. Last year we had a couple who were just so lovely that we are still writing to them and consider them to be friends found through your site. So thanks very much for a great service. I think I have taken care of all the applicants and have now switched off our ad.
Till next time," Mary


View House Sitter required ad for Whitsundays - house sit filled, until next time

"We have just moved into a wonderful house sit position in Mandurah at one of the canal homes. It has been a delight to negotiate with the owners and it's wonderful to have a roof over our heads whilst our own place is being built.

We had just re-activated our membership in order to get another position for September and October, and already have an interested party. Thank you for such an efficient and easily navigable web-site. "
Kind regards,
Andrew and Glenda .. username Keen2care4u

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Siiter found for idylic location in Mauritius: . . Find out why Mauritius is known as Paradise Island

"We have today had confirmation of house sitters for our home in Mauritius. Many thanks for your helpful website. I will certainly recommend it to any friends who are in the same position as us.

Again many thanks."
Tony


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Vancouver British Columbia homeowner finds a Trusted House Sitter for boxer dog and 2 cats 20 min by skytrain to downtown Vancouver

"Just want to thank you again about this great service. This is the
second time I have used it to find house/animal sitter and it is
amazing the number of great people who are available from all over
the world. "

Homeowner UserName = kathleen10291

View housesitter required ad (filled) for Vancouver BC Canada

Perth Homeowner matches with trusted housesitter in no time - after being let down by friend

"Two weeks to departure and get let doen for house sitting by friends. Join up with House Carers.com and receive 5 sitter offers within 48 hours, one of whom I have accepted. Many thanks for your service.,,,"
Homeonwer carbod

Housesit filled for Bibra Lake Perth WA - housesitter found

Partlyretired finds housesitter for her kailua-kona Hawaii home and Persian Cat

"Thank you so much for your wonderful service. I found a great house/pet sitter in 3 days. I was quite impressed with the number and the caliber of people that applied. I only wish that I could meet them all. I will definitely use your service each time it's needed when I travel. Thank You, Partlyretired"



View Filled House sitter needed Ad for kailua-kona Hawaii

French homeowner of Saint Projet: a sleepy village, but close to towns like Gourdon (10 minutes), expresses her appreciation of the matching service

"Dear Mr. White,

Just a short note to tell you how pleased I am with the response to my ad.
I have received so many potential applicants. I answer them all, they are so friendly and polite; I am impressed with the quality of people on your register. I have told my friends about your company and they think - like me - it's a Godsend !!! (and have also registered).

Many thanks

With kind regards,
Constance (username ciboulette)


View Sitter required ad for Saint Projet: a sleepy village, but close to towns like Gourdon (10 minutes) France

House Sitter member sungod42 Finds registering with HouseCarers the best thing he ever did.

"I have found this service value for money and the best thing Ive
ever done is join up, had non stop long term housits since
joining 3 months at Bucca out from Bundaburg ,6 months at the
Palms at the national park looking after a beautiful 5 acre
property and now been offered a 12 month housit near Kingaroy
, couldn't be happier with the service.... sungod42

View profile for housesitter sungod42 housesat, Bundaburg, Kingaroy, Palms

Whitecedare finds high caliber housesitter for her Malanda QLD Lovely tropical style house on the Johnstone river,very tranquil and quiet with rainforest in the Atherton tablelands

"Thank you so much for your email. I have found a housesitter,thanks to your marvellous site and was very impressed with the calibre of the applicants."

Regards Whitecedar


View sitter required ad (housesit filled) for Malanda QLD Atherton Tablelands

Grafton NSW homeonwer easily finds housesitter for a third time for her Grafton NSW home with Rural Tranquility close to Town

"Once again I have used your site to advertise for a housesitter and have been amazed at the level of response I had in a couple of days.

It was very difficult to make a choice from what seemed to be a veritable array of experienced housesitters.

This will be our third occasion to find a housesitter from your site. I would recommend it to anyone searching.

Thank you for this wonderful service!

Kind regards Deborah Grafton NSW (UserName = graftongal)


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House Sitters currently available for Grafton NSW

McCall Idaho Homeonwer quickly Finds house and dog sitter.

"This is an excellent website. In a very short time I found a very acceptable applicant to house/dog sit for me and I wanted to thank you..your format is clearly and intelligently set up, easy to work with and comprehensive. Well done! "

UserName elliesmom


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Sydney Rugby Fans choose Kiwis to mind their Castle Hill home while they head OS

"Just to let you know we are interviewing prospective house-sitters this weekend via Skype as they are in NZ.

We have had an amazing response to our ad, have responded to them all.

We have used your site several times over the past 5 years with great success, and I have also recommended it to many friends, several of whom have since used it and found good house-sitters." .. UserName = RugbyFans


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Rural New Mexico Homeowner makes life-long friends with housesitters of their Northern NM adobe farmhouse on eight acres

"Ian -We have used your site numerous times to find a housesitter
and it has been a wonderful service. We've become good friends
with several of our housesitters.

Thank you so much for doing this and making the interface easy and private. I like the new feature of listing pets as that is always our biggest concern.

Thank you again. " Kathy R.. username ojosarco.


View house sitter wanted (Filled) ad for Northern New Mexico adobe farmhouse

Homowner Rhonda finds dream housesitter for a 3rd time for her Shelton Mason County WA home

"This is my third time requesting housesitting services and each time has worked like a dream. I have to say it's the best service on the web. Thanks so much for being there for me. Sincerely Rhonda S "




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View list of House Sitters available for Shelton WA USA

Canadian Homeowners Chillilog painlessly match with an ideal House Sitter for their Chilliwack BC home

"We placed an ad in the morning and by evening we had a response from a couple who sounded perfect. After checking references, we booked them to house sit for us.

We have since chatted on the phone and feel confident we made the right choice. I find your website easy to navigate and full of valuable information for first-time users. Thank you HouseCarers.com!"

Sherry (Chillilog)


View house sitter found profile for Chillilog - Chilliwack, Chilliwack River Valley
,British Columbia Canada

Rural homeowners near Port Macquarie, Mid North Coast, NSW again quickly find housesitters

"This once again is a Big THANK YOU we acquired a house sittle for August in a little over a week. This is the second time we have been successful with your company in a short time. We acquired a house sitter for April as well for 5 weeks. Once again thank you so much."... Patriz

View house sitter required ad - housesit filled for Partiz Port Macquarie Mid North Coast NSW



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House sitter found for 8 month Housesit Apple Valley San Bernardino So. Cal. High Desert California

"We are extremely pleased with your service. We have had excellent sitters using your website. Its extremely difficult to choose since there are so many well qualified applicants.
Thanks .... Apple 73 "

View housesitter required ad for Apple Valley San Bernardino CA

Our home in Apple Valley is within 2 hour drive to all the tourist attractions in LA & Orange county and 3 hrs to Las Vegas

French Homeowner finds Housesitter quickly and without fuss for Montmorillon Vienne farmhouse, with large garden and outdoor swimming pool, Rural west

"Thank you so much for enabling me to find a suitable house-sitter so quickly and without fuss or bother. A great service! I shall certainly use your website again...."

Homeowner username: Profile for lespenins Montmorillon Vienne - house sitter found

Farmhouse Montmorillon Vienne rural west The Vienne is a beautiful unspoilt region, with much to see and explore

List of some of the House Sits filled for France

House sitter found for 3 months to Explore the outback wonders of Alice Springs

"We have found a suitable house sitter - Sarah Joyce sjbca_1962 and have given her our email address to contact us when she arrives in Alice Springs.

I have responded to all other applicants accordingly.

Thanks for everything, it was a good experience for our first one although we were a little daunted when so many applications came flooding in after our first day! Kind regards WorldCruise.

View house sitter required ad for WorldCruise - Alice Springs NT

Alice springs is a great place to explore - and there is not better way than house sitting.

View some of the house sitters found (housesits filled ads) for Alice Springs NT

Alice Springs homeowners want to get away on their long or short trips around Australia, East, West or Overseas. We have been matching responsible sitters for Alice Spring homeowners for 10 years. It is the best win-win.

Yes - Alice Springs homes and air conditioned. Also the heat is nice and dry - not the sapping humid heat of the coast.

Carmen blogs about her housesitting experience in France

"Dear Ian

We have had good success with your site. We are currently on assignment in the South of France in Albi, France as a result of your postings.

We have been here since August 2010 and we are enjoying it immensely. Our girls are in French school.

Here is our blog : www.housesittinginfrance.com

We hope you will read it.

It is a little tough for us since we have 2 daughters now ages 13 and 9. So we have missed out on some assignments because of it. Usually because there is not enough space to accommodate us. The house in France is large with 7 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on 3 different levels. It has worked out for us. We are completing our assignment within one month and are hoping to find something else.

I hope this helps.

Carmen Smith (William's wife)" UserName = Cybiz777

View profile for housesitters Cybiz777
housesitting in Albi France

Some of Housesits Filled in France:
View some of the housesits that have been filled in France

You too can experience house sitting in France - click Register top left of this blog to be notified of opportunities as they are posted.

Ian

Housesitter found for Sunbury VIC in heart of wine producing region, close to Macedon ranges

We have found this service to be exceptionally useful and we were surprised by the quality of applicants. The only problem was that this made our choice quite discerning.

We will definitely recommend this web site to all our friends.
Thank you ... Weemalah.

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House Sitter selected for Mt Garnet Atherton Tablelands QLD to enjoy Hot Springs and Fossicking

"Thank you for a terrific service. Once again, we have found a sitter for April. It was so difficult to choose.

My husband are tossing around the idea of selling our property and travelling. One day we may be on the other side of the fence, looking for sits. I wish you, your family and staff a wonderful 2011 and may it be kind to you.
Kind regards

Dulcie... Homeowners username scrubbers housesit profile Mt Garnet Atherton Tablelands QLD

....Fossicking permits can be purchased once there. From there you travel to the Undarra Lava Tubes, very interesting tour of the tubes, refreshments available. There are little stalls along the road where you can purchase fresh produce...

More about house sitting Atherton Tabelands QLD

Atherton Tableland attractions for housesitters

Housesitters arcticdreamers top off Great Year of Housesitting

"Merry Christmas Ian, keep up the great work, we have had a terrific time housesitting this year. We just started a fabulous sit this week at Bywong nr Bungendore (nr Canberra) on 75 magnificent acres....then we are off to Nelson Bay for 10 weeks.....it been amazing, thanks to Housecarers, thanks for the experience cheers Jenny"

View profile for Housesitters arcticdreamers

...
"Hi everyone, we have just completed our first farm sit (after doing many housesits)in Taralga NSW (with a donkey, small ponies, 2 horses, 158 sheep plus rapidly increasing number of lambs, 7 alpacas, 12 cows and steers and a bull - 3 calves and a milking cow, an orphan lamb which we were feeding, 3 pigs 7 piglets (3 of which we had to care for) and a whole bunch of chooks)and then moved on to Eden. Sadly we had to cut that sit short but again moved back to the Taralga farm for another 3 weeks, adding another 3 horses, 2 pups and another milking cow to our agenda. Then it will be on to Bungendore on 21st Dec for another 6 weeks. In the new year we are booked until early May 2011 for a 10 week sit in Nelson Bay NSW"

Lakeview Oregon Homeowner finally released to go on Vacation

"Hello. I have had 8 or 9 aswers to my advrt in the first day alone. Have answered every one and have met some really nice and tallented folks from USA and Canada.

I appreciate your website because it allows us to finally go away for a vacation. You are doing a wonderful thing. Thank you...." OregonOutback38 .. housesitting profile Lakeview Oregon

... We live in the beautiful Oregon High Desert country where summers are relatively cool with low humidity and sunny. The town is small and friendly with lots of outdoor activities. It is peaceful and quiet with no neighbors closeby.

List house sitters available for Lakeview Oregon

Sitter found for Hinterland at the back of the Gold Coast; great views, quiet no-through road, friendly neighbours

"Feed back as requested.

We received 13 replies to our ad, in 2 days, replied to all.

Met with donnaanddave and have agreed with them to sit for the period 6 Feb to 13 March." UserName = TheCastle

View housesitter required ad for TheCastle - Gold Coast Hinterland QLD

House sitters are keen to sit in this beautiful region.

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Regards
Jean & Keith

Adelaide SA FamilyTravelling find a suitable House sitter very quickly for lovely old 1870s stone shopfront converted to dwelling.

"Thank you very much for this service. We had two great responses within 36 hours of posting our add. We found a suitable House sitter very quickly. ... FamilyTravelling

We are looking for someone who loves animals. We have a very friendly Aussie Shepherd who loves to chase the ball, plus a few birds, fish, and a turtle who need feeding. Our lovely home is an old 1870s stone shopfront converted to dwelling with loads of character. We are close to beach, shops, and transport.

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House Sitters available for Adelaide SA Australia

Sitter found for 5.5 months housesit Sharon Springs, Schoharie Central NYS New York

"Once again we want to thank you for the enormous help your site has been over the last years!

Please feel free to use us for recommendations "

Kai and Bonita ..UserName = BonitaKai

We are looking for a housesitter or couple to care for our large beautiful upstate New York Victorian home for five and 1/2 months. The house is situated on two hundred acres that includes a six acre pond,forty acres woodlands and fields. A private and plowed road allows for a lovely natural setting...

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Two days to find House Sitter for Beautiful Hervey Bay QLD Australia

"I only advertised ,my ad a couple of days ago with HouseCarers and already have found someone to take care of my house and pets while I`m away. The couple sound wonderful as we have been sending emails and talking on the phone to each other. I will let you know how it all turns out when we come back off our holiday.

Thank you very much for the service and have a Merry Christmas.

... UserName = HOLIDAYPLANNER

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for Hervey Bay QLD

Housesitter Found for rural French home for Lovers of peace and quiet

Thank you very much for your excellent service.
We got about 10 applications in within 2 weeks and we were able to meet one couple that was already in the area. We have now chosen them to be our housesitters and we are delighted.

Kind regards,
Ans, maisonfrance4u

Lovers of peace and quiet: just be there, enjoy the views and see to it that everything keeps working. The house is comfortable but rather isolated (just one neighbour, seldom there). The village is at 500 meters but all shops and facilities are at least 8 km away so a car is needed and you should n't mind living really 'on your own'. Carcassonne 30 min., Toulouse 40 min., Narbonne beach 1 hour, Pyrenees ski stations 1.5 hours. ...

View house sitter wanted ad for Carcassonne 30 min., Toulouse 40 min., Narbonne beach 1 hour, Pyrenees ski stations 1.5 hours.

Retired Teacher Miss_Dependability housesits in house/cat sat in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

"12/6/10 Quartzsite, AZ.....Ian, I like your changes! (length of sit and pet preference)

I just house/cat sat in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico for five weeks. Great experience! That one house sit MORE than paid for my yearly HouseCarers dues. THANKS for your diligence, professionalism, effort, and hard work to improve HouseCares.com. REALLY!......Gypsy Jane (Miss_Dependability)

ABOUT JANE: I'm a retired teacher with lots of house-sitting experience and excellent references. I LOVE pets and plants!

Read more about HouseSitter for Retired Teacher Miss_Dependability

Housesitter Janice has been landing holiday housesitting for 4 years

"Thanks. I know you like to have a nice site and I certainly have benefitted from it over the past 4 years. Happy Holidays."

Thanks Janice - Where have the housesits been?... Ed

"Mainly New England states (NH, MA, ME) as that is where my family is and I live in CA. I have done housesits in NC and CA as well. Hoping to travel through Europe someday."... Janice (USername memmereof3)

View housesitter profile for Janice, who likes to housesit in New England States.. Then Europe

Dr John secures a housesit in Pt. Loma, CA (San Diego) 48 hours after registering

We paid our fee, posted our ad as housesitters. Within 24 hours had a positive response. 48 hours after that we had contracted for services in what we believe is truly a win/win situation. Thank you HouseCarers.com Dr. Ron & Amy, Retired Presbyterian Minister (UserName = ronross )

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Wentworthville NSW homeowner very happy with houesitter littlestarlady

Hi, I recently had Housesitter littlestarlady housesit for me for 2 weeks and she did an amazing job, looking after my cats and my home!!! I returned to find my home cleaner than what I left it. I was a first time user of a housesitter and everyone around me was shocked that I had resorted to such measures. Brilliant!! Just brilliant!! thank you for a great service that you offer pet owners. And thank you to littlestarlady for doing an incredible job in my absence. My 4 cats just loved her and I could see the bonding that occurred in my absence! Would recommed her to anybody unreservedly....

Homeowner MotherCat4 Wentworthville, Sydney West NSW NSW

Salt Lake City Utah couple, find the perfect fit for their beloved four-leggeds and go on dream rock climbing trip to Turkey .

"THANK YOU for this service. We will definitely recommend it to friends; we wouldn't have been able to find the perfect fit for our beloved four-leggeds and therefore go on our dream trip without you! Thanks!" Emily and Chris... emmasue22

View house-sitter required profile for Salt Lake Utah housesit

... Salt Lake is one of the best places to be in the winter if you enjoy snowboarding or skiing; there are about a dozen resorts within less than an hour's drive of our home. It is also a rock-climber's paradise (the reason we moved here).....

Ravenshoe, Mt Garnet, Atherton Tablelands QLD homeowners, finds sitters to enjoy Innot Hot Springs

Hello Ian

"We have housesitters, thus my reason for de-activating my membership. Thank you once again for an excellent service."

Kind regards Dulcie

View housesit details for Ravenshoe, Mt Garnet, Atherton Tablelands QLD housesit"

...Fossicking can be done here and organised tours are available. Fossicking permits can be purchased once there. From there you travel to the Undarra Lava Tubes, very interesting tour of the tubes, refreshments available. There are little stalls along the road where you can purchase fresh produce. Ravenshoe is the closest town, the larger town of Atherton, is about 1.25 hrs. Malanda is a pretty little town close by,
....

Beerburrum QLD home owner finds a sitter for the 4th time - under the shadow of Mt Tibrogargan in the magnificent Glasshouse Mountains

"We wish too thank you again for providing this wonderful service. This is the 4th time we have used HouseCarers.com and we have been able to secure excellent applicants on each occasion... milowise"

... beautiful half acre under the shadow of Mt Tibrogargan in the magnificent Glasshouse Mountains region. Situated half an hour north of Brisbane, west of Bribie's beaches and south of the surf beaches of Caloundra; 15 mins from large shopping centre and Donnybrook boat ramp in Pumicestone Passage; 5 mins from a smaller shopping centre at Glasshouse Mountains Village ...

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House Sitting Retirees experience breaks from the mundane

Hi

Just thought I should let you know that you offer an excellent
service, everyday an email comes into my box with an offer.

We are not terribly active only selecting 4 housesits this year from 3 to 6 weeks each however they have all been an excellent experience.

We are a retired couple with all our family now living overseas – so we are very flexible.

You asked where we have been, firstly we live in Potts Point, Sydney – fantastic harbour views but no garden – now we have become surrogate grandparents at Millthorpe – dinner party guests at Cowra, 3 chilly weeks in Henty [not the best experience - inadequate housing in freezing conditions however the animals were worth it] and we are heading for the Clarence Valley [far north coast] at Christmas time. All in all very pleasurable.

Thank you

Mara (Maricsitter)

View housesitting profile for retired housesitters Maricsitter

...Ex Rotarians, currently a JP and have references
as required....

Housesitter Dyan minds beautiful Long Island Home letting her visit his son

"I recently went to Long Island for a housesit and I just wanted to tell you how successful the match was for me. I stayed at a home where I looked after some dogs while the owners were out of the country.

What a treat! I was able to stay at their beautiful home while being near my son who I would otherwise not be able to visit as often because of the cost of travel/hotels.

It worked for everyone. I have been invited back for the third time and I just wanted to say "thank-you". The owners, dogs and family are likely to be long-time friends"... Dyan (username Dyannn)

View profile for Long Island NY house sitter username Dyannn

Are you looking for someone you can trust with
your precious animals and home while you are
away? ....

Housesitters Land Dream Housesit perfect for their life plans

The BEST!!! We got our DREAM house sit because of this site. We are actually full time caretakers of an estate in the same neighborhood my husband grew up in AND I got my old job back 10 minutes from here!

Definitely meant to be. If this job ever ends we will be back on this site in a heartbeat. I have referred housecarers to so many people. Love housecarers.com!!! Thank you so much. You MUST check it out.

The house sit is in Point Loma (wooded area), San Diego, CA. We actually applied for it a while ago and didn't get it. We figured it was not meant to be at that time. Luckily it came up again about a month later and the owners contacted us and the rest is history. We were at first a little reluctant about taking care of Macaws, but now we LOVE them!! Of course the dogs and cat are a given. Like I said, we LOVE our job and if it ever ends, we could spend the rest of our days doing this. PERFECT for retirement! We love this website and will definitely use it again!
Good luck to all of you:)... housesitters username kiani1

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Rotorua, New Zealand Homeowner finds housesitter for fourth year in a row - for 4 month housesits

"This is the third time I have used this service, we go overseas for 4 months every year and I have been more than satisfied each
time with the house sitters we have had from this site. This year I have returned to a very happy cat, a well cared for house and garden.

This site takes all the hassle out of the whole
experience. Thankyou so much. I will continue to use this site in the years to come. ... kiwidane

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We require a live in housesitter to take care of our lovely Burmese cat ,garden, indoor plants and our peaceful lakeside home situated 5 mins from the city centre whilst we are overseas

Sitter found at short notice for Carmichael Sacramento California housesit

"Thanks yet again for a successful booking of our housesit. All of your applicants are obviously above average. We do appreciate you so,Ian.... celesterarick56"


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We have a beautiful,warm,comfy home in Carmichael, California with pool, enclosed hot tub,located across from a park, just blocks to the American River Bike Trail for exploring,walking,running,cycling or birdwatching.

We are centrally located in the Sacramento area for touring San Francisco, wine country, or north to Lake Tahoe & skiing.

We have a 12 yr old male Sheltie (Micky) & 5 yr old tuxedo
cat (Sylvia) who need loving care. They don't do well in a kennel.

Only pet lovers need apply.