House Sitter found for 5 beautifully wooded acres about a half-hour from Baltimore

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"Thank you very much for your service. We have found a house/dog sitter and appreciate the process you have set up. ... homeowner chesbay1

House sit : 1 month Highland Baltimore Maryland/ DC or

We are seeking a mature, responsible house/dog sitter for the month of June 2007. Our house is a 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home, located on 5 beautifully wooded acres about a half-hour from Baltimore, an hour from Washington, D.C. and about 45 minutes from Annapolis.

It's got a great back porch, with a hammock, overlooking the woods. It's a perfect home and location for someone who wants to explore the greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area. The subway to Washington DC is about 20 minutes away and, from there, it's about a half-hour non-rush hour ride to the Capitol.

There's an electric dog fence surrounding the property and our pet is free to roam, so he doesn't need walking or require any special care other than feeding, water and some occasional scratching and attention. There's also an above-ground pool on the yard that you would be welcome to use. It doesn't require much maintenance, other than occasionally putting in some chlorine and d.e.

We have a lawn cutting service which comes in periodically -- so there is no property maintenance required. It would be helpful if you had a car since the closest store or bus service is about a mile away. Although there are no bike paths, the area is very popular with bicyclists because of the semi-rural nature of the community and the scenic rolling hills.

Actress from Prisoner TV series links up with wonderful, reliable, trutworthy, people

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Greetings,
I am Val Lehman, the actor who played Bea Smith in the internationally acclaimed Australian Television Series. 'Prisoner' . I just wanted to let everyone contemplating engaging a house sitter know this: I have twice used House Carers.Com, to find someone to look after my home and my animals whilst I worked overseas, and interstate.

On both occasions I've had wonderful, reliable, trutworthy, people who came in to my home and cared for everything beautifully. I am so grateful to House Carers for this service, and wish to thank them for their level of responsibility, and commitment to providing a most valuable and worthwhile service.

val-lehman.com Official Val Lehman Website | Top Dog | Bea Smith | Prisoner Cell Block H

Dunedin NZ LuckyGrandma finds the perfect match

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My ad has been very successful/ It has been difficult to choose which one to have! All the repsonses seem to be of a very high calibre, so your site is excellent. Thank you. Also thank you for the excellent Agreement form.

LuckyGrandma

Housesit:
7.2 weeks Maori Hill, Dunedin Otago New Zealand

2-bedroom townhouse in Maori Hill; bus stop across the road; handy to shops, Dr, cafe, library bus, church, schools. Walking distance to university and town (all down hill);attractive walks. To care and love one small 10 year old dog; sleeps a lot; loves company, intelligent!

judyandtrevor Dont have to impose on friends and find a great win-win with a sitter

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"We are very impressed with your website and the service it
provides.

It is so nice not to have to put out friends and families to look after our domestic responsibilities and to have someone with a reciprocal circumstance.

We are looking forward to meeting our first sitters shortly and have already established friendly communication with them. We will certainly use your services again in the future and have recommended it to friends. "
Thanks, Judy and Trevor

UserName: judyandtrevor

Housesit: Terrigal, Central Coast NSW Australia 1 month AvailFromDate = 2007-06-23
Large, comfortable house on 1 hectare, 2-3 kms from beach, Terrigal township; free rent in exchange for feeding of wild birds and pet peahen, gold fish.

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 4 months Housesit filled

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"Thank you for the wonderfull service you people provide for people like me. Thanks once again and will look forward to use your service again in the future."

.... Regards Findme

House sit filled: Qalicum British Columbia Canada
MY WIFE&MYSELF ARE LOOKING FOR A HOUSITTER FOR ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS STARTING NOV1/07 TO MARCH 31/08. OUR HOME IS A 3BR RANCHER WITH 3 BATH + DEN WITH 2 CAR GARAGE .WE ARE ON 3 ACRES OF LAND AND HAVE A DETACHED SHOP AND STUDIO, ON WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM. OUR HOME IS LOCATED IN THE PARKSVILLE/QUALICUM AREA ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. THE HOUSE IS HEATED WITH ELECTRIC HEAT OR IF YOU SO DESIRE YOU COULD BURN WOOD IN THE WOOD HEATER IN THE LIVING ROOM WHICH WE DO MOST OF THE TIME. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE WHO DO NOT SMOKE OR HAVE ANT PETS AND WOULD ASK THEIR GUEST NOT TO SMOKE OR BRING PETS INTO THE HOUSE, BUT WOULD TREAR OUR HOME WITH T.L.C. KEEPING IT CLEAN AND TIDY BUT ALSO ENJOYING IT LIKE YOUR OWN HOME. WHAT WE WANT FOR THIS IS THAT YOU PAY THE FOLLOWING UTILITIES PER MONTH A)HYDRO BILL-DEPENDING ON USAGE B)TELEPHONE INCLUDES 500 MINUTES LONG DISTANCE FIXED RATE $73.49 C STAR CHOICE SATALITE TV FIXED RATE $49.69+RENTALS D) INTERNET SERVICE FIXED RATE $33.85 E) WOOD BURNED $100.00 PER CORD F) PICK UP MAIL AT MAIL BOX

Byron Bay, North Coast NSW Australia homeowner takes the worry out of travels .

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"Hi,

Just wanted to let you know that we have been wonderfully overwhelmed with responses to our post from all over the globe and are now very happily going through them all to find the most suitable.

We hope to have achieved that by the end of May.
Thankyou so much for your service it has really taken the worry out of our travels and we are so happy with the very quick replies. Will remain active until then just in case. Many thanks PANDPH.

House sit: Lismore Heights, NSW Australia

Professional couple need reliable, tidy and quiet house sitter/s who love dogs (we have two large but lovable, one quiet, one boistrous), is able to handle/walk/cuddle them everyday. We travel two to three times a year and need someone we can trust to look after the house and our furry kids. Our business is also attached to our home so we need someone willing to take bookings and deal with phone calls. We are on a main road 30 minutes from beaches (Byron Bay, Lennox Head) and a few minutes from major shopping areas. References essential.

Sitter found for just across the Rio Grande river from the Albuquerque Zoo

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"Thank you so very much for your Homesitting Service! We advertised with you and quickly located a quite suitable sitter in Albuquerque with whom we feel comfortable establishing a continuing relationship to be with our home and animals."
.... UserName jpdoug7678

Housesit: Vecinos del Bosque, Albuquerque New Mexico United States

Looking for a quiet, non-smoking person to stay with our three cats, small dog and three parakeets, water the yards and plants, keep the house clean for 23 days, beginning 30 July, 2007. We are in a quiet southwest valley neighborhood, just across the Rio Grande river from the Albuquerque Zoo, Tingley Park, Old Town, Biological Park and Aquarium. Yard has large trees, lawns, flowers, carport parking for sitter's car. Home is carpeted, has library, sunroom, high-speed computer connection, easy to care for

Globe-hopping House Sitters reports in

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Last year we had two great housesitting trips to Hawaii and then to London.

All of our friends ask how they can do this too. We have given the web site to lots of people Thanks,Monte and Lois (username metlat)

phillyqualified get a good report from Kiwi semi-rural homeowners muscrat

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We found housesitters phillyqualified to be extremely reliable and professional during the two week period that he housesat for us. He looked after our dog wonderfully. She missed him for several days once he left. He also cared
for our cats and chooks. We came home to a clean, tidy and organised home
and well cared for plants.

Phillyqualified met s a couple of weeks before the house sitting assignment and as soon as we met him we felt he was honest, professional and very capable of caring for our home. While we were away he kept us updated on our pets and let us know everything was going well. Which gave us peace of mind and we were able to travel without any concerns for home.

We have no
hesitations in recommending phillyqualified to other people looking for a caring, reliable, honest housesitter. Phillyqualified is excellent with animals and obviously lavished attention (without spoiling) our dog. If we require a housesitter in the future we will certainly hope that phillyqualified is available again. Regards Kim (homeowners muscrat)

"Housesitter required to look after house, 2 cats, dog and chickens in semi-rural location. 2 minutes drive from Otaki, 20 mins from Paraparaumu. Includes feeding animals, collecting food for chooks from local cafe (car available) and walking dog as well as general care of property."

Housecarers acquires housesitting.com

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We have just acquired the domain name housesitting.com This domain name will route to our website www.housecarers.com

So if you are at a dinner party and can't quite remember the name housecarers.com (or maybe your or the listener have had a drink too many) - just think housesitting and add the .com or .com.au as we have housesitting.com.au too.

They all end up at the same place for housesitting worldwide.

Trust - alive and well reports sitters jb4440

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Wow what a great experience this has been for us.

We have managed to secure house sitting for the duration of our stay in Perth, Western Austrlia. This whole service basically boils down to people trusting people and it's a wonderful feeling to know that 'trust' has not withered away in this materialistic money hungry world that we have created.

Thank you for this great service and we hope to be able to return the favour to others in future. housesitters jb4440

Dog Lover Dilema solved: finds alternative to costly dog boarding kennel.

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Would just like to say Thankyou for your site.
As a first time user, it is wonderful to know that a service like this exists.

I was in a real dilema about leaving my dogs in kennels and the cost involved when a friend just happened to mention getting a housesitter and here I am.

Username:klaray

Housesit: Mothar Mountain, southeast of Gympie Queensland Australia
We have a 9 acre property which is 15 minutes drive from Gympie township,40 minutes drive to Noosa or Tin Can Bay about 50 minutes Drive to Rainbow Beach and 2 hours drive North of Brisbane. We have 2 very old dogs, a German Shepperd and a Rottweiller, both very friendly, who need very little looking after but do need someone to be with them for company while we are away.

We also have 6 free range chickens that will need to be tended to. We have a few garden beds that will need watering and the lawns will need mowing,some with a ride on mower and some with a hand motor mower. Half of our water supply is pumped from our dam and the rest is rainwater.

There is not a great deal of work to do around the property so there will be plenty of time to take in some of the sights in the area and just enjoy the peace and tranquility. We have lots of birdlife to enjoy also.

Sitter found for Brisbane QLD house sit opposite an egret colony

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Thank you once again for your service. We have now chosen one and deactivated our search. We appreciate this website, as it seems to bring the results every time.

Home owner sandra Redlands Victoria Point Brisbane Queensland Australia

We are looking for a mature person or couple to look after our cat, and water plants, we have bore water so this should not be a problem. We are in a lovely location,it's a modern home, close to the water, and opposite an egret colony

Housecarers in the press

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The housecarers.com house sitting agreement is featured in the following story. House sitting is going main stream, with more and more people recognising this win-win solution for accommodation.

Yes, You Can Live Rent-Free At kiplinger.com, Personal Finance and Business Advice.

Merseysiders connect with the right housesitter and released for holiday

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Dear Housecarers.

Thank you very much for your invaluable service. We had 2 answers in less than 24hrs and both were ideal, unfortunately we could only use one. Now we can go for our holiday to England knowing that our house and animals are being well looked after. We will certainly use your services again next year. Thanks again
.... Merseysiders

Housesit Glen Innes NSW Australia:
We live in a semi- rural area in the New England Tablelands, in the heart of Celtic Country. We are 9kms out of town, just 5 mins by car. Our home is a 100 year old federation style dwelling with a separate s/c cottage which sleeps 3. Our 'kids' are 2 Maltese, 2 long hair Chihuahuas and 1 Llasa Apso, who really do think that they are kids.

They don't need walks etc, just lots of cuddles and loving. We also have 3 cage birds. There are cottage gardens, which you can feel free to potter about in, and a ride-on mower for the lawns, if you are able. Would prefer non-smoker.

Sitter memmereof3 saves thousands travelling New England

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I love this site. It has saved me thousands of dollars. In the past year I've been able to spend approximately 3 months traveling to New England and housessiting. The Boston area is where my family live and this is a great way to come from CAL and visit often. Thanks so much.

We've used your site to advertise for housesitters in our Sacramento area home and have been very satisfied with the response and caliber of the people using this site. I highly recommend Housecarers.com to all my friends and family... Janice

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House Sitters twotravellers share their experiences and house sitting plans

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Hi Ian

You recently asked for an update on our current house sitting status.

When we returned home from our UK house sit and touring our household situation changed dramatically. We had lived in a granny flat at my Dad's for eight years but he has decided to go into a retirement villa. Although he travels with us a lot, he has found his current house too large when we are away. As a result we are temporarily homeless.

We have bought a villa for ourselves but if we rent it out for 12 months we are eligible for an interest only, business loan. So finding house sits became a real priority, then out of the blue Len and Christine contacted us ( via housecarers ) and offered us a house sit. It was perfect timing as we have now been able to put our household effects in storage - less clothes. Every thing went into storage on the 12th and we moved down here on the 15th of March.

( 1 ) Currently we are on a small holding, about 25 minutes from Bathurst.
It is terribly dry here and I have the job of trying to keep the extensive gardens alive.

We have two rescue dogs - Poppy ( a sheltie, about 11 ) and Bella ( A kelpie cross, about 7 or 8 ) to care for. In addition we have 7 birds ( in avaries ), two turtles and numerous wild birds that come for a feed. The owners have a fairly orderly system - but that is good because we know when to do what and can adjust our touring around this. We are here for four weeks, until the 16th of April.

The home owners have a lovely neighbour called Gwenda and she has had me to dinner as well as taking me out to a native plant field day yesterday. Gwenda has a fabulous garden and has already supplied us with fresh tomatoes, fresh beans, pickles and other great food.

( 2 ) We go home to camp out at Dad's place for three weeks, have a garage sale for him and move him into his new place. We then leave for the USA on May the 5th or 6th to do two house sits - each for three weeks. One in Norfolk, Virginia ( 3 cats ), then one in Kentucky , Tennesee ( a two year old Pomeranian ),

( 3 ) We have then been invited to stay with friends in Michigan for a week - having a real American 4th of July.

( 4 ) We have about a week free once we fly on to the UK - we may go back to Ireland

( 5 ) July the 15th, start a 5 week house sit in Liverpool ( one cat called Kali ). We always arrive a few days early to meet the animals and get to know the house and its quirks. We met the home owner last December ( 2006 ) when we were doing our London house sit. Her sister now lives in Sydney and we are meeting up for dinner when we finish the housesit here in Bathurst.

( 4 ) Then we are going back to our London house sit so that the house owners can have a summer holiday in Portugal. We can't be too bad if they will have us back :).

( 5 ) Back to Australia in the middle of September, 2007

( 6 ) We are in the running for a house sit in Adelaide for all of October.

Hope this has been helpful,
Regards,
John and Kerrie

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Globe trotting house sitter looks up her friends across the country

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I just wanted to let you know that since joining I have house/pet sat in New Mexico for a month, in Honolulu for a month, in st. paul,mn for a month, and in May I will be in Tucson AZ for 2 weeks and in June I will be in Atlanta, GA for a month.

I have been choosing places where I have old friends or family. Jane (username:janieben)

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4.5 months Tampa Palms Florida housesit filled by Californian looking to relocate

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I can't tell you how wonderful your service was to use. It was so easy. We received notes from many highly qualified and interesting sounding applicants.

We went over them all, wrote back to some and decided on a delightful person from California looking to relocate in Florida. Thank you for a rewarding experience--what a marvelous service!

homeonwer member: stanleyreahard

Housesit 4.5 months Tampa Palms Florida
We live in a lovely 3 bedroom, 3 bath house in an area convenient to USF, golf courses, Busch Gardens,Gulf beaches (40 minutes) and an hour drive to Orlando. The house has a pool, spa and sauna and is on a conservation lot that backs up to a pond. We are connected to high speed internet and have two offices where a sitter can set up to do business.

We have ongoing yard and pool service and can make arrangements with our cleaning crew if desired. We are walking distance to shopping and an Episcopal church. A multi-plex is 2 miles down the road as are restaurants and chain stores.

We also have a cat who loves to sit on the desk while you work and on your lap when you watch tv so if you're allergic, this house is not for you! Please contact us if you're interested. We'd love to have a couple or a single to enjoy our house and take good care of our cat.

House sitting amoung the wines, hazel nuts and the white truffles of Alba Italy

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"Just finishing having a 5 month house sit for our home in Italy. It worked out great. We have just organized another for a three week period.
Thanks for your wonderful service..." Homeowner member Krath10

Housesit: Cessole Piemonte Italy. From April 1 2007
We have a three bedroom home in the hills of the Langhe. The area is famous for its wines, hazel nuts and the white truffles of Alba. We are looking for someone to stay at our home from April 1st to the 27th. We would like people that are pleased to take care of the gardening and who could also do some general repairs etc. A car is necessary