What are the benefits of becoming a housesitter?
Depending on who you ask, the benefits will vary from one housesitter to another. Besides the money saving aspects of living rent-free as a housesitter, many of our subscribers tell us that housesitting enables them to explore a new location through the eyes of the locals by actually living in a place rather than as a tourist staying in a hotel. Other housesitters report that becoming a housesitter has enabled them to live in beautiful homes in exotic and interesting locales. For others, housesitting has provided them with the opportunity to learn gardening, horseback riding, or a new hobby or sport. A majority of our subscribers who are housesitters tell us that housesitting is a lifestyle that gives them the freedom and time to pursue their passion for travel, art, writing, etc. What are the minimum qualifications that I need to become a housesitter? At a minimum, homeowners are looking for reliable, honest, responsible people to care for their homes. In most cases, years of housesit