House Sitter Jobs: How To Score the Best Ones

by Gail CliffordJul 6, 2021Housesitting

House Sitter Jobs: How To Score the Best Ones

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We’ve found another way to reduce our travel expenses dramatically. We watch people’s houses and pets while they’re away in exchange for free accommodation.

As I write this, I’m sitting on a comfortable leather sofa in front of sliding glass doors that lead to a patio overlooking a small river. Four bedrooms, 3.5 baths. Sunroom. Living room. Den. Fully stocked kitchen. The river along the back of the property. Sea across the road in front. In the south of Ireland. Also read my Top 10 Tips for House Sitting in Europe.

Closeup of man holding a small ceramic house in his hands with beach in the background

In my view are tall trees covered in healthy green moss with shimmering water from the nearby river. I should be out on that Adirondack chair on the patio, but the glare is just a little too bright on my computer screen. Over my shoulder, I can see the rooster and 5 hens watching me. Three dogs are in the kitchen, one out in her pen, and a horse happily peruses his pasture.

This is my home for the week. My daughter and I are living here for free. We pay no rent or utilities and hired a rental car to travel from Dublin.

We are house-sitters.

So, what did it take to get house sitter jobs?

A white brick cottage with a chimney surrounded by close trees and tall grass behind an older white woman holding 4 dog leashes on a dirt path — Outside view on a walk on a sitting job

Sign Up with House Sitter Sites

There are several good house-sitting websites out there to match you with homeowners for great house sitting jobs. All require membership fees for house sitters. For this sit, we used TrustedHousesitters.com.

Decide How Much Time You Have to Devote

There’s a difference between housesitting for relaxation, weekend getaway, vacation or retirement and becoming a house sitter seriously. Determining how long you can devote to your first, and subsequent, house-sits will help you choose how to present yourself in your personal profile. Each house sitter sites require profiles. Some websites make it easy for you to match the type of animal you’re interested in watching (avoid cat allergies), length of stay and destination.