My experience on the TRUSTED HOUSESITTERS App | How to find a housesitting job?
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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Maren makes it… possible to find a house-sitting or pet-sitting job.
This week I’ll be telling you guys my experience with the app Trusted Housesitters. This app allows me to find house and pet sitting stays, apply to them, and book them all with a third party involved.
I’ll tell you guys about how to sign up, how to search for house sitting jobs and how to apply. I’ll also show you guys how it works on my end as a pet-sitter.
By lining up multiple of these house sitting jobs and choosing those that are more long term, I’ve been able to avoid paying rent for about 6 months and househack this way by not paying rent. I do have a storage unit to store the bigger things, but the rent I pay on that is far cheaper than what I would pay living anywhere for rent.
Join TrustedHouseistters here with a 25% discount - use code MAREN25
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Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this week’s video. Let me know in the comments down below what thoughts and questions you have.
Thanks,
Maren Harcken
P.s. find more of me on Instagram marenharcken
Other housesitting videos you might like to check out next:
How I stopped paying rent • Realistic (Moving) Day...
Day in the life petsitting vlog (with a cute bunny!!) • Realistic (Moving) Day...
Use the link below to join TrustedHousesitters with a 25% discount & use code MAREN25 at checkout! trustedhousesitters.pxf.io/da55ZQ
I tried to use it from one of your videos but it didn’t work. Sorry.
@@NothingLastsForeverLauraLantry that’s so weird I know some people have used it successfully before let me try to post it again. www.trustedhousesitters.com/refer/raf507896/ does this work? When I click on it, it says refer a friend 25% off.
It isn’t working
When it’s time to pay not discount is offered , they are asking discount code
@@shaxlogaziyeva I am not sure what is going on here. I think I may have maxed out the number of times that this link can be used. I reached out to TH to find out more though. Sit tight. I will let you know when I get a reply from them.
be aware that THS have a "tamper-proof" review process. That means if someone writes something false about you but you can't prove that what they say is untrue e.g. "they made our cat sick" or "they broke our door" you will not be able to get this removed no matter what you do. This happened to us and the experience was so horrendous and we were treated so badly by THS that we had to pull off the site. House sitting is like hitch hiking... it's the best thing in the world, until it goes wrong through no fault of your own and then it's a complete nightmare. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it (I love both house sitting and hitch hiking). It just means that you should go into it with your eyes wide open. THS has hosts as their priority, not sitters. Be aware that they will hang you out to dry if your hosts takes a dislike to you for whatever reason.
Hi Leonard, thanks so much for sharing your story. This sounds like such a frustrating experience!!! I haven’t had a bad review, but I do live in fear of that happening because I didn’t know what would happen if I got one. It is unfortunate to hear that there is no way for you to respond to the review (for example the way a business can respond back on google reviews or on Etsy) to make a comment on what was said in the review publicly. That would at least be a compromise between not being able to get it removed and having to leave the site entirely.
I really like the analogy about hitchhiking!! Very great comparison.
Yes , I agree , TH is a website that makes you pay so much money and the host can F you up basically by stating false things about you and can't dispute it because they always side the pet the parent unfortunately
can you post a counter review -? like we always repair any breakages - and if your cat gets sick we have a Liability Clause that would cover you depending on the circumstances - we are not liable for your cat if the circumstances are out of our control...?
You can, and should, review the host as well. I've done 15 sits and had one bad experience. I posted a calm, but honest response on the bad host both to protect my reputation but also to warn other future sitters. I've had many sits since then. People are smart enough to see that the host was the problem if there's one bad review out of many good ones.
No, you can't post a counter review. You can't see the pet owner's review until you have already left the review for the petowner. @@radiopete7290
About to try and do this internationally on my trip in Australia for the next year. Great informative video, appreciate it!
Mudrup, thanks for the comment & feedback. Glad you found this video helpful!! That would be so cool to do this in Australia!! I have a friend that did it in Great Britain for several months successfully.
Great video! You sold me. I've been living as a Digtial Nomad since 2020, when I started my UA-cam channel and I've been in some dicey situations.
Thanks Laura !! Wow so cool you’ve been doing it that long. Where do you typically stay/live ? I totally get that as a woman who has done a lot of solo traveling.
@@marenmakesit I’ve been based all around Austin. Dripping Springs, Lago Vista, I lived on a houseboat on Lake Travis in Hudson Bend!
@@NothingLastsForeverLauraLantry so cool! That’s a great area. Lots to do both going into Austin/city thing or more outdoors/country things.
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!
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What I got from your video that was particularly useful is the premium membership insurance component. I hadn't thought of that! What if the dog you're sitting for bites a kid and you get sued? What if somebody cancels and you're stranded in some strange city or even country with no place to stay . With the they'll give you money to live somewhere while you're coping with that. Very interesting! Very informative thank you so much!
Hi Bonnie, welcome to the channel! Happy to have you here and thanks for your kind words about my video.
Exactly! Paying that extra amount towards the premium membership can save you A LOT of headache and expense down the line if things don't go as planned. I actually have (since making this original video) had to use the "Sit-Cancellation Insurance" and it worked! I ended up having a hotel paid for for the entire rest of the time the housesit was supposed to be because of how last minute this change was. I was so grateful to have it then! You hope you never need it, but if something does happen... it's a gamechanger.
Thanks again for watching! Hope you're having a lovely weekend!
Some house sits on trusted house sitters and Housecarers are not as “advertised”. Just walked into a situation with no written instructions on pet care or emergency vet. Spent a day cleaning to make liveable for length of stay.😩.
Lesson learned= learn to better interview folks “using” your services. First one with undesirable level of cleanliness. Have also been cancelled on after driving several hundred miles. I now have a cancellation fee to cover travel expenses.
Hi, I’m so sorry you’ve had these bad experiences!! Those sound awful. I fully agree that it’s so important to interview people thoroughly up front to make sure it’s going to be a good situation for you. It’s not just them interviewing you, but also you interviewing them.
I have a whole separate video on the steps you should take while applying for exactly that reason: ua-cam.com/video/j9H843fGs-c/v-deo.htmlsi=mLz68JV_eWVi4i2q
Also may I ask what kind of membership plan you picked to have as a petsitter? If you pick the premium sitter option, you have “cancellation insurance” for this type of situation. I got reimbursement for a hotel for 9 nights when someone canceled on me at the last minute by Trusted Housesitters sit cancellation insurance… the premium membership really paid for itself quickly when that happened…
I used your code and it was accepted. Another UA-camrs code did not work for me. Thank you. Creating my profile now.
Awesome to hear the code worked for you! Thanks for the feedback & let me know if you have any more questions that come up while setting up your profile!
Super informative video, thank you! I’m looking into using this app to have someone housesit for me for a few months. Do you know if this app is strictly for people to stay overnight and housesit? Or is it possible to only have someone come for a few days out of the week just to collect mail, water plants, etc?
Thanks for the compliment!! Glad you found the video useful. As far as I know/have seen it is only for sitters to stay overnight. I believe this is because you’re exchanging free housesitting for free housing instead of paying a daily or nightly rate. Once you pay the sign up fee for the year, the pet owner doesn’t spend any more money and the pet sitter doesn’t get paid. Let me know if that makes sense & thanks again for watching!
What's the pay range for housesitting? I might try it.
@@mysticallavish1360 hi thanks for your comment! So you are exchanging housing and getting to live for free for petsitting, so you don’t get paid as a petsitter. I explained it more in this follow up video I made: ua-cam.com/video/cu6JjInttDo/v-deo.html let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi came across your video. Fellow THS here. You're doing well if you have no voids. I've not managed to do that but I have a home base in London. The influx of new owners and the new 5 applications makes things harder I feel.
Thanks for taking the time to watch & comment here! Very cool to here about your experience with THS especially from the perspective of a different country. If you feel comfortable sharing, I am curious why you would be housesitting for free if you also have a home in London? Or maybe you were doing it in places other than London to get away?
I agree with you. It has gotten much harder & competitive now for sitters and truly I’m not sure if it’s worth all the time it takes to be applying to continuously secure sits anymore… definitely something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Maybe I should make a follow up video.. hmm…
@@marenmakesit Hi I have used THS to see different countries and new parts of the UK. London is great but when you've lived there for over a decade you want to explore. In the last year I've visited Denmark, Italy, Greece (x 2), Portugal and soon Spain. I recently met a THS couple from Australia that were travelling Europe for 2 years mainly sitting.
Hey, great video and thank you for sharing!
Are you able to share a code besides the link? When I go to pay it isn't automatically applied.
I think I may have maxed out the number of times the link can be used, but I reached out to the company now to find out more. Sit tight. I will let you know if/when I get a response.
I think this should work now but let me know if you have more troubles.
www.trustedhousesitters.com/refer/RAF640192/?
I'm also just starting to look into this in the Denver area. I'm looking now for house-sits starting in June 2023 when my lease is up, but I'm not finding much. There are several for the next month or two. Do you find that more people list closer to the dates they need a sitter than further out? I like to plan ahead. Thanks a lot for your video, discount code and great advice!
Hi Marie, sorry I missed your comment earlier!! yea I can pretty much only look about a month up at a time. Maybe 6 weeks. Occasionally people post things way in advance but usually those get snatched up pretty quickly, so checking all the time or turning on alerts for sits in the location helps too (although they don’t always work which I’m not sure if that is the app or my phone). For the most part you’re kind of flying by the seat of your pants doing this not going to lie, so if you like to plan, maybe not the best idea. Maybe just better to find a good deal on rent or look into Roomates if you want to save money. Sometimes I don’t know where I’ll be staying when it’s only a week away… and then something comes through. Other times I’ve taken sits that overlap a day or two and then go back and forth on those days to check on the pets because I’d rather have 2 things than 0 things if it gets me a few more weeks after those days. Having friends who’s couch you can crash on or sleeping in your car or camping in summer to bridge a night here or there helps too. There’s also hostels in Denver that are relatively cheap or “hostel” type stays on Air BnB. Hope this helps! Happy new year & thanks for watching !
Love your page! Can you please post the discount code? When I click on the link, it just takes me to site and still asks for code. TIA!
Hi Melissa! Thanks for watching the channel. Hmm, I just went on the website under refer-a-friend and it says I just need to send them this link.
1) www.trustedhousesitters.com/refer/RAF640192/?
2) Then click on "become a member" and you should see the different plan options with a discounted price. The full price prices will be written underneath in grey with a line through it that's how you know it worked. Then once you pick an option you can make your account.
I can see that several people have used my link before in the past, so I think it does work! Let me know if this works for you now.
Just one question that
We have to stay in the house or if we are working we can go to work ?
You can go to work. I don’t think any homeowner could reasonably expect you to be there 24/7 and never leave. Many of these homeowners themselves leave during the day if they were home and working, so their pets are used to being left alone for the workday.
I guess the only reason why you couldn’t work outside the house is if you agree to take care of an animal (like a puppy) that can’t be left alone for that many hours, but that is also something you could absolutely choose not to do. The responsibilities for the pets are listed in the homeowners’ listings, so you can absolutely see this upfront or send them a message to ask.
What link should we use for the discount?
Link in box under the video
I'm a pet sitter ! And I'm ready to try this out too.
Great to hear Venissa! How have you found your previous pet sitting if you don’t mind me asking ?
Let me know if any more questions come up when you sign up. Happy to try and help!
Hello! My girlfriend and I decided to become a member on the website. However, we are asked to give a reference to have our profile live.
We don't know anyone. So, how can we have a reference? Could you help us with that?
Hi, cool that you and your girlfriend decided to sign up!! Welcome to the world of housesitting haha. I'm not sure if you've watched this video of mine yet, but I talk a lot about how to get started in this one including the difference between references and reviews. I also give some suggestions about who you might want to ask. It doesn't have to be someone who is signed up for the app. ua-cam.com/video/fpZA4cCtaok/v-deo.htmlsi=HJNNDsCXbb4kMDQq
Then I made a part 2 about applying as well:
ua-cam.com/video/j9H843fGs-c/v-deo.htmlsi=4b6qW1QUd_kgn6xs
If you watch those 2 videos and still have questions, don't hesitate to comment again. I am happy to try and help!
@@marenmakesit Awesome, I'll watch your videos momentarily.
Had I known I could have a discount and help you have several months of free usage, I would have purchased that membership using your referral link :(
It would have been a win-win situation.
How much they pay you to stay in their house or night?
Hi, it’s unpaid. You’re trading your time pet-sitting for a free place to stay. It’s a different model than most petsitting companies. Whereas a site like Rover you would get paid for pet sitting, but don’t (usually) get to live in the person’s house. You may or may not get tips.
I feel like I'm about to have a hard time trying to get this to work for me as a black male. Being honest
Ugh I hate that people’s racial prejudice could definitely play a roll here. If you want to try house sitting, I would recommend building as strong of a profile as possible before you start to apply. I’ve had people choose me just because they said my profile was the “most filled out” before. I made a video on how to do that here:
ua-cam.com/video/fpZA4cCtaok/v-deo.htmlsi=sum3_njypeoJ9iTW
Try start off doing local house sitting jobs in your area.
Try internationally…
@@supersweet131 people are more willing to trust someone who's local to them to house sit if they have no references built up yet. Once he gets his references built up then he could start doing international house sitting. He should start off getting some local house sitting jobs first.
Photos with kittens or dogs (go to a pet store or friends house)
Did you provide your code in the video? I watched all the way through and didn't catch it!
Hello Carolyn! It’s in the video description because I didn’t know how to link it in the middle of the video but here it is again Link to sign up for 25% off:
www.trustedhousesitters.com/refer/RAF507896/?
No worries! Let me know if this link works for you & thanks for watching to the end :)
It’s highly unlikely a horse owner would agree to have a sitter who was not an equestrian to take care of their horse so no you can’t spend a week seeing what it was like to ‘have a horse’ that’s a ridiculous thing to say…I’ve owned horses btw and I offer sitting on TSH.
I hear you on how that sounds… but I have actually been invited to “horse sits” (I don’t apply to them) and other farm animals, which I am up front in my profile about not having experience with. I don’t know if those people invited me by accident, didn’t read my bio closely, or were just desperate, but I agree with you that someone with background in horses would be much better. I’m glad there’s people like you on THS that are prepared and able to care for horses!
Hi Maren, could you recommend me another 2 apps (other than THS)? the reason is bc I want to line up one housesit after another one, but sometimes there aren't enough sits on THS. Also its very likely that I will use your code on May, hopefully it will still work
Hi Igor, the only app I have ever gone through for longer term sits is THS so that’s the only one I can really give my experience on. I’ve actually also gone through Rover as I know it’s very widely used, but usually much more short term in my experience.
The other option on THS is to expand your search radius or to take multiple shorter sits to bridge you over to a longer one if you secure something long but it’s still a bit away. Neither is ideal, but it does help give you more options. Also checking the app more frequently has helped me especially since some times of year and some locations are definitely more competitive than others. I found a huge seasonal change between summer/winter.
Besides THS, I have found housesits in other ways though. Mostly through word of mouth by telling people I was meeting what I was doing and then them recommending me to their friends. Also while I was doing a housesit, I would oftentimes meet the neighbors especially out walking dogs and then I would ask them to keep me in mind for their future travels or if they knew anyone who needed a long term housesitter and just give them my contact info. That worked well for me.
As far as I know the code still works! But let me know if it for some reason doesn’t and I’ll see if there’s an updated one I can give you.
Hope this helps & if you find any other apps that work for you, leave them here in the comments as I bet others watching this video might find this helpful too! Have an awesome day & thanks again for watching!
Would I be able to work while doing house sitting?
Yes definitely, I had 3 jobs while I was doing this and one of the required me to go in person. The only scenario I could imagine where that possibly would not work is maybe with a puppy that can’t have you gone for too many hours at once. But since you choose the ones you apply for, you can very easily avoid that scenario.
Are guests allowed 🤔
I think as long as you ask the house owners, it’s reasonable especially if you’re staying somewhere for a prolonged time. I actually had someone fly out to Denver and visit me and they stayed with me at the housesit for a few days with the permission of the house owners. It’s really all about the communication between the housesitter and the houseowner.
Do you get paid to house sit?
Hi there, thanks for watching. No, you’re exchanging free accommodations for house sitting basically. I am working on a follow up video to explain this in more depth, so stay tuned.
It would seem many house sitters that used to get paid for this service are now out of a job:( With the increase in rents, I am sure many are going to be looking into this but good luck to you! I hope you have a long stretch of living for free!
Hi Jojo, thanks for your thoughtful comment!! This is something I’ve thought a lot about because I used to get paid to housesit when I was a teenager, and it does sometimes seem weird to do virtually the same job for free. Additionally, I agree with you that increasing rents is forcing people to get more creative and look into other options… which I also totally respect because they/everyone is just trying to get by.
I guess how I’ve balanced those two conflicting feelings in my head is that I only take longer housesits. If I have to move too often, it’s not worth it anymore for me to be moving multiple times per month.
Thanks so much for your comment & I hope you had a lovely weekend!
@@marenmakesit just coming to say I agree with this so much. im enjoying the platform because im in a weird situation in my life - but not getting paid for this service feels off.
Thanks for weighing in on this Chris! I think other viewers enjoy reading the comments section and hearing others' experiences as well.
Smart woman thank you
Hi does anyone know how to put a feedback I have just done one and would like to put one.
Hi great question & thanks for watching! You can definitely review the pet-owners as a housesitter. For me, past reviews I’ve given show up under the ”feedback” section. If I go to past housesits (completed ones) and click on them, it gives me the option to give feedback. Let me know if that helps!
Also how did your experience go?! I’d love to hear about it. Thanks for watching!
Who pays for the food?
For you? Or for the pet ?
@@marenmakesit 😂 for moi
@@cemperor10 sorry I’m not sure why I didn’t see this right away but you pay for your own food. Usually though there’s a lot of leftovers and food in the house that you can eat up, so it’s definitely less food-buying than normal for me especially the first week at housesit. Hope this helps and sorry for the late response !
I'm confused. Do they not pay you to house sit? Is it just free accommodations for you and a house sitter for them?
Hi there, thanks for watching. That’s correct you’re exchanging free accommodations for house sitting basically. I am working on a follow up video to explain this in more depth, so stay tuned.
Do you need a car when you house sit?
Hi, great question! Sorry I didn’t respond to it earlier. I think it would totally depend where you’re housesitting. If you’re in a city with public transportation or that’s walkable, then I think you would be fine without. I’ve done that. If you’re somewhere more rural or suburban, I would imagine you would.
You could also always ask the people you’re housesitting for if they are planning to leave their car or take it. I had one woman that actually wanted me to drive her car while she was gone. She didn’t want the battery to die because she was travelling for 7 weeks. So I think it will depend entirely on the situation!
This is smart as hell. Why pay 20k in rent when you can just do this?
RIGHT ?!?!! That’s what I’m saying…
Love your content
Aww so happy to hear it! Stay tuned for more uploads soon.
Hi what if u have a child can they come ?
Great question, I don’t have a child so I can’t personally speak to this, but I would imagine yes. As long as you disclose in your profile/application that you’re traveling with a child, I don’t see why that would be a problem. Many people do it as a couple and just have one profile for both travelers since they are applying together, so I would imagine you could do something similar with a child. Thanks for your question & for watching the video!
Yess people go with kids all the time, families, partners, and their own pet!!!
@@strawhatpirates4 thank you I was very curious now I know!
@@marenmakesit thank you !
@@tp4827 you’re welcome!
Much love from Michigan
Welcome to the channel from Michigan!! This is the cool part about social media where it allows you to connect with people from all over.
Hello ? Do you pay for your own groceries? Or do they have food stocked available?
Hi Erin, thanks for your question. They generally have stuff in the house and say something like “help yourself to any food in the house. Anything in the fridge will go bad anyways by the time we get back” so I end up getting a lot of free food. However, it is not required that they leave you with a full stocked fridge. Also I’ve had some longer housesits that are over a month long so obviously no one has that much food stocked, so then you need to go out and buy some. So you have a reduced grocery bill but not zero. Hope this helps and thanks for watching !
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That would be pretty cool! You could do it…
So u live out of ur car? That’s cool that site costs money
Yes, I do car camping in between housesits sometimes! I have some videos about how I set that up as well.
There is a fee to sign up for the site. That’s why I gave the discount code in the video.
Hi, thanks for your comment. I have done car camping and I also just line up my housesits so that I go from one to the next instead of having an apartment and paying rent.
Yes, there is a fee to sign up on Trusted Housesitters, but it's cheaper than 2 nights in a hotel in most places, and your membership lasts for a year, so you can quickly make it worth the membership fee. Also the fee pays for everyone on the site to get background checked and for them to have support like a 24/7 vet advice line. Let me know if you have more questions about the site and thanks for watching!
Do you get paid and if so how much ?
Great question Maya! No, you do not. You are doing it in exchange for a free place to stay.
You can get some nice meals with the homeowners or food provided. Not all the time though. 😎
@@richt71 true! Plus I mean I haven’t paid for utilities, laundry, cleaning products, paper towels, or any other household improvements/items etc. the entire time because people already have this in their home for you to use.
How do you get a background check if you do not live in the country you are going too? E.g; I am retired in Romania, and my SSN is useless here for background check purposes. However, if I get a background check from the Romanian authorities there is nothing on that document that an out of Romania house owner would trust or satisfy his/hers risk assessment! If I get an FBI check from US it would also be useless since I do not live there since 2015...; thus, I can hardly see that owners from countries outside Romania would actually trust. Not to mention the stereo type that most uneducated or racist West Europeans place on East Europeans, through their unfounded western bias or xenophobia against the latter. In my experience the answer and behavior I observe is totally different when meeting or interacting with those form the West and those well off financially in the East. Once I tell people, while speaking Romanian, even with an accent, that I come from Romania, most newly met people or businesses doors quickly close or get closed; however, when they learned that I am an American (speaking English this time with a US accent let's say) that chose to live in Romania and actually learned the local language, (just as I learned Italian when I lived in Italy) new doors open wide. I am the same person living the same way, being perceived differently because of my place of assumed identity. IN this case, the biased against Romanians is something that leaves me perplexed. They are perhaps suffering this form of tacit discrimination because of bad rep some of their co-nationals identified as Rom(s), or better known as Gypsies, These are ex- nomad culture folk originating in India which also settled in Romania throughout the centuries (as an oversimplification) and which are also found in most other countries in one form or another. I am not writing to express my frustration of my experience in Romania. Just wanted to comment on some requirements you mentioned; to paint a picture on how my motivation appears to someone who knows little about another, bases his/hers decision on a police report or my motivation for being interested to do house sitting, even if I have 20 years of proven service in US military, totally self sufficient with more than enough pension to pay my way wherever I choose to live. I would love to develop a housesitting service in Romania. I am not sure how much a Romanian family would trust me, to housesit their home, and for that I need to do some homework as in a business plan. Unfortunately, this is not a popular service here even though Romania has the highest percentage of house/property owners in Europe, I believe over 90%. Sorry for the long winded comment. Good luck! Subscribing.
Can I do this if I’m 17 lol
Hi, good question! I just looked into it and actually you have to be 21. That’s because it’s an international site and the legal age when you become an adult is different in different countries. By 21, you’d be considered a legal adult everywhere.
Don’t get discouraged though! I know there’s other pet-sitting sites like Rover where you just have to wait until 18 to sign up.
Horses are not pets
Thanks for your comment. What would consider them? Just curious since they are included on this petsitting site.
@@marenmakesit having lived in horse country, Horses are often a means of sport or transportation. When I was in Junior High school, my friends down the street had a horse barn and coral. Our houses were on a dirt road which some people rode horses on. My friends road the trails in the adjacent public lands which were mountainus. Because I was trained to ride and care for horses, when the family went out of town, I would go every day to feed, brush, water and exercise the horses. My friends dad gave me some money, but I would not have charged them as the dad had done lots for me including repairs to my go cart. Some people treat horses like pets, but most horse people have a different relationship with their horses. BTW, I was not allowed to ride their horses. They were trained to only let family members ride them. There was a whole process of me be introduced to the horses so they would cooperate with my care for them. Horses can easily kill a human by mistake and is important to know about how they act. Although I have known some smart horses, most domesticated horses would die from stupidity if left alone. I love riding horses, but taking care of them is not rewarding like taking care of a dog or cat.
Horses are unpredictable when care taking 😳
Homeowners looking for a Sitter be careful. There are a lot of Homeless applying. They just need a place to shower and crash instead of their car.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with Trusted Housesitters!
If you buy the “standard” or “premium” membership for Pet Parents, you actually do have “Home & Contents” protection insurance included with your membership. This covers you against property damage, theft and public liability if a sitter has an accident in your home, up to $1 million USD.
All housesitters also get background checked to be able to have their profile put up on the site.