Publisher's Synopsis
House sitting is one of the fastest growing travel trends. Every month there are thousands of new house sitting opportunities all over the world. In return for looking after someone else's home, feeding their pets and walking their dogs, you could be staying rent-free in England, France, Australia, the USA, Thailand - anywhere in the world where house sitting opportunities exist. It's is the ultimate way to travel on a budget. No more staying in hostels, camping, couchsurfing on people's couches, or paying for overpriced vacation accommodation. With house sitting you get an entire house to yourself and because you're looking after someone else's home that means the kitchen is fully-equipped and the home is likely to come with those all important mod cons like internet, TV, air con, etc. Did we mention you get this for free? All in exchange for looking after the home and pets. Readers of housesittingguide.com have house sat in all over the world: in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia...the list goes on. Along with the authors' own house sitting experience, The Complete Guide to House Sitting draws upon the house sitting experience of the countless other house sitters that housesittingguide.com have interviewed. The result is a book which contains absolutely everything you need to know in order to get started in house sitting.
- How to get started in house sitting, even if you have no previous experience
- Where to find house sitting opportunities: We look at sites like Trusted Housesitters, Housecarers, MindmyHouse, Nomador, Housesit Match, Aussie Housesitters & more
- What homeowners look for in a home/ pet sitter (and what they avoid as well)
- How to create a great house sitting profile
- The keys to writing the perfect house sitting application email
- Tips & Tricks for ensuring you get great references and get invited back for repeat house sits
