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Welcome to the HouseSit Match Blog
Our blogs are stories shared by our housesitting team, and members who have benefited from the affordable travel, home and pet care made possible through our membership network. We hope you enjoy the blogs. Please take a moment to leave your feedback.
Ideal Furniture for Your Perfect Home
Most people would admit that once you are a homeowner you long for the opportunity to create a perfect home. You can design your interiors with thoughtfully chosen furniture. The ideal home is made up of furniture and interiors that…
6 Top Mortgage Secrets to Score Your Dream Home
Whether you are a first time homeowner or looking for a mortgage to expand or refurbish your property learn these mortgage secrets to get the best and most secure deal. You need to read the details carefully and challenge the…
Top Reasons for Raising Backyard Chickens
Rescue a chicken and make a friend for life. As some petowners and petsitters know, raising backyard chickens is fun, they make great pets and entertaining companions! Read on to why loving animals means keeping chickens. Why Animal Lovers Should…
Top Tips to Prepare Your Office Furniture Move
Wherever you base your work, whether you are a homeowner with a home office full of fun office furniture, or a formal office setting moving office furniture can be a task. In this article we offer a move to LA…
Buying a holiday home – 12 Best Pointers
You might already be a homeowner who is now toying with the idea of buying a holiday home. Stop. Read this first. In our article we offer 12 of our best pointers, things to consider before you go about investing…
Home Exterior Inspections – Vital Routines
Every homeowner responsible for the upkeep of their property needs to undertake home exterior inspections. Ensuring such vital routines are undertaken to monitor and survey the property will ensure you stay on top of any issues arising and manage maintenance…
Maintaining a Home When Away – 7 Top Tips
Home and pet owners all over the planet worry about maintaining a home and pets when they travel away from home. What do you do? As HouseSit Match customers have discovered housesitting is an excellent and very affordable solution to…
How to harness an HVAC Systems Full Potential – 3 Top Tips
In many countries the introduction of home air conditioning systems is common. It’s critical to harness the HVAC systems full potential to maximise the value of your investment. Like many homeowners you enjoy the air con control, but need to…
16 HouseSitMatch Members Weigh the Pros and Cons of Home Security Cameras While House Sitting
HouseSit Match blog editor Kelly Hayes-Raitt debates the pros and cons of home security cameras when she house sits. Home security is important naturally, however, the use of external and especially internal security cameras can be contentious between sitters and…