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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.
Confessions of a Serial House Sitter
Some of our members tell us their stories housesitting. In this article Jacqueline Lamb shares some her own experiences in ‘confessions of a serial house sitter’. Read on to learn more about some of the aristocratic poodle preferences she’s had…
How to Build Homeowner Trust – Top Tips
If you find you are becoming a regular housesitter and want to build homeowner trust there are several steps you can take to ensure you do this as quickly as possible. Working with a trusted housesitting platform is one way,…
How Window Treatments Lower Light Costs – Top Tips
Not many homeowners realise that using the right kind of shade it window treatments helps to lower lighting costs. But how, you might ask. In this article we offer some top tips to help you cut energy costs by choosing…
Housesitters Home Safety Checks Top Tips
Every time you go to a new housesit you would benefit from reviewing our home safety checks guide for housesitters. In this article we offer you a few key check list points to run through every time you enter a…
What is the Cost of House Cleaning? Top Tips
New homeowners often worry about how to judge the cost of house cleaning. What are the varying issues, is it the size of the house, if you have pets in the home or perhaps just the number of bedrooms. People…
Choosing the Best Fruit & Vegetables at a Farm Market – Top Tips
Many of our housesitters tell us about how they love to discover shopping at a farm market in a new location when they’re housesitting. It’s often a real adventure to find out what is in season, and typical of the…
Caregivers at Home Need Narrow Wheelchairs: Top Tips
When homeowners become caregivers at home or they hire caregivers for a loved one they see first hand the need for narrow wheelchairs to enable the management of day to day life of the patient. Most domestic dwellings have narrow…
Why Gate Openers at Home? Top Tips
Few homeowners would turn down the opportunity for greater convenience on their property, that what gate openers at home can offer. Most commonly used in commercial situations or on larger estates, gate openers offer an added and most welcome degree…
Slow Travel in Sedona: Housesitting & Affordable Travel
Not every housesitter chooses housesitting for full time travel. However, many love the idea of slow travel and affordable travel and benefit from the financial advantages. That’s where housesitting can enable both on a fixed budget. Read on to learn…