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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.
House Sitting Safety: 50 Tips Complete Guide
Whether you are a homeowner or a house sitter, house sitting safety is of paramount importance. Underpinning this fact is the housesitting platform you choose to work with, the ID checks they run and the support you get to manage…
Manage Household Items When Moving – Top Tips
Many a homeowner has been caught short, and realises after the even that they need to manage household items when moving to ensure a smooth move to their new home. Photo by qgadrian How To Manage Household Items When Preparing…
A Housesitter’s Fascination with Stairs
Some of our housesitters are addicted to travel. In this blog we share one Housesitter’s fascination with stairs and a small selection of her remarkable collection of stairs she has enjoyed from around the world. Tiera really loves travel and…
Anatomy of a Refrigerator – Top Tips
Whether you are a housesitter or indeed a homeowner knowing the anatomy of a refrigerator is useful in case something goes wrong. In this article we offer some top tips to help you learn about the general features of a…
A Commercial Door is an Investment
Many homeowners run businesses from their home properties. Sometimes they add a commercial door to mark a clear demarcation between their business venture and their home. Choosing the right commercial door for your home business can be as complicated as…
Top Tips When Building an Outdoor Deck
When homeowners build an outdoor deck they often take short cuts with sealing which can lead to weaknesses in the structure and extra costs. In this article we offer top tips on how to build an effective and long lasting…
Top Benefits of Professional Plumbers
If like many homeowners you are cost conscious and avoid professional plumbers, think again. The cost saving can in fact become a cost liability. There is nowhere this is a greater risk than the state of Minnesota, where extreme temperatures…
How to Flip a Property: Top Tips
Many homeowners are tempted to buy and sell another property, to flip a property for profit. But as a beginner how do you go about starting? How do you choose the best property for the project and how much do…
How to Handle Pet Emergencies
Whether you are a pet owner or a sitter pet emergencies can be a real worry. In this article we offer you a starter guide on what to do and how to handle any pet emergencies before you see the…