Blog Post Categories
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.
Virtual Mailbox Services: Virtual Home Office Top Tips
Many of our housesitters use virtual mailbox services when they decide to travel full time, or for extended periods. This can be the lynch pin to running a successful virtual home office, whether you are near or far from home.…
Choosing Roller Shutters – Our Top Tips
Some of the decisions many homeowners struggle with are as simple as which roller shutters to choose. Which is best for you, manual or electric shutters. Read on to learn more about the features and benefits of both so you…
Traveling and Housesitting in Portugal – My Top Tips
Traveling and housesitting in Portugal is to be recommended according to one of our regular housesitters In fact Tiera loves the combination or traveling by train and on foot especially in Southern Europe. And in this article Tiera St Claire…
Experienced Housesitter’s Check-List
Check lists come and go for this and that. However, an experienced housesitter like Tiera St Claire offers her top tips on the housesitter’s check list, to end all check lists. After more than 20 years housesitting, in assignments all…
Keep a Happy Dog with Professional Pet Walking Services
As any pet owner knows, especially dog owners a happy dog is usually a healthy dog. And to maintain a happy pooch you need to make sure that it has good food, and regular excise regardless of how busy you…
Landlord Rental Agreements: Top Tips
As a homeowner you may also be a landlord and ensuring you use rental agreements is of paramount importance to ensure all goes well with your rental. This is important whether you are simply renting out a room in your…
My Housesit in Scotland, in Musselburgh
One of our seasoned housesitters and regular bloggers Tiera St Claire shares her story of a recent housesit in Scotland, where she was caring for two rescue greyhound dogs. She shares some of her favourite discoveries, some stunning and many…
How to Choose a Kitten – Top Tips
When a pet owner goes to choose a kitten it’s easy to be disarmed by how cute and adorable they are. It is easy to forget what you are looking for, but you should try to remember the importance of…
How to Secure a Valid ESA Letter for a Rental
If you are a homeowner with a property to rent you might be looking for a valid ESA Letter, in order that renters with ESA Pets can stay in your property. The process of securing a genuine ESA letter is…