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How to keep house clean
Whether you are a homeowner or a housesitter learning to keep house clean and tidy is really important. In this blog we offer you some top tips on the best practice house keeping. How to keep house clean and tidy…
Home boiler care – What you need to know
Every homeowner with a heating system in their home will likely have a boiler of some kind. However, that doesn’t mean that everyone who has a boiler understands home boiler care. In this article we offer you all you need…
Winter home preparation – Checklist
If you are a homeowner or a long term housesitter caring for property for snowbirds you need to prepare the the home for Winter. In this article we offer you a Winter home preparation checklist. Read on to learn our…
How to travel on a budget – A housesitter’s tips
If you love travel but fear the cost, consider our tips on budget travel. In this article we offer you a housesitter’s tips on how to travel on a budget, even in these straightened times. Our author visits Hungary one…
Looking for housesitters – 10 Great tips
If you are a homeowner and like to travel away from home, then likely you are looking for housesitters. If you have a holiday home or you have pets you may also need checked and vetted petsitters to care for…
Housesitting Ile de France and losing myself in the country
It’s long been an ambition of mine to find the right housesitting opportunity and lose myself in the French countryside. This September I escaped home obligations for a short while and tried housesitting Ile de France. This peaceful rich agricultural landscape…
First housesitting experience – Things I learned
Dominic recently joined HouseSit Match our housesitting and petsitting network. He was looking for a change of scene and having just purchased a new home he was on a tight budget. So housesitting appealed to him. In this article Dominic…
Petsit like a friend anywhere in the world – Beijing anyone?
Little did Katie know when moving to Beijing that she’d miss a good neighbour from home who would occasionally petsit like a friend for no money for her. Katie teaches in the Chinese capital and as an expat she loves learning…
Housesitting or homestay while studying abroad
Renting or housesitting for a friendly local family might do wonders in helping a college student adapt and grow. So choosing either a housesitting or homestay could serve them well. If they are abroad then it can also help them…