| I don't know about you but when I go out of | | | | tiny red flag. Remember that there are some |
| town, I like to hire out house sitting services | | | | customers who just like to start problems no |
| instead of asking a friend, relative or neighbor to | | | | matter what, so check if that was one of them. |
| do it. I don't know why that is. I guess I was | | | | Most of the time, you'll be able to view profiles |
| raised on that old motto: "You get what you pay | | | | online of possible house sitters. Read through |
| for." So if you don't pay anyone to watch your | | | | these carefully. Look at the age of the sitter. A |
| home, they'll treat it like garbage. But if you do | | | | lot of retired people like to house sit to earn a |
| pay someone, they will take extra special care to | | | | little extra money now and then, so some of |
| make sure that everything is like it was, | | | | them may not be able to take care of the house |
| sometimes even better! | | | | if you have pet Dobermans. Also, not every sitter |
| When you begin a search of house sitting | | | | can handle pets due to allergy concerns or |
| services the first thing you must find out is if the | | | | something else, so if you have pets, make sure |
| company that you hire out to is licensed and | | | | that the sitter you chose can handle pets. If you |
| bonded. Just like a plumber or a roofer, house | | | | really, really want to be safe you could perform a |
| sitters must be bonded in case something goes | | | | criminal background search online with the name |
| wrong while they watch your house. Plus, this | | | | that the agency has given you for the sitter. This |
| really helps reduce the number of possible | | | | is totally legal, but it does cost money. |
| fraudulent companies that may just rob you. | | | | As you can see searching for house sitting |
| Another thing you should do is look up online if the | | | | services can be a cautious game to play, but if |
| company has any discrepancies with former | | | | you know how to play the system, then you |
| customers and read up as to what they are. It's | | | | should feel safe leaving a stranger in the house. |
| very important to read what it is, and not just | | | | Good luck. |
| toss a companies name out because you see a | | | | |