Does one have too with any organisation register to be a housesitter on the Grey Nomads site.....
Cruising Granny said
03:09 PM May 28, 2011
You probably could put it in the work wanted department of the site. There are free sites out there where you can register. Happy Googling.
jimbo said
03:42 PM May 28, 2011
Thanks C G..I'm not interested in working....Just a little different scenery I reckon On the beach or something....Owners would have too very careful on whom one gets looking after a home...the .Owners would be at wits end with worry about their pad....Thats why I though a register somewhere would be good
Happywanderer said
03:47 PM May 28, 2011
On here, you click on to house sitting and there is house sitting wanted or house sitting available. Haven't seen anywhere that you register although you do on other sites I have visited.
stan747 said
04:24 PM May 28, 2011
Hi Jimbo,
Just spoke to my mate who house sits full time worldwide.
He says that you don't have to be registered but it helps if you are, it gives you and the home owner more protection and also gives you more of a professional standing.
Hope this helps,
Stan
jimbo said
05:45 PM May 28, 2011
Thanks stan..Where does one register?
Sheba said
07:47 PM May 28, 2011
Jimbo, I'm sure if you Googled "House-sitting", or "House-sitting Registration", you'll get any number of sites that will be helpfull.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 28th of May 2011 07:48:12 PM
Lynden said
08:33 AM May 29, 2011
Hi Jimbo.....I've been doing a little research on this topic and have found a couple of what look to be popular sites....
Go and have a look around and you can see people who are both looking for sitters and who want to be sitters.
This is something that we plan to do a bit later on in our journey.
Cheers.....
stan747 said
09:35 AM May 29, 2011
Hi Jimbo,
Just phoned my mate again, he's away from home at the moment but will be back soon and will e-mail me with the info soon
-- Edited by stan747 on Sunday 29th of May 2011 09:36:47 AM
stan747 said
10:04 AM May 29, 2011
another on for you Jimbo is www.mindmyhouse.com Hope it all helps
jimbo said
10:58 AM May 29, 2011
It Is all helping.....I wish for all of you wonderful people too give yourselves a pat on the back..
Gerty Dancer said
08:33 PM May 31, 2011
We have used house-sitters from the Housecarers web-site very successfully. Would register there if we wanted to house-sit.
goinsoon said
08:36 PM May 31, 2011
Thankd Gert, I will have a look
Pam said
09:49 PM Jun 3, 2011
how does house sitting work? Do you pay them to mind your house or do they pay you rent or what?
Beth54 said
02:49 PM Jun 4, 2011
By registering with a company, it's supposed to give the owner and the sitter some sense of security. If I remember rightly, they charged a security deposit which was redeemable on exiting the registry.
I registered in '04, but didn't get anything in the 3 months I was registered. This mob was set up so that you only paid for power and phone(if needed), and looked after any cats, pool etc.
Someone told me that the sitters are listed alphabetically..ie: if your surname started with an A, you may be chosen for the job quicker than if it started with a J like mine. I don't know if that's still true.
I gave up the idea after the 3 months.
Happywanderer said
03:53 PM Jun 4, 2011
There's usually no charge to do the house sit Pam. I had a couple up north organised last year but they altered the dates at the last minute and I had to pull out. Usually they need you there to feed animals, water garden and security and are happy for you to stay free of charge, you supply your own food. Some have you sleeping in their house, the ones I had organised were, and others provide space for your van so you stay in that. They are all different.
Does one have too with any organisation register to be a housesitter on the Grey Nomads site.....
Thanks C G..I'm not interested in working....Just a little different scenery I reckon On the beach or something....Owners would have too very careful on whom one gets looking after a home...the .Owners would be at wits end with worry about their pad....Thats why I though a register somewhere would be good
Hi Jimbo,
Just spoke to my mate who house sits full time worldwide.
He says that you don't have to be registered but it helps if you are, it gives you and the home owner more protection and also gives you more of a professional standing.
Hope this helps,
Stan
Thanks stan..Where does one register?
Jimbo, I'm sure if you Googled "House-sitting", or "House-sitting Registration", you'll get any number of sites that will be helpfull.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 28th of May 2011 07:48:12 PM
Hi Jimbo.....I've been doing a little research on this topic and have found a couple of what look to be popular sites....
www.housecarers.com.au
www.aussiehousesitters.com.au
Go and have a look around and you can see people who are both looking for sitters and who want to be sitters.
This is something that we plan to do a bit later on in our journey.
Cheers.....
Hi Jimbo,
Just phoned my mate again, he's away from home at the moment but will be back soon and will e-mail me with the info soon
-- Edited by stan747 on Sunday 29th of May 2011 09:36:47 AM
Hope it all helps
It Is all helping.....I wish for all of you wonderful people too give yourselves a pat on the back..
Would register there if we wanted to house-sit.
Thankd Gert, I will have a look
By registering with a company, it's supposed to give the owner and the sitter some sense of security. If I remember rightly, they charged a security deposit which was redeemable on exiting the registry.
I registered in '04, but didn't get anything in the 3 months I was registered. This mob was set up so that you only paid for power and phone(if needed), and looked after any cats, pool etc.
Someone told me that the sitters are listed alphabetically..ie: if your surname started with an A, you may be chosen for the job quicker than if it started with a J like mine. I don't know if that's still true.
I gave up the idea after the 3 months.
Usually they need you there to feed animals, water garden and security and are happy for you to stay free of charge, you supply your own food. Some have you sleeping in their house, the ones I had organised were, and others provide space for your van so you stay in that. They are all different.