I just booked my first Trusted Housesitters sit, and it is the magic unicorn: I will be house and pet sitting in the city where I needed to be anyway on exactly the dates I wanted to be there. Huzzah!
We are traveling the world full-time for the next 10 years and have been using Airbnb exclusively. Your estimate of $100/night is what we are using. We were very intrigued by your video and giving us some great ideas. We want to give retired travelers ideas and this is a great one. Thanks so much for sharing such a helpful video and hopefully our paths will cross someday around the world. Safe travels, John and Bev
My husband and I have just started with TrustedHousesitters. We are hoping to go to England in September and have our first international house sit. I have learned so much from watching your videos already and am grateful for the wisdom and advice you share to help those who are new to the world of house/pet setting! Thank you!
We LOVE Trusted Housesitters! We haven't sat for anyone, but we use it when we go away. On both sides, sitters and home owners, it's such a great deal. You just have to do your due diligence to make sure that the sitter is reliable, but that's easily done with a video call and meet and greet.
You are so right about the Airbnb kitchen. The 1 frying pan in the Airbnb I'm in now was deformed when I arrived. This didn't turn out to be much of a problem, because I was able to bend it to a usable shape with my hands. LoL.
Friends with a lamp post. Lol. I think she exudes such joy that she attracts like a lamp! My husband is similar. Great information!! Wow, great savings and the connections a plus!
Airbnb’s were much better when it first started. They were looked after directly by the owner who gave a more personal attention and would even socialize with the guests if the guest was up for it. It was great for cultural exchange. Now that is rare. Now they are almost like hotels as you mentioned. The owner isn’t even around. Buildings are being bought up and units turned into hotel-like units. Nothing specials and no personal attention to the guest. I have been preferring to just go to a hotel when I travel.
Our first Airbnb stay in 2012 was a one-bedroom house near Santa Barbara. The owner left and must have stayed with someone else. There wasn't an inch to put our stuff...even the towel rack was occupied! I still remember we paid $250/nt for that space and we loved it despite the lack of space. You are generally right, though. We need the kitchen and washer/dryer in an Airbnb when we're in a place for more than 5 nights. Do you do long-term stays in hotels, too?
@@dawnk107 Yep. I have noticed Airbnb’s in most countries other than US are more friendly and hospitable with the host actually being the owner and caretaker. In the US it’s become so commercialized.
It might depend on where you're staying and what your budget is. I've only used Airbnb twice, and in both cases I went for low cost and stayed in houses where the owner also was. We hung out, chatted about books. I watched a movie with the owners at the first airbnb. And the owners at both houses made me breakfast each day. The first was in Sparta, New Jersey, and the second was on the Eastern Shore in Virginia.
Air BNB favors the host in most situations and their service fees are getting outrageous. I've been burned twice this year by them and now look at hotels and realtor sites first.
Great video. You got my husband and I started in housesitting. I am curious if you have seen any liability insurance for housesitters? One thing I have not seen is anyone mentioning that there is financial risk involved with housesitting. We have had 4 sits in Denver where we live. On our 3rd sit, trying to get an excellent review, I flooded the basement by leaving the hose running outside and water got in through the window well. You can imagine my humiliation. Oh well, they were understanding. However, there homeowners insurance won't cover the damage. Trustedhousesitters is reviewing the claim submitted to them by the homeowners. It's been since July. We're not completely turned off of housesitting but I can't imagine if I had done something accidentally and one of their pet's got hurt.
My worst nightmare is a pet in our care harmed due to our negligence. We are uber careful as a result...more careful than with our own (former) home and pets. It's unfortunate that THS has been so slow to respond to the claim. That's what we are counting on if things go wrong. I'm very curious how this resolves. Please let me know.
@@GoWithLess it may not have been THS fault as the homeowners were having their first child 4 weeks after this happened. They both work full time as well. I will let you know.
Hi Tim and Amy. Good info. I haven't made it to the beach in 3 days - water is cold but I'm going back in tmw - can't let those hearty retirees get the best of me. Take care. Love you. Cynthia
@@GoWithLess My daughter is finished with high school in May and she will spend the summer in Europe with her German dad and then will be at NYU for at least four years. So I will get my life back pretty soon and travel as long as I’m healthy. Woohoo!!! Are you planning any housesits in S. Florida? I might need a housesitter during spring break.
@@NilDreams We ARE in FL for a sit in March and again at the end of April. In Tampa, though. We have a cruise departing out of Ft Lauderdale if you might come have dinner with us. We are PRAYING it's not canceled as it's taking us to Spain.
@@NilDreams That's so nice of you to offer! I think we are booking the night before the cruise at a hotel in Ft Lauderdale and flying in that same day. Where are you in So FL?
I just signed up as a homeowner. I was wondering if anyone can share their experience with including a car. I am thinking I am fine with it, but I would probably want to ensure that if they had an accident that they have insurance? Right? I just increased all of my deductibles to $2500 to save on insurance because I have never had a claim and would rather save the money on insurance and only cover major damage. I just watched the video about posting your sit and I think I did good. Lots of house photos. 😀 fingers crossed!!
Check with your car insurance company. When I wanted to borrow a vehicle, I checked and learned that if I had an accident while driving it, it would be their insurance that would need to cover it (the liability goes with the owner of the vehicle, rather than the driver). I now knew why my father had a strict rule against any of our friends driving our cars when growing up.
Hi there! Thank you for the valuable information! My husband and i are actively planning for our FIRE journey and have been interested in house sitting although we have something in the way.... Our small dog Luna. In your experience, is it possible to bring a pet house sitting with you?
Hola from Guadalajara, Mexico! With many of our viewers mentioning an interest in house sitting, we wanted to break down how it's different from staying in an Airbnb. Right now, there are 849 active house sits listed in the US on TrustedHousesitters and 1374 in the UK! There are only 71 US sits on the next most-active house sitting platform. The volume of sits on THS helps explain why it's the only site we've had any success securing sits. If you are interested in getting started as a sitter, check out this playlist of videos that will help - ruclips.net/p/PLlF4wwaTSqbp4ojv5gSSifZ8iKOZdsRup. If you'd like to check out TrustedHousesitters as a potential house sitter or homeowner, here's our referral link which provides a discount on membership - links.gowithless.com/THS Please comment below with your experiences sitting or in Airbnbs...what did we miss? Hasta luego, Amy
Yes, we do. Make sure to watch this Wednesday’s video if you’re interested in health insurance. It’s our annual conversation about our health insurance. It changes each year.
I just booked my first Trusted Housesitters sit, and it is the magic unicorn: I will be house and pet sitting in the city where I needed to be anyway on exactly the dates I wanted to be there. Huzzah!
We are traveling the world full-time for the next 10 years and have been using Airbnb exclusively. Your estimate of $100/night is what we are using. We were very intrigued by your video and giving us some great ideas. We want to give retired travelers ideas and this is a great one. Thanks so much for sharing such a helpful video and hopefully our paths will cross someday around the world. Safe travels, John and Bev
My husband and I have just started with TrustedHousesitters. We are hoping to go to England in September and have our first international house sit. I have learned so much from watching your videos already and am grateful for the wisdom and advice you share to help those who are new to the world of house/pet setting! Thank you!
How exciting! I'm glad you have found our house sitting videos helpful. Welcome to house sitting!
Friends with a lamppost! 😄 Loved your comparison between the two living situations. Spot on.
I was skeptical about housesitting but it has been a really wonderful experience. Thanks for your your inspiration and advice.
I remember way back when you were skeptical. Happy you and Stan have had a good introduction to it!
We started House Sitting after seeing your videos and we Love it.
Fantastic!
We LOVE Trusted Housesitters! We haven't sat for anyone, but we use it when we go away. On both sides, sitters and home owners, it's such a great deal. You just have to do your due diligence to make sure that the sitter is reliable, but that's easily done with a video call and meet and greet.
Isn't it crazy that you get a great sitter and don't pay anything? I wish it existed when we had a dog!
You are so right about the Airbnb kitchen. The 1 frying pan in the Airbnb I'm in now was deformed when I arrived. This didn't turn out to be much of a problem, because I was able to bend it to a usable shape with my hands. LoL.
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Very inspiring. I love the comparison of Airbnb vs. housesitting.
Friends with a lamp post. Lol. I think she exudes such joy that she attracts like a lamp! My husband is similar. Great information!! Wow, great savings and the connections a plus!
I can't wait to meet you and your husband in person!
Airbnb’s were much better when it first started. They were looked after directly by the owner who gave a more personal attention and would even socialize with the guests if the guest was up for it. It was great for cultural exchange. Now that is rare. Now they are almost like hotels as you mentioned. The owner isn’t even around. Buildings are being bought up and units turned into hotel-like units. Nothing specials and no personal attention to the guest. I have been preferring to just go to a hotel when I travel.
Our first Airbnb stay in 2012 was a one-bedroom house near Santa Barbara. The owner left and must have stayed with someone else. There wasn't an inch to put our stuff...even the towel rack was occupied! I still remember we paid $250/nt for that space and we loved it despite the lack of space. You are generally right, though. We need the kitchen and washer/dryer in an Airbnb when we're in a place for more than 5 nights. Do you do long-term stays in hotels, too?
@@dawnk107 Yep. I have noticed Airbnb’s in most countries other than US are more friendly and hospitable with the host actually being the owner and caretaker. In the US it’s become so commercialized.
It might depend on where you're staying and what your budget is. I've only used Airbnb twice, and in both cases I went for low cost and stayed in houses where the owner also was. We hung out, chatted about books. I watched a movie with the owners at the first airbnb. And the owners at both houses made me breakfast each day. The first was in Sparta, New Jersey, and the second was on the Eastern Shore in Virginia.
Air BNB favors the host in most situations and their service fees are getting outrageous. I've been burned twice this year by them and now look at hotels and realtor sites first.
You two make my Wednesdays SO much better!!
This comment made my Thursday better!
What a great video! One of my favorites! TYSM! ♥️♥️♥️
Cool!! Thank you, Terri!
Great video. You got my husband and I started in housesitting. I am curious if you have seen any liability insurance for housesitters? One thing I have not seen is anyone mentioning that there is financial risk involved with housesitting. We have had 4 sits in Denver where we live. On our 3rd sit, trying to get an excellent review, I flooded the basement by leaving the hose running outside and water got in through the window well. You can imagine my humiliation. Oh well, they were understanding. However, there homeowners insurance won't cover the damage. Trustedhousesitters is reviewing the claim submitted to them by the homeowners. It's been since July. We're not completely turned off of housesitting but I can't imagine if I had done something accidentally and one of their pet's got hurt.
My worst nightmare is a pet in our care harmed due to our negligence. We are uber careful as a result...more careful than with our own (former) home and pets. It's unfortunate that THS has been so slow to respond to the claim. That's what we are counting on if things go wrong. I'm very curious how this resolves. Please let me know.
@@GoWithLess it may not have been THS fault as the homeowners were having their first child 4 weeks after this happened. They both work full time as well. I will let you know.
You are a very blessed couple! God bless you!
Wonderful video! Your information and perspective is super helpful as we consider trying out housesitting in the future. Thanks Amy and Tim!
Thank you!!
Hi Tim and Amy. Good info. I haven't made it to the beach in 3 days - water is cold but I'm going back in tmw - can't let those hearty retirees get the best of me. Take care. Love you. Cynthia
Hi Cynthia!!! Enjoy that Virgin Island life!!! xoxo...Amy
Haha!! “Aymee can make friends with a lamppost” lol…that’s me!!
When are we going to finally meet? :))))
@@GoWithLess My daughter is finished with high school in May and she will spend the summer in Europe with her German dad and then will be at NYU for at least four years. So I will get my life back pretty soon and travel as long as I’m healthy. Woohoo!!! Are you planning any housesits in S. Florida? I might need a housesitter during spring break.
@@NilDreams We ARE in FL for a sit in March and again at the end of April. In Tampa, though. We have a cruise departing out of Ft Lauderdale if you might come have dinner with us. We are PRAYING it's not canceled as it's taking us to Spain.
@@GoWithLess yes! Would love that! If you need a place to stay on any of those days, just say the word! You can stay with us if we’re around.
@@NilDreams That's so nice of you to offer! I think we are booking the night before the cruise at a hotel in Ft Lauderdale and flying in that same day. Where are you in So FL?
Wow! Some of your house sits were amazing 🤩
The majority are fantastic. 😀
Great info. Love this channel.
Muchas gracias!!!
Very helpful info!
Awesome!
Looked at the site, looks very interesting 😊. Looks like most are for 2-3 days only. Do longer terms pop up, like a month or so?
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Nice to have a "free" place to stay, but the travel costs must be astronomical?
I just signed up as a homeowner. I was wondering if anyone can share their experience with including a car. I am thinking I am fine with it, but I would probably want to ensure that if they had an accident that they have insurance? Right? I just increased all of my deductibles to $2500 to save on insurance because I have never had a claim and would rather save the money on insurance and only cover major damage. I just watched the video about posting your sit and I think I did good. Lots of house photos. 😀 fingers crossed!!
Check with your car insurance company. When I wanted to borrow a vehicle, I checked and learned that if I had an accident while driving it, it would be their insurance that would need to cover it (the liability goes with the owner of the vehicle, rather than the driver). I now knew why my father had a strict rule against any of our friends driving our cars when growing up.
Hi there! Thank you for the valuable information! My husband and i are actively planning for our FIRE journey and have been interested in house sitting although we have something in the way.... Our small dog Luna. In your experience, is it possible to bring a pet house sitting with you?
Is it possible to have a house sitter in your home to care for Luna? It's not impossible to sit with a pet but it will greatly reduce your options.
Hola from Guadalajara, Mexico! With many of our viewers mentioning an interest in house sitting, we wanted to break down how it's different from staying in an Airbnb.
Right now, there are 849 active house sits listed in the US on TrustedHousesitters and 1374 in the UK! There are only 71 US sits on the next most-active house sitting platform. The volume of sits on THS helps explain why it's the only site we've had any success securing sits.
If you are interested in getting started as a sitter, check out this playlist of videos that will help - ruclips.net/p/PLlF4wwaTSqbp4ojv5gSSifZ8iKOZdsRup.
If you'd like to check out TrustedHousesitters as a potential house sitter or homeowner, here's our referral link which provides a discount on membership - links.gowithless.com/THS
Please comment below with your experiences sitting or in Airbnbs...what did we miss?
Hasta luego,
Amy
Do you pay for private health insurance?
Yes, we do. Make sure to watch this Wednesday’s video if you’re interested in health insurance. It’s our annual conversation about our health insurance. It changes each year.
@@GoWithLess So you plan to switch to Medicaid at 64? Also what's your current monthly premium?