Lots of people ask us where do we get our house sits from? We use two websites,easyhousesitting.com and aussiehousesitting.com. There are lots of different sites. You have to join the site and in most cases there are annual fees. Thats ok, you are paying for a service, but sometimes the fees are really high. Check several before you decide which ones to join.
Once you have decided, then you need to create a profile to go on the site. This is like a resume, and on your profile you put all the reasons why someone will want to trust their house and animals into your care.
And here, this is where age is a mammoth advantage. If you are retired, say so. You have the time to go and stay in different places. You have probably held down several jobs. You have probably owned your own home. You have probably had your own pets. You have probably had some stable times in your life and some of the ups and downs. You have probably travelled. These are the sorts of things home owners want. They are much more interested in older stable people rather than young skatty ones. Generally they don't want children coming into their home, although I have never had problems if I wanted my grandchildren to visit from time to time. (But to be fair, you should always get the okay from the home owner first.)
So you can see that your profile needs some time to compile. Be honest, but sell yourself a little. Things like the type of work you have had, if you have run a business etc, shows that you have handled responsibilities in your life.
In our case, we have never applied for a house sit. We have always been approached by people who have seen our profile on the website and thought we would be suitable. Sometimes we have had several at the same time wanting us to care for their homes, and had to turn some down. This way we have, at any given time, had the next six to nine months all lined up.
So write yourself a nice profile and don't be scared if you are in the 'mature' age bracket.
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