House Sitting Jobs Might Be A New And Exciting Career

A career in house sitting could be a dream job.have no worries. If you have had problems in the
But, it is not so easy to find house sitting jobspast, you will most likely have to either solve the
regularly. Think of it, the idea of living rent freeproblems or you will need to have very good
around the world in beautiful houses may appealexplanations to any criminal problems you have
to many people. It can be a great job if you learnhad in the past.
the fine points. Threre are a lot of house sittingIf you want to house sit in a certain area of the
opportunities if you know how and where to look.country or even in another country, you might
The internet is full of sites that advertise housewant to put an ad on one of the classified
sitting jobs. Many of the house sitting sites chargewebsites you found earlier. Along with doing that
a service fee. Like many companies, you need toyou should place a classified ad in the local
do your due diligence in order to see if thenewspaper of the town or city you are interested
company is reputable. One way to see if the sitein living. Classified prices both on the internet and
is reliable is to go to a forum or discussion boardin the local newspaper classifieds are pretty
and see what others experience have been withinexpensive and you might find a great house
the house sitting site. If you find a number ofsitting job that way.
positive reviews you will feel more comfortableIf you plan to charge fees for any type of house
paying the service fee.sitting services you would be willing to perform, it
Another place you can look on the internet is localis important to list them in your classified ad. This
community sites. Many local newspaper websitesway neither a prospective employer nor you
have a classified section. You can browse throughwaste their time if they are not interested in the
these sites to see if you can find any leads.fee. Fees you might want to charge for are extra
Besides newspapers, check out local classifiedtasks like house pet sitting, or garden
websites and do a search for house or homemaintenance.
sitters to see what you can find.Remember, this is a job and you will have to go
If you do find something, you will usually have tothrough an interview with a homeowner or their
go through some type of screening process.agent. This is where first impressions are very
Owners of expensive houses are going to beimportant. Dress formally and try to think about
cautious about who they will let live in their homethe questions you might be asked beforehand.
or apartment. They want to make sure you areAlso, if you want to charge any fees have a list
trustworthy. You will need to build a reference listhandy that explains your house sitting rates. This
for yourself. Character references are importantway you will have a good answer prepared so
to have. Also, if you can obtain some type ofthat you don't stumble through and interview.
letter of introduction it will help. They are a goodOnce you have done some house sitting finding
way of introducing you to a new employer byhouse sitting jobs will get easier, because you will
having a former employer praise your characterknow what to expect as well as have a few
and workmanship.references as well as recommendations. And,
You most likely will be asked to agree to aonce you start building up a clientele you will get
criminal record check to show them you have nocalls because of word of mouth referrals.
criminal record. If you have a clean record you