Happy Wednesday, friends! After health insurance in retirement, the second most-asked topic we're asked these days is "how do I get started with house sitting"? As we all start getting back to our lives, I'm seeing a shift in people wanting to live their dreams in a more committed way than pre-Covid. No more "I want to live at the beach" put off forever...people are moving to the beach. That's incredible. I think a big part of Airbnb's model is the "living like a local" piece. With many hotel stays, Airbnb homes and house sits under our belts, I can say that Airbnb is closer to a hotel than living like a local. For me, I enjoy trying on someone's life while they're gone. It's an incredible way to see the world. And, the positive impact on our budget is massive. So, let's let you in on our secrets to getting good sits! I hope the surge of sitters is matched by a surge of owners as well as people get traveling again. Next week's video is all about this! See ya next Wednesday (or in our GoWithLess Facebook group!) Hugs, Amy

We just booked our first sit. It's fairly local here in the Silicon Valley an extremely desirable sit. We noticed a comment regarding the dog had a previous hip injury. We commented about it in the application and described our previous dogs hip injury and how we cared for him. We asked if was still an issue and that we would very cautiously watch for signs of a reinjury. We received a response immediately even thought there were many applicants. They confirmed us within 30 minutes. We had no idea about housesitting until we saw your videos. Thank you, Thank you!

A BIG missing here. Check out the visa requirements if you're a foreigner. The US regards housesitting as working even with no pay so you need a work visa. You can be forever barred from the States if caught trying to slide in. Other countries may have similar rules!

Minnesota can be a lot of fun in the winter. Cozy fires, beautiful skies after a snowfall, lots of cultural things to do, etc.

This is my first time enjoying your KZfaq channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much! I'm interested in this for my young son who is just starting out in life. Apartments are so expensive and he absolutely adores animals, so what's the downside - none!

This is just what we need now we are starting our House sitting life! You've already helped us get through the basics, Thanks so much for sharing these great tips guys, Brilliant 😁

Tim and Amy are blessed by God!

Thanks for the info! We were traveling full-time in an RV for six years. We’re thinking of trying house sitting next.

From Cooky: How generous of you to give your future competition such excellent tips. You two continue to be "da bomb"!

That was amazing content, I immediately shot it over to a friend that just said, I would love to house sit! Thank you for both being so generous with your knowledge!

Thanks for the information. Considering local house-sitting.

Very Great information

Thank you for your help and for sharing your ideas. I'm just starting out and think I should learn about the ropes close to home which you just mentioned. Biggest thing is my own ginger cat and I realized as a transfer back to St. Louis I didn't know anyone who could take care of my own feline in the same way I would (e.g.- The doors being important and always remain important even if I've said it 4 hours ago. Keeping them closed and sure they're not just barely closed)

I can see some really liking this. It really helps a homeowner with pets for sure. They could save. I would loathe it, but can see the appeal.

We love Trusted Housesitters. We already have three weeks of sits. It’s such a good investment.

Thanks, Amy and Tim - great content, as always! Now I just have to convince Patrick to try it... ;-)

This house sitting stuff gets more intriguing by the week. I think once things calm down with our preparations we are going to take a closer look. BTW... Amy is so lucky that beady-eyed cicada behind her didn't jump in her hair🤣

Signed up yesterday for TH! Working on the About Us section now. :)

Thank you'll stay safe !

Interesting. I didn’t know how the house sitting thing online worked....great information 👍

great tips! thanks for the video

Just found you. Thank you for the video. Very informative

Exactly what needs to know

Thank you guys!

Wonderful video! 🌹

Tip #6, 7:27, don't look behind your shoulder.

EXCELENT!!

Good to see you guys - not my area of interest but good tips.

Me encantó por mi esposo y yo somos como de su edad

To start locally and get the reviews, is it better to try with word-of-mouth and other social channels and piece together screenshots/video reviews, or should we keep trying to search for local sits on the housesitting sites? I'm living in a small city at the moment, and haven't seen any posts in the area yet.

Where is link to TH site discount?

Great video, sounds like a lot of fun. Do you know if there are any free websites for people who want to find house sitters?

What am I missing about winter in Minnesota? 🤷‍♂️

Which sites to apply?

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What is the legal responsibility for tge sitter? Does they need to sign a contract or authorization or what?

Hi, Covid put a dent in our business so we’re looking to pet sit. Can we pet sit and bring our beagle?

I'm asking for someone I know who might be interested in housesitting. For getting experience before applying for more competitive jobs: 1) For local sits, does the house sitter need to be at the house sit location all the time, or could the sitter spend some time at his/her own home? 2) Would working for a pet care service like rover.com be useful experience for someone who has not done house sitting?