If you’ve ever dreamt of saving thousands of dollars on accommodations in some of the world’s most glorious hotspots…
Or if you’d like to test living in a community before committing to a permanent move…
Or if you dream of “living like a local” rather than being pegged as a tourist…
Or if you want to visit your grandkids or parents without being underfoot…
This book is for you!
This engaging book is a MUST for anyone interested in entering the competitive world of housesitting, written by someone who has screened hundreds of housesitters herself and knows what homeowners and petowners are looking for.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
✔Secret tips to get started and land plum housesits in the world’s greatest locations
✔ How to cash in on a 20% discount code to the largest global housesit site – worth $23 US!
✔ Which housesitting sites are FREE to join – the book pays for itself!
✔ What to ask homeowners BEFORE you accept the sitting assignment
✔ How to get asked back
✔ What to do in an emergency
✔ How to find the best travel deals
✔ Included: A written housesitting agreement
✔ 24 INSIDER TIPS to help you succeed in petsitting
Wow!! If you've ever wondered about housesitting, you need this book!! I loved it.
Kelly Hayes-Raitt answers every question you ever thought of asking..........and dozens you never dreamed were relevant. I wish I'd had it 30 years ago when I began "nomading." Her insights, suggestions, and behind-the-scenes observations about the housesitting world (including a list of dozens of websites to search) will literally open doors all over the world.
…from Rita Golden Gelman, author, Tales of a Female Nomad, Living at Large in the World
Kelly has written a lively, upbeat and informative guide to introduce newcomers to the fascinating world of house sitting. The book is liberally scattered with insider tips, words of wisdom and amusing anecdotes from Kelly’s own extensive experience.
Ian Usher & Vanessa Anderson, publishers, House Sitting Magazine
Housesitter Kelly Hayes-Raitt travels the world, living like a local in free accommodations while petsitting. After nearly ten years of full-time housesitting, Kelly finally shares her secrets for landing great housesits, for becoming a great petsitter, for traveling cheaply and for bartering through the sharing economy. An award-winning writer and journalist, her essays appear in Rita Golden Gelman’s Female Nomad and Friends and seven other anthologies.
For 30 years, Kelly Hayes-Raitt advocated for civil justice, women's rights and environmental protection through political campaigns in California. After running for elected office herself (and getting her butt kicked), she visited the Middle East several times to work with refugees. Today, she's an award-winning writer and newspaper columnist who travels full-time as an international housesitter.