Is it a good thing? any horror stories or good stories? cheers. rocket n strop
Happywanderer said
01:23 AM Mar 6, 2012
Its a great idea. Never done it myself but have heard some great stories. There are a few on here who do it regularly. There's also a spot on the front page where you can find housesitting to do.
we have done three so far and enjoyed every one of them
Andrea said
05:27 AM Mar 6, 2012
We've started house-sitting early last year and really enoy it. We're registered as sitters on three web sites; we started our new 'career' in Cowra, then spent six months in the Geraldton area on three different properties, then did several more, closer to Perth and our grandsons before leaving WA in late January.
We look for semi-rural and rural areas so we have room for our house (we stay in our own house), and have standing invitations to return at any time.
Saves us quite a bit while still giving us the advantages of caravan parks - power, water and use of laundry & toilet. We also have the fun of pets, and usually lovely fresh eggs & even vegies.
We'll be off to Junee next, then SE Queensland, then northern NSW, then...?
Andrea
Cruising Granny said
07:54 AM Mar 6, 2012
It's a great way to travel to different regions and towns and enjoy them while you're there. Then you move on to another place to do more of the exciting same, with the reassurrance you can return if you choose. I have done some in Broome mainly for a doctor and his wife who used to go away to work. If I run out of travelling destinations and ideas I might take it on myself. Know anyone who needs an experienced, reliable oversize pilot?
Gerty Dancer said
05:43 PM Mar 6, 2012
We have had several people house-sit for us, we try to choose local folk, so we can get the same ones for our next trip. We've made friends with them, one couple are English, and visit Canberra every summer to be near their daughter and grandchildren. We were so sorry they werent available last year, but made a new friend in the lady who came.
Even without pets, its peace of mind about security, mail, lawn-mowing/tidiness etc.
We always make sure we meet them, then if they arent "right", or they dont like the house we/they can cancel. Tezza had an unfortunate experience recently where he and his wife found themselves in a filthy place for 2 weeks, and couldnt leave because of the pets. Would recommend doing as much research about it as possible before committing.
cannylass said
06:22 PM Mar 6, 2012
I have a friend who has done it she only had one bad experience since doing it, and we have meet people on our travels who do it full time and love it
the rocket said
08:53 PM Mar 6, 2012
Thanks everyone. It is an option for us I would like to try. rocket n strop
donnybabes said
05:16 AM Mar 7, 2012
Cruising Granny wrote:
It's a great way to travel to different regions and towns and enjoy them while you're there. Then you move on to another place to do more of the exciting same, with the reassurrance you can return if you choose. I have done some in Broome mainly for a doctor and his wife who used to go away to work. If I run out of travelling destinations and ideas I might take it on myself. Know anyone who needs an experienced, reliable oversize pilot?
You could always give the RAAF a try, Im sure they would appreciate your experience as a pilot........... LOL
Is it a good thing? any horror stories or good stories? cheers. rocket n strop
My sister does it about 6 months of the year.
Cheers,
Sheba.
have a look here
http://www.thegreynomads.com.au/featurespages/adverhousesit.html
we have done three so far and enjoyed every one of them
We've started house-sitting early last year and really enoy it. We're registered as sitters on three web sites; we started our new 'career' in Cowra, then spent six months in the Geraldton area on three different properties, then did several more, closer to Perth and our grandsons before leaving WA in late January.
We look for semi-rural and rural areas so we have room for our house (we stay in our own house), and have standing invitations to return at any time.
Saves us quite a bit while still giving us the advantages of caravan parks - power, water and use of laundry & toilet. We also have the fun of pets, and usually lovely fresh eggs & even vegies.
We'll be off to Junee next, then SE Queensland, then northern NSW, then...?
Andrea
I have done some in Broome mainly for a doctor and his wife who used to go away to work.
If I run out of travelling destinations and ideas I might take it on myself.
Know anyone who needs an experienced, reliable oversize pilot?
Even without pets, its peace of mind about security, mail, lawn-mowing/tidiness etc.
We always make sure we meet them, then if they arent "right", or they dont like the house we/they can cancel. Tezza had an unfortunate experience recently where he and his wife found themselves in a filthy place for 2 weeks, and couldnt leave because of the pets.
Would recommend doing as much research about it as possible before committing.
Thanks everyone. It is an option for us I would like to try. rocket n strop
You could always give the RAAF a try, Im sure they would appreciate your experience as a pilot........... LOL