House Sitting

House sit someone’s house, pets & garden and stay for free by visiting websites like Mind my House, Trusted House Sitters, PawShake, and House Carers. Below is a breakdown of the pros and cons for each site.

Mind My House Pros:

• They are a well-established platform who have been around since the very start.
• A very cheap membership fee for house sitters.
• Free for homeowners which means more house sits are listed.
• Easy to use and good looking platform.
• Alert system.

Mind My House Cons:

• The number of house sitters outweighs homeowners, so there is a lot of competition.
• Homeowners don’t need to pay for a membership, so for house sitters, there is a bit of a feeling that the homeowner doesn’t take the assignment as seriously and could cancel at any stage.

Trusted House Sitters Pros:

• Well established and well-known platform.
• Very easy to use platform and functions.
• Big team and profession feel.
• 24/7 customer services and vet advice line.
• Wide variety of homes worldwide.
• Very active community on social media
• Easy to set up house sitter profile

Trusted House Sitters Cons:

• $129 USD membership fee.
• High competition on house sitting assignments.

Pawshake Pros:

• Easy to navigate website
• Great Mobile app
• Homeowners are covered by a booking guarantee if the booked sitter can not make it
• Pawshake will also cover vet fees

Pawshake Cons:

• You can only sign up if your area is in need of house sitters
• Customer service has a bad wrap

House Carers Pros:

• Lots of options to upload a review, photos, videos, references, id checks and safety checks.
• Very reasonable membership price.
• House Carers have a great Facebook community to share ideas with other house sitters.
• A brilliant house sit notification function.
• Very well trusted and one of the first platforms on the internet.
• Lower competition for pet sitters

House Carers Cons:

• Homeowners don’t need to pay for a membership, so for house sitters, there is a bit of a feeling that the homeowner doesn’t take the assignment as seriously and could cancel at any stage.
• The platform is quite outdated and can be difficult to navigate for first timers.