You should always assume HOs are talking to other sitters. Just like you should be talking to other HOs.
We even turned down another sit while waiting to hear back from these owners.
Yeah, I wouldn’t do this. If I hadn’t heard from the first sit, I would circle back to them to check in, but if they weren’t willing/able to make a choice yet, then I’d accept the 2nd sit.
I am accustomed to virtual meets once people have decided you are the best candidate but both parties want a face to face.
In years of sitting, this is not my experience at all. In my experience. HOs do a video call with every sitter they’re interested in and then make a choice, which i think is perfectly reasonable. I know that after doing a video call, there have been sits I’ve decided I didn’t want to do. Interviewing and doing research is just part of the cost of doing business, whether you get the sit or not.