Hi @Star1968,
Whilst all applications are different, I think yours may be too short and needs more information and personalisation.
Our application is a cut and paste, personalised to each home host, their pets, and their requirements.
It is roughly 18 paragraphs, as follows
1 - ‘Hello’ - then use the name of the home host plus the name of their partner if we can find it in their listing write-up or in their previous reviews
2 - Introduce ourselves, let them know we are a married couple and give our ages
3 - Some background information about my past work
4 - Some background information about Karyo’s( my husband) current work
5 - Some background information about us as a couple, where we met, where we previously lived, why we decided to do THS
6 - Where we have sat before and why we want to visit their area (we’ve always wanted to 
)
7 - How much we love animals, especially (add their pet type) and travel and how fantastic is our life amalgamating the two!
8 - Say how much we would love to have the opportunity to care for their home and (pet name), the pet (name) looks lovely in their pics, we love it already!
9 - Our past experience with pets ( stay positive, we list the pets we have had between us but don’t mention that neither of us has had a pet for 30 years, we mention Karyo once had a pet pig but don’t mention that he eventually ate it!)
10 - We emphasise our past experience and invite them to take a look at our reviews for their peace of mind that their home and (pet name) will be left in safe hands
11 - We use as many positive adjectives as I can think of to describe ourselves, kind, caring, house proud etc
12 -We emphasise how much love affection and attention their pet will get
13 - We comment on anything specific they have mentioned in their listing, meds -no problem, left for 4 hours - no problem
14 - We promise pet pics
15 - We tell them our needs, Wifi, 2 beds, no pets on beds, accessibility via public transport etc
16 - We give our phone number and invite them to contact us with it, or via THS should they have any questions about ourselves
17 - We tell them how much we are looking forward to their reply and we can’t wait to meet their pets
18 - We sign off formally and friendly ‘Kind Regards and Best Wishes’ (to cover all bases)