Is it possible to find a housesitter for the whole year sit?

Owner Questions, Advice & Chat
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Hi Grandma. I just did a search for house-sits that are 6 months or longer. There’s one in Seattle and 2 in the UK.

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Thanks. I will try to find Seattle.

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The title is “House Sitting with Waffle”. If you click on her dates, you’ll see the one for next year.

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Thanks. Already 25 people. I appreciate

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Be very, very wary as you recruit your long term house sitter would be my advice. Feel free to message me privately and I’ll share our (awful) experience as house owners who took on a long term house sitter with you.

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Oh no @UKLongTermSitOfferers , sorry to hear that it clearly hasn’t worked out well with your long-term sitter.

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Hi Hana

I am currently house-sitting for 1 year. The cost of the house utilities, etc are all covered by the landlord. In my experience of other longer sits (e.g., 4 months), that’s the norm. However, I’ve seen posts that propose a different arrangement, e.g., the sitter will cover the costs of heating, electricity, etc. As I understand it, as long everything is talked about and agreed upfront, there’s no one way to do these things. One issue to look out for is other people living on the property whether all the time or occasionally. This is strictly forbidden in the arrangement for obvious reasons, but some hosts still try and it’s always worth asking explicitly that no one else will be staying during the sit.

Good luck.

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I would absolutely love a 12 month or long sit. As I sold up and have travelled, house-sitting, for the past nearly four years, the thought of basing myself in one place for a year would be amazing. I had a sitter myself for ten months when I travelled a few years back and again for another five. I had a small dog at the time. My sitter bought all the food for my Furby and I paid for everything else, all utilities and anything else that was required whilst I was away. If I were to sit long term, I would definitely insist on paying for all utilities and anything else, apart from a mortgage and any necessary repairs needed e.g. anything that absolutely had to be fixed. It is something that you would need to discuss with a potential sitter and agree to mutually. Personally, for a year long sit, I would want it all in writing. What country are you in may I ask???

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Great idea on having the terms of the sit in writing for a longer term sit.

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Sure, long sits are seen as especially desirable by some, but it also depends a lot on your location. And it might be good to keep in mind that within a year so much can change and a sitter might not be able to stay for the whole duration after all. For long-term sits without pets, extensive gardening or other tasks it’s not uncommon to ask the sitter to cover some of the bills (e.g. for energy, heating etc.).

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I think my worries would surround visas for this length of time and particularly the rapid changing landscape in Europe on the subject. Things can change within 3-6 months. Having said that I know many European countries are now bringing out a digital nomad visa for 1 or 2 years to stay in their country. Obviously there are forms and proofs of income etc to complete for this.