Hello @Joselyn_and_Blair You may want to review Angela’s top 10 tips with your wife (in particularly, #6), and the reason this was posted. Please keep in mind that those new to THS may not be new to house or pet sitting. Many have years of relevant experience. Also, if you consider those who are local, you could perhaps arrange to meet them in person beforehand, which may ease your wife’s concerns. With today’s owner/sitter ratio, discounting any particular group limits your chances of finding a suitable sitter. I hope all goes well for you.
Oh, and for the record, I’m an older, single, female sitter with more than five 5* reviews. 