New here from the Netherlands (Spain, Portugal + rest of Europe / World on my wishlist)

[Samox24]

Hello @Karsten and a warm welcome to TrustedHousesitters and to the Community Forum

Ahh yes, the Algarve is beautiful, we have just returned from there ourselves.

I have just had a peruse of your profile and it looks great and I see you have 3 references which will certainly help when trying to secure your first sit.

I have attached a couple of threads that you should find helpful.

Securing our first few sits

Hello all, thanks for being here. As a newbie from Canada we appreciate your feed back. We plan to be in Italy the spring of 2023 with family for 6 weeks but then stay on for a few more months in the summer pet sitting. Our question is "Should we be applying for multiple jobs for the same time spot? or “Should we apply to one and wait to see if we get a response and then move on?” Also if someone has said that they are interested but don’t want to confirm because they may have to change the dat…

New sitter member how do we help the owner prepare for our sit?

Hello all, Me and my fiance just joined THS and got out first sit confirmed this morning. The HO has asked what can they prepare for our arrival? I’m not sure what to say really as we don’t know what is the basic expectations from sitters? I’m assuming fresh bed sheets, clean bathroom, clear instructions for house care and alarm system, etc. Is there a list of basic requirements you all use?

Also, remember you can use the spyglass symbol at the top of the page next to the TrustedHousesitters logo and search for any questions that you may have as they have most likely already been answered on here and of course if not then please just ask!

Whereabouts are you hoping to travel to next?