Hi there, I am new in THS. I have posted a listing, and have selected 2 sitters to FaceTime with. I am not sure what questions I should ask and what is the expection of the sitter, so any advice would be great. Thank you so much in advance!
Kind regards,
Cris
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Hello @mrsbls and welcome to TrustedHousesitters and to the Community Forum 
Congratulations on getting to the stage of narrowing down sitters for your first listing, it’s great to hear that you have two FaceTime calls lined up. This is a great way for both homeowners and sitters to ask all the relevant questions and see if you all are going to be a good fit! I have attached a thread you should find helpful.
I just had a peruse of your profile and your kitties are adorable! 
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Hi @mrsbls ! Congratulations on posting your first dates.
I would use the sitter’s profiles as a starting point, as much of the info you need may be stated there.
As a sitter, I’m usually the one asking most of the questions, but take a look at this topic for suggestions of things you may want to cover.
List of questions homeowners may want to ask potential sitters
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As a HO beforeI get into a chat:
I confirm the dates and arrival and departure logistics
Any deal breakers I listed like non smoker…not pets…no visitors
Travel with or without a "person "
Car issues
Cleanliness standards
And any pet issues we feel should be addressed up front
Then I ask if the sitter has any questions before just generally chatting.
I would also give my self at least a sit on it overnight/ a few hours before I offered a sit.
I start with my sitter questions as well when I am the sitter before a general chat, which are mostly similar.
(Ps y’all: I am not really looking for comments on my process. It works for me😊)
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I like to get the details in (a) written message(s) so that there is no misunderstanding and no forgetting. The sitter can then refer to the messages if they need to.
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