Hello @SRach I’ve been a sitter with THS for many years and, thinking back, can’t remember a homeowner ever asking for my last name. However, once I’m confirmed, I have us exchange personal email addresses and phone numbers. Both of those will display my full name, which is fine. At some point, either then or later, we exchange other forms of communication that will work for us, such as WhatsApp or Messenger. I tend to work with whatever the homeowner prefers. I have never been asked for my home address, and can’t see a reason why it would be of interest to the homeowner.
The only reason I can think of for you wanting to have this information early on is so that you can ‘google them’. If so, these post threads may be of interest to you:
Sharing Facebook page with homeowners
Owner asking sitter to add them on social media
I’m wondering why you would want a copy of their identification, other than if you needed it to add to a vehicle insurance coverage, or to allow access through a monitored security system. That would be needed after confirming the sitter, but not before.
My suggestion is that you consider why you are asking for the information. Then ask for what you feel you need, and be open with the sitter as to why you are requesting it.