Have you ever thought about house sitting? I have done it in the Caribbean for several months. It was a cool experience. I got the chance to take care someone else home with swimming pool in an exotic country, just in exchange for living in their home. Not too bad right?
House Sitting in Willemstad on Curacao, Dutch Caribbean
House sitters are in high demand around the world. If you don’t know what house sitting is… it is an arranging for someone to live in a home while the home owner is away. In exchange for free accommodations, the house sitter will perform specified duties to care for the home and pets.
There are basically two types of house sitting jobs. You could simply take care someones house for security purposes (which I did in the Caribbean), or have extra duties that include maintaining the order and neatness of the house, taking care of the owners pets, plants and garden, or even scheduling a home repair if the need arises. You may be asked to forward mail, relay phone messages or take a pet to a scheduled vet visit.
Just keep this is mind when you look for the house sitting job that suits you. A very important consideration for you as a Digital Nomad to take the house sitting job or not, is the availability of Internet/wifi and if this would cost you any money and how much.
You can find great house sitting opportunities all over the world. House sitting will save you thousands of dollars on travel and accommodations and some homes are simply just amazing to live in! Home sitting can be well worthwhile for Digital Nomads. House sits range in duration. Some may be for a week, while others may be for a month, or more. The requirements are minimal when you compare it to what you receive.
By making yourself available to a home owner as a house sitter, you are giving them an invaluable service. Home owners can leave their residence knowing they are leaving it in capable hands, while you can work on your online business and soak up the local culture!
House sitting saves money while making money 
And you can truly enjoy sinking into the culture and lifestyle of the various areas that you will visit.
If you don’t know how to find a home to house sit than here are a few online resources for you with house sitting opportunities and house sitting jobs. Give it a try!
House Carers
House Carers is one of the biggest house sitting websites. A popular and well know place for house sitters with lots of registered people .
Click here to register as a house sitter at world wide locations.
MindMyHouse
MindMyHouse is a global house sitting matching service. They provide all the online tools for home owners and house sitters to find each other from around the globe. Browse their FAQ area to learn more.
A couple of other house sitting services websites:
SabatticalHomes
- The academic community’s resource for home exchanges and home rentals worldwide since 2000.
House Sitters America
- Connecting home owners and house sitters throughout America.
Caretaker
- The Number One source for caretaker opportunities.
Luxury House Sitting
- The largest community of responsible house sitters in the world.