Joanne F.

I've only had one house sitting experience through Mind My House prior to COVID (well, two since it ended up being a repeat with the same home owners) and it was wonderful. I provided references to the couple who needed someone to care for their home and dog and spoke with them on the phone prior to agreeing to house sit for them. Both of us were taking a risk but spent time communicating via email and phone prior to us house sitting. For the cost of joining it was well worth finding a good match for our trip to spend time living near our daughter's family when they had a new baby. We have been offered other opportunities but are not traveling during COVID so have had to turn them down. For those of you who had bad experiences, I'm really sorry. That does stink. So word of warning to others if you want to have insurance and other compensation, you will need a much more expensive service. There are several out there. This one is a matching service with a small, very affordable yearly fee. You need to be responsible and spend time vetting the situation to see if it will meet your needs.