How Safe is Your Home While You're Away for the Holidays?

Are you heading out for a ski trip over the holidays? Going home to visit the folks for Christmas? Or maybe you’re headed to the Caribbean to escape the cold for a couple of weeks. Lucky you!

But while you’re away, you want to make sure your home is safe and secure. Nothing can ruin your good time like a phone call from the police saying your house has been burgled. Or the neighbors calling you to tell you the water pipes have burst and the basement is flooded. And if you have pets, putting them up in a kennel can cost as much as your holiday hotel!

Avoid all of these problems and maintain your peace of mind by hiring a house sitter to look after your home and property during your absence. With the services of a house sitter, home owners can rest assured that their home is in good hands. A house sitter can attend to your home’s care and maintenance while you're away and can make sure that the pets are fed, the mail is brought in and the plants are watered.

A House Sitting Agreement is a legal contract that lets you determine how much responsibility and authority you assign to your house sitter. You can even require the house sitter to pay a bond to ensure that he / she performs all of his/her obligations under the Agreement.

You should also provide your house sitter with a House Sitting Checklist that lists all of the duties to be performed and lists all the important contacts and other information the house sitter may need. If you have pets, the House Sitting Checklist for Pet Owners lets the sitter know just what to do in case one of your furry friends requires medical attention.

Hire a house sitter with one of our ready-made contracts and enjoy your winter getaway without worrying about the safety of your home, pets and property!