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Shirley Vanderaa

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Bella Vista, Arkansas

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Hi, We are Don and Shirley VanDeraa.   We have done house and pet sitting over the years and have good references.   We are honest, trustworthy and clean.  We would take good care of your home and pets.  We are non-smoking, and would like you to consider allowing us to house-sit while you are gone.    We love to travel and have new experiences. Since we are retired we can fit in with your schedule. We own our own home and are the parents of three married children and have seven grandchildren.  We would appreciate hearing from you.Please keep us in mind.Sincerely,Shirley VanDeraa read more

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Jesse Sia

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Nashville, Tennessee

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I am a 73 year old, retired, single woman, a nonsmoker with no pets of my own. I have been housesitting since August, 2013. My housesitting experience includes:Norwalk, CT (Jan. - Feb., 2015)Wheeling, W. Va. (Nov. - Dec., 2014)Birmingham, AL (Oct., 2014; March 17 - May 12, 2015)Austin, TX (Aug. - Sept., 2014)Elgin, IL (Aug., 2013 - July, 2014)Cookeville, TN (July, 2013; August, 2023; August, 2024)Fredericksburg, TX (July, 2011)Minneapolis, MN (2013)Leiper's Fork, TN (various dates, 2021 - 2025)I first began housesitting in 2013. I housesat fulltime, moving from job to job, for two years (2014 - 2016) and then settled in Tucson, AZ for two years (2016 - 2018). I moved to Nashville in late 2018 to be closer to family. I stopped hosuesitting during the Covid shutdown and its aftermath (2019 - 2020). In late 2020, I was hired to work a Covid-related, part-time position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville. I thought the position might l... read more

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Peggy Jo Rain

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Eastsound, Washington

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Dini Jaskowski

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Ejido San Lucas - (san Luquitas), Mexico

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Dini Jaskowski- We will Fly to you!Dini: Retired-Bookkeeper/AccountantDuane: retired-CarpenterLoving and Reliable Animal Caregivers and Responsible, Trusting Home Setters.We both are retired:I was a freelance bookkeeper/accountant.I have integrity and a high level of trust that comes from my years of accounting background.Duane (my husband) is a retired general contractor who was a Carpenter for many years.Both of our backgrounds are country, we both grew up on farms with all the animals that you have on a farm, from cats, Cows, dogs, goats, Horses, pigs, Rabbits, and Sheep. I also have a background in Equestrian Physical riding. Now that we both are retired, we have the opportunity to pursue a new position in life, house-sitting and giving lots of love to pets while their owners are away from home.As a business owner as well as a founder of a nonprofit organization for equestrian physical horse riding, I bring all the trust, professionalism, and love of caring for your home ... read more

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Sean Aronson

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Honolulu, Hawaii

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I am 39 years old and have lived in Hawaii for 9 plus years. I was born on Maui and lived in San Francisco and Berkeley. I am currently an attorney working at the University of Hawaii.I have house sat on at least a dozen occasions and am savvy with both indoor and outdoor care.  I am quiet and am active in sports. read more

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Cr Smith

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Palo Alto, California

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Retired non-smoking executive with no pets, no children and extensive experience in real estate, building, and investments seeking assignments in Silicon Valley.  Attention to detail and security provides peace of mind of knowing your home, pool, pets, and projects meticuously taken care of.  Experienced homeowner and resort property owner with current and former properties from the east coast, gulf coast/Texas to Arizona Biltmore. Although our travels prevent us from now having pets, we have in the past owned and loved our dogs, cats, horses, and cows. read more

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Elaine Pflepsen

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Madison, Connecticut

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Caring for other's homes, pets and ranches fills me with complete joy. I've been providing home/pet/ranch care for 35 years.  I am retired from my profession and solely provide care for other's properties and beloved animals.  My profession, in part, worked with others experiencing crisis, trauma, and transition. My passion for working with others easily transfers to caring for animals. I grew up in a family-owned hardware store in the Midwest, the Heartland.  My upbringing has allowed me to develop a skill set of 'handiness' allowing me to troubleshoot most unforseen issues.I've lived in NYC, Chicago, Minneapolis, Connecticut, the rural high desert mountains of southern Arizona and Nebraska.  I love rural living just as much as major cities.  I've traveled Europe, wandering, exploring many countries.  I've house, cat and dog sat in France, England and Australia. Three years ago, I spent close to 8 months traveling around the world.  I am comfort... read more

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Marilyn Holly

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Location:

Nampa, Idaho

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"Leave a place better than you found it" has always been my motto.  I have applied this throughout life whether owning the home or renting.  This is a good motto for relationships and all work positions as well.  Rest assured I continue to live this way and will take impeccable care of your home, and pets if applicable.  I love people and pets.   read more

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Laura King

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Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Aloha, my name is Laura. I am a recently retired school administrator who is trustworthy and responsible. I am seeking house sitting opportunities on Oahu.  I would take care of your place as if it were my own! I love animals, and am happy to feed, walk or play with them. As well, I am good with plants.  I would be committed to keeping your home safe and well maintained.  Please contact me if my qualifications would be of support to you.  Mahalo! read more

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Dan And Fay Bergander

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Aurora, Colorado

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Dan and Fay Bergander retired in 2013, with their home base being in Aurora, Colorado.  When home they enjoy spending time with their family and friends.  They enjoy maintaining their home and yard where they have lived for over 35 years.  They also are avid travelers, either in their R.V. for longer trips or planes, trains and automobiles for shorter ones and motor scooter, bikes, kayaks and hiking shoes for really short trips.  They have other family and friends all over the United States and the world and try to see them whenever possible.Dan grow up on a farm and can handle all types of animals, including bees and is a pet lover.  He also is an experienced gardener. (If you can grow a good garden in Colorado you can be a great gardener almost anywhere else).  He also is a good all around handyman.Fay, other than keeping Dan in line, is excellent at handling all aspects of running a home, including dealing with any issues or legistics which may hav... read more

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Dean & Diane Paulin

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Mesa, Arizona

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We began our house/pet sitting experience in Estes Park, CO for six months in 2014 (through a personal ad) and enjoyed the cat sitting opportunity  and home location so much that we joined Luxury House Sitting, House Sitters America and Mind My House to seek out additional adventures through these websites.During 2016, Luxury House Sitting connected us with three great house/dog sittings.  FL, MI, and CO and 2019 a five week sit in CA!  2017 - 2019 we completed nine house/dog/cat sittings in AZ, CA, NM, MA, WA and OR through the Mind My House website.  Additional house sits from other websites from 2020-21 has totaled us seventeen  successful sits!  We hope caring for your home and pet(s) will be our next assignment!!  Dean, age 67,  retired seven years ago from being self-employed owning a chain of hair salons (Fantastic Sams) in the tri-county area of Charleston, SC.  Upon retirement, during Summers and Falls, Dean worked as a seasonal Par... read more

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Carol Beaver

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Location:

Boulder, Colorado

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Hello, I live in Boulder, Colorado. This morning I went on a trail run close to my home--I love being active and have pet-sat many friend's dogs who required daily exercise. I love to ski as well, and I do a bit of yoga every day. I LOVE to cook and grow food, and have cooked professionally at one point in my life.  (Recently foraged nettles while on a hike and came home and made homemade ricotta-nettle ravioli). I'm adept at canning and preserving food. I've been a freelance photo stylist in commercial photography for almost 35 years and I'm ready to do something more. I love to travel and have traveled to Europe extensively.  I have WWOOF'd in Italy and France, taking care of sheep & horses, cats and dogs, bed and breakfast, cooking, gardening, cleaning, ironing, etc. etc.  During Covid Quarantine I stayed at my family's farm in South Dakota, and was able to reestablish my Mom's perennial gardens, as well as build two waist-high growing boxes, a... read more

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Barbara Lindemann

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Port Charlotte, Florida

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My husband & I live on the west coast of Fl. in Port Charlotte.  He is a retired business man who owned flower shops in NY for over 30 years. He is very handy.   I am retired from working in sales for NY manufactures; Rochester Midland, as well as our own flower shops.  We  are reliable, trust worthy, very clean, organized and NON SMOKERS.  We will take care of your home as if it were our own.  We are animal lovers. and have had German shepherds and  a standard poodle.  References  on request. read more

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Frank Rush

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Location:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Retired Airline Pilot married to Flight Attendant. Very neat, good at following instructions and taking responsibility. read more

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Erin Michelle

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Location:

Round Rock, Texas

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I am a young (mature) soul who has big travel dreams.  I thoroughly enjoyed opening my home to AirBnb & Couchsurfer guests and constantly maintained 5 star reviews and "SuperHost" status.  I bring the same quality care to my venture in House Sitting.  I will treat your home, vegetation, and little friends as if they are my own.   I also bring a vast array of other useful skills to your table, should you need anything else!  Basic maintenance, cleaning, taking care of personal errands or business needs, etc...  I do not believe in doing anything I do in life just to pass by, I take pride in everything I do, and settle for nothing less than perfection.  Committed, organized, efficient, capable, professional, and trustworthy with the utmost integrity.I especially specialize in rental type properties with tons of hospitality and property management experience.  I am part of many other house sitting sites with tons of raving review... read more

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Lisa & Ben Newton

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Location:

Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga

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Greetings! We know what it’s like to have a home, pets and land and to need someone to look after it as well as we would ourselves. That’s what brought us to this site to begin with, as hosts. We’ve lived on a small off-grid island in the South Pacific for the last 9 years and built it up from scratch into a thriving resort, with multiple bungalows, a main-house, boats and lots of landscaping. Before that we lived on our 42’ sailboat for 8 years, sailing through the Pacific, and prior to that we lived in the East Bay Area of the city of San Francisco, where we originally hail from. We’ve experienced numerous and varied life-styles and living situations in our 19 years together and we have come to know what homeowners need in a valuable house-sitter. Beginning in early 2020 we will have managers tending our island retreat. That will free up our time and so we are ready to again follow our traveler’s hearts, seeking adventure and to see some more of this b... read more