Are you ever the “go to” person for pet sitting in your neighborhood? Do you get asked to help out on projects or to house sit while your neighbors are out of town?
Well, why not get paid for it?
Check out www.care.com for many in-home support type jobs in your area.
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE…
General Errands
- Wait for cable/delivery/service companies
- Injury care: errands, home help, etc.
- Drop off dry cleaning & laundry
- Take items to post office or courier service
Shopping
- Returns & exchanges
Vacation Services
- House sitting
- Pet sitting
- Water lawn or house plants
- Feed fish
- Bring in mail, packages, and newspapers
- Take out trash
- Lawn mowing
Thanks for writing about rent-free living as a housesitter. I have tried all the housesitting websites and have found http://www.caretaker.org to be the best for housesitting assignments. I recently started using http://www.caretaker.org and have found two housesitting opportunities there so far.
John