TrustedHousesitters introduces a $12 per sit booking fee and forced consent Terms of Service, shifting financial risk to sitters. Learn how these changes impact full-time nomadic and professional sitters, and read our on-top-of-our-shit approach for navigating the new policies while protecting your lifestyle and finances.

Discover how full-time travel becomes sustainable through professional pet sitting and house sitting. This in-depth guide explores the realities of nomadic living, the systems behind long-term house sitting success, and what it truly takes to build a travel lifestyle rooted in trust, routine, and client care.

This blog explores real pet-sitting red flags, boundary-setting, homeowner etiquette, and how to maintain healthy, respectful relationships during house sits. Written for both new sitters and homeowners, it offers guidance, honest insights, and lessons from experience to help everyone create smoother, stress-free pet-sitting arrangements.

A gentle guide for new and seasoned sitters on the essential questions to ask before accepting any pet or house sit. Learn how clear communication, thoughtful boundaries, and simple daily recaps protect you, the animals, and the home — ensuring every sit begins with trust and ends with ease.

Stepping into house and pet sitting is stepping into a softer way of living — one shaped by trust, routine, and the quiet joy of caring for animals in the places they call home. This gentle beginner’s guide gathers everything you need to start in 2025 with clarity and confidence, from building your profile to finding your first sit. Whether you’re seeking more freedom, more travel, or simply a slower rhythm, here’s how to begin with ease.