How to Get a House Sitting Job Abroad

House sitting abroad is becoming a popular way to travel to great destinations without the cost of lodging. If you're the kind of person who doesn't mind a little adventure and is ready to live life a bit more carefree, then house sitting abroad may be for you.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Valid passport
• Current immunizations for your destination
• Sense of adventure

1. Determine what kind of house sitter you want to be. Some house sitters go as far as to sell their home, moving from place to place regularly.
2. Register on one of many house sitting websites. This adds your name to a database for people searching for house sitters. It can also help you through the process by providing the right paperwork and answers to questions you may have.
3. Decide where you want to go and when. Make your travel plans as flexible as possible to increase your chances of getting an assignment in the area you've chosen.
4. Advertise locally as well as by word of mouth. Often you will run into a friend of a friend looking for someone who needs a house sitter abroad.
5. Get paperwork, such as passports and immunization records in order. When your first opportunity arrives, you'll be ready to go.
6. Store all important paperwork and documentation in a secure place like a bank lockbox before you travel. This is especially important if you'll be gone for an extended period of time.
   
   
7. Set parameters for the kind of position you'll take. Care of pets, lawn service and general expectations should be agreed on beforehand.

Tips & Warnings

• Limit yourself to one or two areas you'd like to visit and concentrate on finding house sitting jobs there. Working too many areas at once may be difficult to plan.
• Provide potential clients with resume, references and a background check.
• Never give out personal information like bank accounts or social security numbers to anyone.
• Understand that most house sitting jobs abroad are not paying jobs. They are for accommodation only.