Aussie House Sitters

The largest pet & house sitting site in Australia

Join the largest, most trusted pet and house sitting site in Australia

Gabriella Pasztor Tuesday 18 May 2021
Feature photo: Join the largest, most trusted pet and house sitting site in Australia

If you’ve recently started thinking about becoming a house sitter, you’ve probably seen the hundreds of websites offering this service. But how do you know which one to choose?

As someone who house sat for six years straight, I can speak from experience: Aussie House Sitters works. For six years, I did not pay a cent in rent or bills, simply because this website existed.

Whether you are a homeowner or a house sitter, Aussie House Sitters should be your go-to. Here’s why.

For homeowners 

  • ID verified sitters. The Aussie House Sitters site has taken out the hard part: verifying your sitters. This means that you can go on your business trip or holiday with peace of mind that your pets and home are in good hands.
  • View sitters’ profiles for free. You can view sitters’ profiles and read about their experience before making any contact. This means you can focus your time on asking specific questions or organising a meeting with them.
  • It’s free to place an ad. You can post your dates and requirements on the site for free. This means that only those will apply who are available on your particular dates, and who are willing to take on your requirements. It also means you are not spending hours communicating with sitters who are unavailable over that period of time. 

According to Ann and Mark, “All the house sitters I have sourced from Aussie have been excellent. We would not be able to go away with peace of mind without this service.”
And Charles agrees. “I’m a long-time user of Aussie HS and I’ve also compared Aussie with others and paid to join other sites – but Aussie is much better by a country mile.”

 For house sitters

  • More than 2,000 new house sitting opportunities each month. When you house sit long term, having a roof over your head is fairly important! And when you sign up with Aussie, you’re signing up to thousands of ads each month – which means a higher likelihood of getting a sit, and getting a sit on the dates that suit your needs.
  • Free to browse house sitting ads. If you’re unsure whether you want to commit to a membership, you can browse the ads for free. Which brings us to the next point...
  • It’s only $84 to join. If you get just one night of house sitting after paying the membership, you are still well and truly ahead when you compare that join-up fee to one night in a hotel / motel / homestay, or even your rent.

Many people use house sitting as a way of seeing Australia.

Allison says, “In 2007 I began ‘grey nomading’ my way around our amazing country. About eight years ago I stumbled into house sitting and the Aussie House Sitting site was highly recommended. I found a placement within a few days of joining and have been a loyal and appreciative member since. House sitting has been fantastic, enabling me to spend time in every state and territory, to meet wonderful and interesting people and to care for a diverse range of animals. Aussie House Sitters staff have been wonderful and I sincerely thank you all for making my nomadic years so enjoyable and memorable.”

If you’re seriously thinking about becoming (or finding) a house sitter, I encourage you to try Aussie House Sitters. Have a look on the website, check out the ads, see what it’s like – looking is free.

You can also read more than 2,500 reviews from both owners and sitters.

Finally, good luck and enjoy the adventure! 

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Perhaps you regard your excellent customer service as your best/usual practice however this, I have found to be absolutely exceptional. I cannot stress enough how refreshing it is to know that you and your team are available to assist in a timely manner. I have left comments in this regard on your survey site last week to hopefully encourage potential home owner and sitters to sign up to Aussie House Sitters. In general, other businesses, which I have experienced in the past neglect to reply to an online enquiry yet alone provide a solution. Congratulations to you all for providing true value and in particular, the WOW factor for my yearly subscription. Cheryl

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