Suzanne Barlyn
Other sites include HouseCarers.com and Domity.com.
Dan and Diane Ladd of Westminster, Colo., learned of a house-sitting opportunity when they rented a home for a wintertime vacation in Durango, Colo., two years ago. They hadn't considered house-sitting before, but enjoyed the area and returned the following summer for the position. The Ladds, who are retired, have since heard of more word-of-mouth house-sitting opportunities in Durango and nearby Hermosa, Colo., and now vacation while caring for homes and cats during a total of four months of the year. "If you work it right, it's fun for everyone -- and you both benefit," says Dan Ladd. "It's a super way to stay in really neat places and beautiful homes." Ladd says they've received lift tickets and restaurant gift certificates from appreciative homeowners. The downside? Dan Ladd says he and his wife are now vacationing so often that they'll soon need a house-sitter, too.
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