housesitters

From: Kristina Miranda <Kristina.Miranda@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: housesitters
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 11:01:01 -0700 (PDT)

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In general, a house sitter not only stays "rent free" but they will
usually expect some kind of compensation. Usually $x/day. If you want
some form of rent, you should advertise for "low rent for large house
in exchange for care taking". I would imagine many people would be
interested in renting a cheap house in exchange for keeping an eye
on things. That way, they expect to pay all the utilities. They shouldn't,
however, be expected to pay for utilities unrelated to their stay. For
instance, electricity or water usage for the horses. You should start
by adverstising to the people that you board for. They may have college
aged kids that are interested in your property for a short term rental.
The rent you charge should be 25% - 50% less than what they would
pay for an apartment or whatever. You would be much better off if you 
could find a whole family to rent to for a while. A family would be
more willing to pay a higher rent than a single person probably would.
When my mom moved out of state, she looked for these kind of rentals
until she was sure of the area she wanted to be in.

Good luck,
Kristina


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