One of the first questions I get asked on my road trip is “Where are you staying?” If you ask me this question, be prepared to grab a chair and hunker down for at least a good 5 minutes. I have now slept in 12 different locations this year. Each one has come about in a unique way and no stay has been anywhere close to the same. One of the ways I have avoided “bumming” my way around the country is through housesitting. Housesitting is as it sounds…you sit (stay) in someone’s house while they are away. The trade off is mutual for both parties. The sitter gets a free place to stay and the owner does not have to worry about their house, pets, plants, etc. being uncared for while they are gone. After I mention housesitting for “random” people around the country, the questions come flowing. Here are 12 things you should know about housesitting for someone you have never met…

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