How much to house sit?

[TheRedRocket]

My girlfriend is going to be house sitting for 5 days. She is a grad student and got this by posting an ad on craigslist so she does not know the family. They have a cat and dog. She was asked how she charges but neither of us really know what a reasonable rate is. Any help or experience appreciated.

[jtr]

$50 / day?

[Toro]

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My girlfriend is going to be house sitting for 5 days. She is a grad student and got this by posting an ad on craigslist so she does not know the family. They have a cat and dog. She was asked how she charges but neither of us really know what a reasonable rate is. Any help or experience appreciated.

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So she's not really house sitting, because who need someone to watch their house if they were only going to be gone for 5 days. What she really will be doing is looking after their pets. What this is worth, I have no idea.

[TheRedRocket]

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$50 / day?

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that was closer to my thinking. I looked online and there were some services charging 15-25/day for coming to check on/walk/feed pets but without and overnight stay.

Does $50 seem unreasonable. it's a small college city, with a relatively low cost of living (ie not an LA, SF, Boston, etc)

[4_2_it]

$200 a day plus expenses

[benfranklin]

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My girlfriend is going to be house sitting for 5 days. She is a grad student and got this by posting an ad on craigslist so she does not know the family. They have a cat and dog. She was asked how she charges but neither of us really know what a reasonable rate is. Any help or experience appreciated.

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So she's not really house sitting, because who need someone to watch their house if they were only going to be gone for 5 days. What she really will be doing is looking after their pets. What this is worth, I have no idea.

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Find out what a local kennel would charge to board the pets for 5 days as a starting point. That is the alternative cost to the owners.

[TheRedRocket]

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My girlfriend is going to be house sitting for 5 days. She is a grad student and got this by posting an ad on craigslist so she does not know the family. They have a cat and dog. She was asked how she charges but neither of us really know what a reasonable rate is. Any help or experience appreciated.

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So she's not really house sitting, because who need someone to watch their house if they were only going to be gone for 5 days. What she really will be doing is looking after their pets. What this is worth, I have no idea.

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Find out what a local kennel would charge to board the pets for 5 days as a starting point. That is the alternative cost to the owners.

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Excellent Idea. We will call around, get a good range and go from there based on what else they want. Thank you!

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Find out what a local kennel would charge to board the pets for 5 days as a starting point. That is the alternative cost to the owners.

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Yeah, do this.

Also, maybe this is just the cynic in me talking, but I find it kind of strange that complete strangers would trust a random girl from Craig's List with their home. Is this normal? I've only ever heard of a family friend or neighbor housesitting before.

[XXXNoahXXX]

thinly-veiled sex slave search on their part.

[AbreuTime]

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Also, maybe this is just the cynic in me talking, but I find it kind of strange that complete strangers would trust a random girl from Craig's List with their home. Is this normal? I've only ever heard of a family friend or neighbor housesitting before.

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Females are trustworthy. Bonus points for college students. I'm not even being scarcastic.