A question for cat owners...

[Sundae]

Don't know about costs over there, but the 'rents housesit via an agency and I've never known them employed by anyone with a property under £500k ($1m). The 'rents certainly don't get enough to live on - hence doing it after they retired - but the agency charge a fortune.

Look into it by all means, especially if you have an expensive property and/or high insurance (you can get discounts for it).
But employing someone directly, with excellent references and someone known to you - if you really trust them - will save you a fortune. Retired police staff for example (how Mum got into it)
Just don't expect it to be cheaper than a cattery - that's kinda the point.

[Pico and ME]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Don't know about costs over there, but the 'rents housesit via an agency and I've never known them employed by anyone with a property under £500k ($1m). The 'rents certainly don't get enough to live on - hence doing it after they retired - but the agency charge a fortune.

Look into it by all means, especially if you have an expensive property and/or high insurance (you can get discounts for it).
But employing someone directly, with excellent references and someone known to you - if you really trust them - will save you a fortune. Retired police staff for example (how Mum got into it)
Just don't expect it to be cheaper than a cattery - that's kinda the point.

LOL...DEFINITELY not our situation. Two weeks a go when my husband and I went to Disney for 4 days we were able to make use of his 20 yr old son. We paid him $100 and I thought that was well worth the cost of keeping Turbo and Pico at home with someone they know well. And thats about what it would cost to board the both of them. Couldn't use him for this trip because he came with us.