Holiday home or house sit?
British trusted house sitter, Ryan shares his thoughts on to buy or not buy and weighs up the pros and cons for house sitting versus buying a holiday home?
?When I grow up I want a holiday home in the South of France?
A Englishman?s home is known as his castle and as a nation we are obsessed with our property portfolios. Owning a holiday home was seen by many as an attractive proposal. Imagine the thought of spending your summer months in the Champagne regions of France or the Murcia province of Spain. It?s a striking thought.
But since the global economic crisis hit the purse strings have been tightened and people have sat firm and investments specifically in property have dropped. Que the rise in the House sit era.
Although not directly related the popularity of House sits has risen in the last 5 years. House sits are driven by trust, respect, integrity and a mutual benefit for both the sitter and home owner alike. Relationships are built with every house sit which occurs.
You could be house sitting here in Thailand?.
?But what does this have to do with a holiday home??
Housesitting has everything to do with the holiday home. The economy is precarious and new avenues for seeking those getaway holiday retreats need to be carved.? Housesitting offers many of the positives a holiday home offers without the financial strains.
Although not a like for like replacement a Housesit can offer an individual, couple or family the things they yearn for by owning their own holiday home WITHOUT the negatives. There will never be anything more satisfying than owning your own piece of paradise however this comes at a cost and what if I told you that a similar experience can be gained without touching your finances? Arise the era of the housesit as a holiday home alternative.
Or here in the Algarve?.
Why housesitting should replace a holiday home?
A housesit is free:
Your time is your payment for the housesit. You are there to look after the family pets, nurture the garden or maintain the pool. Financially there is no outlay other than the cost of the flights to the respective house sit.
Individuals seek a holiday home to act as a place for relaxation for their family; a chance to escape the daily rigor. A housesit can offer this. The jobs required at the housesit can be built into the experience. A holiday should be a time to relax and immerse yourself into a different lifestyle or culture. The fact that this can be achieved for free is an added sweetener.
This house sit offers a free retreat in British Columbia, Canada?
Varied locations:
A potential downside of acquiring a holiday home is that your location is determined. Having a holiday home means you have invested into a specific region of the world. House sits however offer a similar type of set up without the restrictions of one location. Although having that consistent base can be part of the charm been able to vary your home from home is also an attractive proposal.
Maybe you are looking for a beach resort vacation or alternatively time in the Swiss alps. House sitting can offer this.
How about house sitting this Hawaii beach home with your family?
No financial worries:
Holiday escapes are for those of us with financial clout. Given the current conditions there are less individuals with such power to purchase a second home overseas. House sitting eases the financial worries overseas property buyers have by offering property without the financial burden.
Flights to the South of France can be secured for as little as ?80 per person meaning the initial outlay is inexpensive. The whole reason people buy property abroad is to have a retreat they can call upon when required.
A housesit can be just that.
Find an unusual house sit like this tree house in Auckland, New Zealand
Stress Free:
An international mortgage, a maintenance contract, assessing the rental potential and so forth are all key fundamentals to be considered when owning a property overseas. It?s often underestimated as to the amount of red tape and headache this can ultimately cause. Imagine your current household with the added extra of trying to find guests market the property and maintain the unique selling points (Pool, vineyard?)
Owning property can be stressful. Is it worth the stress for a few days in the sun? House sitting should be seen as a viable stress free alternative to buying your own property.? Not only does this make sense financially but you also remove all the requirements involved in owning property.
Housesitting gives you the opportunity to enjoy the aspects of a holiday home which appeal WITHOUT the bits which can cause stress.
Be stress free house and pet sitting in Cape Cod, USA
Long term relationships/opportunities:
The world is built on relationships and opportunities. There?s a famous saying which states ?It?s not what you know it?s who you know? and although I don?t fully agree with this the notion of pulling the right levers is true in all areas of life.
A housesit doesn?t have to be a ?one off? occurrence. Many successful housesitters forge relationships and bonds with the homeowners. These initial bonds essentially lead to opportunities. It?s not uncommon for housesitters to be ?invited back? to the same home due to the relationship build in the initial housesit.
Although not a guaranteed it does present the housesitter with the chance to create a ?holiday home? like scenario if the home owner requires a regular housesitter yearly/bi yearly.? The housesitter can then build up knowledge of the region; immerse within the culture and eventually build the long term base an individual seeks when buying overseas.
Be invited back to become a regular house sitter for a home like this one in the Dordogne, France
But it?s not my house?
The sense of pride, authority and power attached to owning property is instilled within many and the question will still remain ?But it?s not my house?.
Once you get over the stigma attached to owning a holiday home or remove the fixation with owning property then similarities between purchasing overseas and housesitting overseas are striking.
Furthermore individuals buy property overseas with largely limited knowledge of the specific area. Housesitting would allow you to assess specific countries and regions which could lead to a property purchase in the future. It allows you that teething period for free as a test bed to whether it could be the lifestyle you crave.
Everybody wants that ?nest egg? in the sun. We all strive for that escape, that time away from the rigors of daily life and something a little different. Housesitting can offer just this but without the downsides owning property can bring. I guess the question now is simply?..What are you waiting for?
Jump right into house sitting with your own pool in Granada, Spain
About the Author:
By day Ryan is a Blogger Outreach Manager for?AsiaRooms.?When Ryan is not working he has a passion for outside the box management, working from home & unique ways of living your life. He blogs regularly about all of the above at his personal sanctuary Generation Y Working. Ryan is also a social monkey and can be found lounging around on Twitter & Google+ and loves to interact with other bloggers.
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