{"id":707,"date":"2015-11-19T09:12:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T14:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2young2retire.com\/wp\/?p=707"},"modified":"2015-11-19T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T14:12:20","slug":"living-the-good-life-rent-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2young2retire.com\/wp\/living-the-good-life-rent-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Living the Good Life Rent-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps you want to explore a new place for weeks or months without paying for a hotel but you don’t like the idea of an exchange where you have strangers living in your house. Consider a position as a property caretaker or house-sitter, which allows you to stay in someone\u2019s home for free in return for providing a small service, such as pet care, gardening, or property management. In addition to free housing, some caretaker positions offer a stipend, while others may even include a salary and benefits.<\/p>\n

Caretaking could offer more exotic surroundings than typical tourist fare. A recent issue of the Caretaker Gazette advertised a salaried position for a retired couple to maintain a private lodge in the wilderness of southwest Alaska\u2014some experience with small motors and cutting firewood is helpful. Another gig: three months in Sedona, Arizona, looking after three cats and a garden. Does a five-week housesit in Hawaii, on a property bordered by rain forests, sound appealing? You must be willing to care for a cat, six dogs and fish tanks, and water young plants. <\/p>\n

The most comprehensive listing of property caretaker positions is published by a friend of 2Young2Retire, The Caretaker Gazette. Since 1983, the newsletter has been published in print every two months, and is also now online with email updates sent to subscribers. For more information, contact Gary Dunn via the website: www.caretaker.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Paul G. Ward
\nPresident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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