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Gary & Carol

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Our experience

We have owned homes for over 47 years. Being a maintenance mechanic by profession, I also maintain 98% of my own home repairs and upkeep (I only do small repairs on our roof). Carol is good at keeping our house clean and organized. We

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Reviews (30)

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Amy

Carol and Gary are truly THE BEST sitters - we asked for them to come back because we love getting some quality time with them before we leave and then we

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Madison, WI, US · 18 Apr - 28 Apr 2025
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Caroline

Gary and Carol did a great job taking care of Bella. We were a bit concerned about Bella getting out the front door while we were away but Gary and Carol

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Lansing, MI, US · 23 Mar - 02 Apr 2025
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Sandra

Gary and Carol were great, very friendly , enjoyed them staying a couple extra days with us! Did a great job of taking care of pets!

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Blackduck, MN, US · 16 Aug - 25 Aug 2024
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Anthony

Carol and Gary were great. Lots of communication + pics and left our house spotless. I would highly recommend them to anyone. Thanks much!

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Gatineau, QC, Canada · 21 Jun - 06 Jul 2024
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Francesca

We loved having Gary and Carol stay with our dogs and cat. The communication was wonderful from the start. They were super comfortable with our big labs and

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Lorton, VA, US · 23 Jan - 01 Feb 2024

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Karin

During the past 15 years, because of out of town work and travel, Gary and Carol have provided not only care for my home but also peace of mind. They are absolutely trustworthy, reliable, and dependable, and will treat your home as their own. I cannot speak highly enough about this wonderful couple. Anyone who makes a house sitting arrangement with them will be lucky to get them!

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16 September 2017

About Gary & Carol

Having raised our family, including our two grandchildren, we are ready to travel and see more of our country! Our adult daughter lives in our home and does the house sitting and animal care (two cats at the present time) for us while we

Gary

Age65+OccupationRetired Maintenance MechanicLives inHolland, United States
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National Criminal Records search has come back clear

No county-level adverse policy violations were found

They aren’t on any sex offender registries

SSN Trace & Address History has been completed

They are FCRA compliant

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Carol

Age65+OccupationRetired dental office manager

Why we want to house sit

We travel much of the year and would like to get to know parts of America that we've never thought of visiting.

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CanadaUnited States