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House Sitting

Someone you trust with the keys,

— while you’re away.

A week away and a house that shouldn’t look empty — mail to bring in, plants to water, lights to switch on, a quick walk-through to be sure all’s well. A vetted local house sitter — a neighbor you’ve met — keeps the place lived-in and looked after, with photo and check-in updates so you can travel easy. You set the offer, your sitter keeps 100%, and you pick the same trusted person by name, rating, and reviews.

Find your sitter now Why it’s better

🔑 keys with someone you trust 🏠 kept lived-in, not empty 📸 photo & check-in updates

Why house sitting is better here

Three things a camera can’t do

Gopher isn’t a camera that only watches, or a service that assigns a stranger. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great sitters ever — a daily drop-in or a full stay while you’re gone.

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Paid directly

Your sitter is paid directly and keeps 100% of your offer — 0% commission. No platform fee skimmed from their pay, and no markup on your bill.

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Booked to done

The sitter you pick — and have met — brings in the mail, waters the plants, keeps the lights and blinds looking lived-in, and checks in with photos so you know all’s well.

What changes for you

House sitting with Gopher vs. a service or a camera

Same house looked after, very different deal. Here’s what changes when a trusted neighbor actually stays on top of things instead of a roster stranger or a lens on the wall.

What changes

House-Sitting Services & Cameras

The Gopher Way

🔑Who you’re trusting

×A stranger from a roster handed your keys and alarm code — or no one at all.

✓The same vetted sitter you pick by name, rating & reviews — met before you hand over a key.

🏠A lived-in look

×Dark windows and a porch pile of packages that announce “nobody home.”

✓Lights, blinds and mail handled so the place looks lived-in the whole time.

📬What gets handled

×A camera only watches — it can’t bring in the mail or water the fern.

✓Mail and packages in, plants watered, bins out, a walk-through after a storm.

📸Updates

×A service that may or may not check in while you’re gone.

✓Photo and check-in updates — so you know all’s well at home.

💵What you pay

×A nightly service rate plus fees and a platform cut on top.

✓You name the offer and your sitter keeps 100% of it — no platform cut.

🤝Trust

×Your keys with a stranger and a corporate support line.

✓Vetted, reviewed, met first — and the same person you can request again.

No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. No platform cut, no service fees, nothing padded:

🔑Your offer to your sitterYou set it per visit, per day, or per trip. They keep 100% of it.

you decide

🧾No platform cutHouse-sitting services keep a chunk. Gopher keeps none of your sitter’s pay.

📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app

a few $

New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many sitters near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.

How it works

From locked-up to looked after

Tell us about your place

What needs doing — mail, plants, lights, a daily walk-through — and the dates.

Name your offer

Set it per visit, per day, or for the whole trip. They keep 100% of it.

Pick your sitter

Nearby sitters are alerted. Choose by rating — and meet them first to hand off the keys.

Travel easy

Your place stays lived-in and looked after, and you get check-ins along the way.

Heading away? Gopher it.

Leave your home with a vetted neighbor who keeps it lived-in and looked after — with check-in updates — for an offer you set, with no platform cut.

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