Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoCan you house-sit instead of renting? Australians turn to pet-minding to escape the housing crisiswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkCan you house-sit instead of renting? Australians turn to pet-minding to escape the housing crisiswww.theguardian.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squaremegopie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·3 months agoCan’t wait for the “can you garden for someone instead of renting?” And “how to make huge passive income through garden sitters! Allow them to stay in your property in exchange for growing food that YOU get to sell!” And people just stumble backwards back in to tenant farming.
minus-squareNo1@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months ago "can you garden for someone instead of renting?” “How to get free child minding using overseas labour!” aka au pair
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoThis is kinda happening already. In the past house sitting was always a service performed in exchange for accommodation. However, I hear that recently it’s becoming more and more common for owners to collect rent. I don’t think that’s necessarily greedy owners (although there are plenty of those), it’s more of an indicator of how high demand is.
minus-squarephdepressed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoIf you’re paying to housesit then it is just an Airbnb with extra rules.
minus-squaremelbaboutown@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI’ve seen a thing called property guardianship https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_guardianship
minus-squarevividspecter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoCan you pick fruit in the middle of nowhere instead of renting?
minus-squarebutters@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoCan you go camping in your local park instead of renting? Landlords hate this one trick!
Can’t wait for the “can you garden for someone instead of renting?”
And “how to make huge passive income through garden sitters! Allow them to stay in your property in exchange for growing food that YOU get to sell!”
And people just stumble backwards back in to tenant farming.
“How to get free child minding using overseas labour!”
aka au pair
This is kinda happening already.
In the past house sitting was always a service performed in exchange for accommodation.
However, I hear that recently it’s becoming more and more common for owners to collect rent.
I don’t think that’s necessarily greedy owners (although there are plenty of those), it’s more of an indicator of how high demand is.
If you’re paying to housesit then it is just an Airbnb with extra rules.
I’ve seen a thing called property guardianship
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_guardianship
Can you pick fruit in the middle of nowhere instead of renting?
Can you go camping in your local park instead of renting? Landlords hate this one trick!