Become a house sitter in Raleigh

Start by narrowing your Raleigh coverage rather than widening it. A tight area means the requests that reach you are genuinely nearby, and you can always extend it once your week has room.

There is no single-service rule. Sitters in Raleigh commonly run house sitting on weekdays and take dog walking requests around it, each priced on its own terms.

House sitting on Petme in Raleigh runs $38 to $85 per night. You set your own nightly rate, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.

Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Raleigh year-round, from Five Points to Historic Oakwood, and owners send booking requests directly to sitters in their area. There is no vacancy list to wait on: you create a profile, set the areas you cover, and accept the requests you want.

No. Petme sitters must be 18 or over, so under-18s cannot take bookings yet. From 18 you can start without formal experience: you need a smartphone with the Petme app, to pass ID verification, and a profile that describes the pets you have cared for, including your own.

It fits part-time schedules well because you are self-employed: no assigned shifts, no minimum hours, and you set your own rate. Many Raleigh sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.

You stay in the owner's home and keep their pet's routine: feeding, walks, play, and company overnight, plus basics like mail and plants if asked. Owners book it so their pet stays in familiar surroundings while they travel.

With house sitting you go to the owner's home; with boarding the pet comes to you. House sitting suits pets that do better in their own space, and it is billed per night the same way.

Yes. You review each home and pet, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. You set your nightly rate and your available dates, whether the home is in Five Points or Historic Oakwood. No assigned bookings and no minimum nights.

Every confirmed Petme booking, including house sitting, includes $22,000 in Protection Plan for the pet in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you stay in Five Points or Historic Oakwood.

Boarding and house sitting peak around summer travel, the December holidays, and NC State's term breaks, while the steady inflow of new residents and tech commuters keeps midweek dog walking and drop-in visits busy all year. That pattern shapes house sitting bookings in Raleigh across the year.

No formal qualification is required. You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Experience helps you win your first house sitting bookings in Raleigh, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.

Owners in Raleigh mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, Goldendoodle, French Bulldog, German Shepherd. Saying on your profile which of those you have stayed with helps owners choose you, because most are looking for someone already comfortable with their dog's size and energy.