House Sitting
House Sitting by Ned
Quick Summary:
- Live-in House Sitter
- Reliable & Professional
- Highly Recommended
- Competitve Rates
- Preferred Areas:
San Francisco Peninsula
or Marin/Sonoma Counties
Update: Nov. 1, 2012
As of November 1st, I will add two experienced house/pet sitters as associates: Catherine and Inanna. At some point in the near future, this website will be updated with all of their information.
Clients Have Noted:
Ned was the perfect house-and-cat-sitter during our 3-month-long overseas tour. The house was cleaner and neater than we left it: nothing out-of-place.
- Dick & Sharon, Lafayette
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I needed a house sitter for my 4 little rescue dogs and came upon Ned's web site. Ned promptly returned my call and set up an interview to meet me and my "babies." I've now used Ned's services 4 times. I endorse Ned as a house sitter/pet sitter without reservation. I know I can leave with confidence and return to happy dogs and a clean home.
- Pat K., Tiburon
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I was very impressed with Ned's attention to detail and his understanding my expectations. I returned home to find everything in perfect condition, plants watered and a very content cat.
- Lee L., Pleasanton
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Ned was pet-sitter for our three cats for the summer of 2010. Ned is trustworthy and reliable and a good communicator. He regularly let us know how things were going. We highly recommend Ned.
- Mary & Rich, San Francisco
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We've had Ned house sit for us twice this year. The second time, our poodle, Buster, escaped our car as we were leaving. He was found 2 days later and Ned brought him home and looked after him until we returned. Thanks, Ned, for taking care of Buster and giving us a happy homecoming.
- Betty & Mike, Menlo Park
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Ned got along splendidly with our two dogs, kept everything under control, and kept us informed with status update emails while we were in Australia.
- Amy & Dan, Novato
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If any questions or additional needs came up during our absence, such as when craftsmen needed to install a skylight, Ned took care of them and kept everything coordinated via email and telephone.
Ned made it possible to enjoy our summer and we were delighted to return home and find everything just as we had left it.
- Tim & Patty B., Menlo Park
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Ned was a wonderful house sitter. He made quick friends with our two neurotic dogs who became his constant buddies.
- Russell & Margaret P., Sebastopol, CA
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Meet Your House Sitter
If you are going to trust your home (and pets) to someone's care, it's understandable that you would want to know something about their background.
I was born and raised in Oakland, CA, and have lived my whole life in the Bay Area. (First 30 years in the East Bay, 2nd 30 years in the South Bay, and now I'm working on my 3rd 30 years.)
I received an engineering degree from UC Berkeley (please don't hold that against me if you are a Stanford Professor seeking a house-sitter during your sabbatical) and had a good career as a software engineer. I worked at about a half dozen Silicon Valley high-tech companies, including Apple Computer, where I worked for about 8 years.
Over the years I have been a renter, a homeowner and even a landlord, owning a small multi-unit property in Santa Clara. However, one or two "reversals of fortune" several years ago (the "crash of 2008") necessitated that I become extremely conservative with my expenses. Housing is a major expense, so I put my belongings in storage and became a full time house sitter, looking after other people's investments (i.e. homes).
I work as a web designer so anywhere with a high speed internet connection and some table top or desk area can become a place of business for me. I bring with me my laptop, printer & hard drives, some books and office supplies, a suit bag of clothes, maybe my exercise bike, some sundries and that's about it. I'm pretty portable.
I am not and have never been a smoker, so there needn't be a concern about smoking in your home. During the times in my life when I've lived alone, visitors have always remarked on how clean and neat I kept my home or apartments. I will be just as respectful of your home.
Ned Buratovich - Professional & Reliable House Sitter
