Caretakers and caretaking outside of the U.S.

I had a good email and telephone call exchange with two of our new subscribers this week. Matt and Shelly are close to retirement, live here in the U.S., and have recently purchased a second home in Panama that they will use for vacations. They described the home as a "somewhat isolated beach front property in an area that is just beginning to be discovered and built up by expats, primarily from the U.S. and Canada." They originally envisioned the house as something they could "lock and leave" when they are back in the U.S. but now think that having a caretaker on site to housesit and look after the property is probably a good idea. In one of their emails, Matt and Shelly asked me if I thought that anyone would ever be interested in caretaking their house which they describe as being in a beautiful setting but in an area that is well off the beaten track and still not developed. The Caretaker Gazette actually has quite a few subscribers who are adventurous and interested in becoming caretakers or housesitters in locations outside of the U.S. In an article published by escapeartist.com we share the story of two subscribers who are doing just that: http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/77/Overseas_Caretakers.html We have quite a few subscribers with a spirit of adventure who are willing to take on the challenges of caretaking overseas and, as the number of Americans purchasing properties overseas increases, there will be opportunities for both.