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Michael & Marina

Retired digital nomad empty nester pet lovers

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House Sitting Preferences
  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months, 2 months +
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Reptile(s), Farm Animals
Preferred Locations
  • Anywhere in the United States

Retired digital nomad empty nester pet lovers

59, Retired

52, Accountant

After 20 years as an international banking consultant, I'm recently retired. Marina is a digital nomad expat tax expert and can work from anywhere. With our youngest graduating this year, we're now free to travel.

We started pet sitting about a year ago and so far have completed 11 sits in California and New Zealand including 9 cats, 7 dogs, 2 chickens, 6 exotic birds, 16 cows, and 50+sheep(!). ;-) We very much enjoy the animals and ending up in places we may not have otherwise. We are proud to have maintained a 5 star rating. Our reviews for Kiwi Housesitters are linked and viewable below, and on the TrustedHousesitters.com platform by searching 'Michael & Marina: Recently retired and digital nomad empty nester pet lovers', or we'd be happy to forward.

Long-time travelers, we have learned to be good guests, and to find ways to make positive contributions so our hosts want us back. We also enjoy gardening, so happy to take care of plants and gardens. We have also let our home out as a vacation rental, so understand the value of the peer-to-peer reciprocal trust contract.

We love animals. Traveling allows us to get to know different people and pets all over the world. I enjoy when dogs or cats want to hang out with me, Marina thinks it's hilarious. ;-) While Marina is working, I have time to attend to, go for walks with and play with the animals!

Reviews (6)
Michael and Marina were great! This was my first time using anything like this service. We connected via WhatsApp and phone calls to start off and confirmed that we were both comfortable to confirm the sit. They were great communicators before, during and after, left my house so clean, sheets all washed etc. really appreciated it and the cats warmed up to strangers being in their house on the second day
 
LAURA (Albany North Island, May 2024 - 3 nights) From Kiwi House Sitters
It was a pleasure to meet Michael and Marina and share a meal with them before they house and pet sat for us for eight days recently. They are a wonderful couple, genuine, thoughtful and kind. They were great at communicating before and during their stay, with photos and messages about the cats/ house sent to us while we were on holiday. The house was left beautifully clean and tidy and our cats were well looked after. We would highly recommend Michael and Marina.
 
JANE (Bucklands Beach North Island, Apr 2024 - 1 week 1 night) From Kiwi House Sitters
Michael and Marina were excellent sitters. The first couple of days, there was an overlap in dates with the previous house. They kindly arranged it, and Marina left the house early to look after my kitties. Michael and Marina sent me photos of Mystic and Angel during my holiday. They looked relaxed and loved spending time with Michael and Marina. I'm grateful for them looking after my babies as they need lots of medications. The house was so clean when I got home. They even cleaned the ... MORE
 
MIHO (Hillcrest North Island, Mar 2024 - 4 weeks) From Kiwi House Sitters
Thank you Michael and Marina for your care of our animals and property for 7 weeks. We were kept updated with photos and messages to ensure us everything was OK. It pushed Michael and Marina outside their usual house sitting experiences as they needed to check the cows, chickens , sheep water troughs and extremely large lawns and gardens. When we arrived home, the house and grounds were beautifully maintained. Michael and Marina are an exceptional couple and we were very lucky to have ... MORE
 
BRUCE AND TUI (Wanganui North Island, Feb 2024 - 1 month 2 weeks) From Kiwi House Sitters
I was so happy to have these folks look after my 3 dogs. They took them on some great beach walks and gave them lots of TLC Also communication was spot on with lots of pics and videos. My home was well looked after and it was lovely to come home to a clean house. I would highly recommend these caring kind folk
 
ASHANTI KAYE (Levin North Island, Jan 2024 - 1 week 1 night) From Kiwi House Sitters
If you are looking for a dog/house sitter I would highly recommend Michael and Marina. The communication was excellent from the start, they came and visited us before the house sit so we got to meet each other, and they got to meet our dogs. They sent us daily photo updates of our pups over the 8 days we were away and they left our house spotlessly clean and tidy when they left. We couldn’t ask for anything more, thanks again!
 
MONIQUE (Kelson North Island, Jan 2024 - 1 week 1 night) From Kiwi House Sitters
 
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