Initial Contact

Dear Pet Sit & Go member,

I saw your home exchange with pet listing on the Pet Sit & Go website. I would be very interested in exchanging homes with you, and looking after your _______.(cat/dog).

My home listing number is _________ and from the information you wrote on your listing, an exchange where we can leave our animals at home seems likely.

Ideally, I would like to exchange for (day, month to day, month) but I can be flexible with dates.

As well, I have home and car insurance and have a (vehicle make, year) that I am willing to exchange—(e.g.I just need to add third party liability to my car insurance). If you are interested in my offer, I will email my pet's profile and more photos of my home.

I'd love to hear from you along with pictures of your dog and more about your home if possible. I can be contacted by phone (number) or e-mail and I look forward to hearing from you, Best Regards,

______________

Follow-up Letter

Hi ______,

Great to hear from you and yes, I can take my vacation at the same time as you. Let me tell you some more about myself and my town. As well, I have attached _______'s pet profile.

As you have probably read from my member profile, (something more about yourself and your family).

We live just minutes away from (information about your town, attractions, etc.)

Let's arrange a phone call and talk more about our pets and exchanging cars. I'm willing to exchange but for short day trips only. Hope that arrangement works for you. I can be reached at (phone number, time and time zone).

Best Regards,

_____________

Third Contact

You're probably well-acquainted with each other by now and have developed a mutual trust. Happy exchange!

2010 Games

If you are listing your property for the 2010 games in Vancouver, you may find either of these helpful:

Invitation to Exchange:

We would like an exchange to warmer climes with people who want to enjoy the 2010 Olympics from the convenient location of our comfortable and well appointed home in North Vancouver. Whistler/Blackcomb, the primary site of the 2010 Winter Olympics, is one of North America's premier ski resorts. It is about 90 minutes away from our home, via the highway, which is easily accessible from our home.

Other Olympic Event venues: curling, ice hockey (20 min drive.) short track speed skating, figure skating (10 min.), snowboarding and freestyle skiing (20 min.)

Invitation to Rent:

I have a two-bedroom condo in the very vibrant downtown area of Yaletown–handy for many downtown venues–and would like to rent either by the week or the entire month of February, 2010. Please email me at _________ for more details.