Comments on: Ask a Travel Nurse: What should I do with my house when I am a travel nurse?

By: Annika

Annika — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:35:31 +0000

Even if neighbour/friend/relative can pop around some days while you’re traveling can be great as they would be able to look over the property and it doesn’t seem inviting for possible burglars

By: las vegas

las vegas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:06:02 +0000

I went to the post office (I am not a nurse by the way) because I travel a lot for work. Weeks at a time. I asked them to STOP delivery of any and all junk mail. And what they did was hand me a photocopy of a few companies and told me that if I wanted to stop the junk mail I had to call each of the advertisers and tell them not to send me any more mail! why? Because the Post Office is NOT concerned with service they are concerned with making money. And yes they will hold mail, but what a pain going back and forth and all the waiting to get them to stop each time I have to travel. My solution was to get a giant recycling garbage can and I have my neighbor keep my real mail (Any that makes it through as I have a post office box for most of it) and just toss it all in the recycling bin. I don’t like to advertise that I am not home by having an overflowing mail box.

By: Epstein

Epstein — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:58:24 +0000

I own a home in Idaho, and before we leave, we call the water department and they come out and fully shut the water off to the house. This prevents any extended water damage occuring, along with leaving the heater on at 50 degrees to prevent the house from getting too cold and causing more winter damage.

Talk to your newspaper office and they may have a free service where they will mail your newspaper to you while on assignment. If you are a snowbird and go south for the winter, the post office will forward your mail free of charge for up to six months. If you are going to be away for more than 6 months, then they have a paid program in which you can participate in.

Remember that if you do leave in the summer and have to make arrangements for lawn care while gone, this is all tax deductible.