Cary

I am a semi-retired single male, living part of my year in New Zealand and traveling and exploring much of the time. I am a father of 3 lovely adult daughters in the US. I do not smoke or drink alcohol, live a healthy active lifestyle, am in excellent health and maintain a positive outgoing attitude. I pursue a large number of activities and interests, both quiet indoors and active outdoors. At age 30, I began, owned and ultimately sold a US based small custom manufacturing business, ultimately employing 100 staff and serving a high-end demanding national architectural/builders market in the US. I am also a highly skilled design and remodelling contractor, renovating and caring for my own multiple high quality properties for 40 years. I understand how to take appropriate care of your valued home! I continue to do occasional non-profit volunteer building work, as well as intermittent online work managing property I still own in the US, a condominium home in Hawaii, where I spend some time each year. I vacation rent this unit, so am familiar with having new people stay in my home. I am reliable and highly accountable, methodical, careful and respectful of people, animals and things! I have long-time good friends throughout the US and in several countries, including recent friendships established here in New Zealand, and I try to visit them as often as my travels allow. I have owned at least 1 dog or cat, often 4 at a time, since age 21, until I recently divorced and sold my home. Our family animals were always happy, our cats and dogs both living between 12 to nearly 20 years. I understand the needs of animals of all ages, health and disposition; and I am experienced and willing to care for animals whatever their age or health condition. When young, I worked on a large 3,000 acre Mid-Western grain farm, on land that had been owned by my grandparents, dealing with every sort of farm animal as part of my duties as a farm hand. This included feeding and moving 150 beef cattle with dog, pickup truck, or on horseback, and hand milking 4 dairy cows. Our family home was included on the city-wide invitational landscape tour for many years, after we created ourselves a landscape, trees, pond w/waterfall, flowers, shrubs, veg garden, & large deck; so I am experienced with any plant care required. During the last 7 years living in NZ, on occasions that my landlords traveled out of NZ, I have cared for my landlord's horses, cats and property, including a large home and small cottage, a swimming pool and other complicated mechanical systems requiring attention. Animals are usually comfortable around me in a very short time, as they know when they are liked by a person, and I am an animal lover! I will responsibly manage all your property and pet requirements, spending daily quality time with your pets, and caring meticulously for your home and possessions. I have more than adequate annual income, excellent professional references, an interesting international travel schedule each year, and I look forward to experiencing more of New Zealand, where I spend much of my time each year, learning to make this country my home.