Hello and thanks everyone for your responses, well by hubby and I have decided to do a trial run on the housesitting issue and no monetary value was discussed, as that is really not a issue I am sure she will do or give something special for us, we did get her important info written down and she will contact us as soon as she arrives in NJ. I am still feeling anxious after reading some of the responses here, but she has no family here and we don't want her scammed. We have lived in the country for the last 25 yrs with no issues so in the meantime we will converse via phone and she will come home for the first holiday in July, as well if we decide this is too much we will help her find someone who will tend to the home and not take advantage of the situation. Wish me luck lol!
Bunz