How to Swap Homes for Vacation
Ready for your next vacation? Before you pay big bucks for a hotel, bed and breakfast or other accommodation, try swapping your home with another home owner at your vacation destination. House swapping is a great way to save big bucks and soak up the real culture and lifestyle of your vacation destination. When you house swap, you basically let someone use your home while you use theirs.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Take some great photos of your home. Be sure to capture anything that would be appealing to prospective house swappers. For example, do you have a community pool, a nice view or maybe a cozy fireplace? No matter the feature, your prospective swappers will want to see lots of photos.
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Write an appealing description. You will need to tell prospective vacation house swappers where your house is located, what there is to do in the area and basically why they would want to swap homes with you for vacation. You will need to include how many people your home will sleep and a general description of the amenities available with your home. Be honest and set the right expectations while still elaborating on why your home would be a great vacation swap.
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List your house for vacation swap. In order to list your house, you will need to visit one of many sites available for vacation swapping or rental. You will need to fill out the information on the website and upload your photos. Before you know it you will be swapping homes for your next vacation.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure your house is clean and bright when taking photos.
Be careful of scammers. A quick tax search of the property will confirm the owner's name. To do this contact the county tax collector in the county the home is located. This step is not foolproof, but will help confirm authenticity.
Be sure to put away valuables in your home prior to allowing swappers to utilize your home.
