Vacation Home Exchange 101
Finding a Vacation Home Exchange
New to home exchanging?
Read our practical tips for securing a home exchange.
Keep an Open Mind
An exchange can be concluded within days of posting an listing
or it may take several months. Flexibility is the key to concluding a successful vacation home exchange.
Waiting for the dream house with a pool, oceanview, and sports car may reduce the chances of concluding an exchange.
Insisting on exchanging your suburban two-bedroom home for a villa on the Côte d'Azur in the middle of July
will result in few offers. However being open to exchanges from Europe in general will generate significantly more interest.
To increase the chances of finding, a good and fair exchange, be flexible on dates, destination,
length of stay and accommodation type. After all,
a home exchange is also a cultural exchange.
