Trade Houses 101
Getting Comfortable with Trading Houses
Entrusting Your Home to Strangers
Overview
So you want to trade houses but are somewhat apprehensive about entrusting your home to strangers found via the Internet.
"What if they steal our valuables? What if they break something? What if they leave our home a mess?"
In all our years involved with home exchanging we've never had a reported theft and have
only had a few reports of damage.
If you speak to experienced home exchangers, you often hear them say "we've traded houses over a dozen times and
have never had a bad experience".
The idea that someone would travel across the country to steal your television set is highly unlikely.
After all, you know where they live!
But yes, accidents happen and someone may unintentionally break that sentimental wedding gift china.
So other than taking a leap of faith, how do you get comfortable with the concept of trading house?
Experienced home exchangers will tell you that the reciprocity of the deal is all the reassurance they need.
But if you are new to home exchanging you may not find that sufficiently re-assuring.
So we've compiled a list of common sense tips to help ensure that your house trading holiday
is a positive experience.
