Home Exchange Travel

I spoke at length the other day with a member who had joined ExchangeHomes.Com a month or so earlier and was becoming frustrated because she had joined with her travel plans for December already set in stone, airline tickets purchased. She told me that she had contacted several fellow members located in her intended location (France), but none were prepared to home exchange with her. My first question was—when had she bought the airline tickets? She said August. Her ExchangeHomes.Com join date was September 29th. I explained that successful home exchanging depends very much upon flexibility. Most experienced home exchangers will begin sending out ... Read Full Story

Marla Jo Fisher, a Staff Writer for the Orange County Register contacted me yesterday to draw my attention to a really excellent article she had written about Home Exchanging. Clearly Marla Jo is a very experienced and knowledgeable home exchanger and I strongly advise everyone to click the link I’ve provided to read it in full. She explains the concept of Home Exchanging beautifully and has even included details on one less than perfect exchange she made. She has visited some delightful places and struck up a number of enduring friendships. It’s time for vacation. Your house or mine? Home exchanges are a good ... Read Full Story

It’s strange how very often we seem to receive batches of emails and phone calls all relating to a similar subject. The current point being raised addresses members who choose to conduct their correspondence outside of the the web site, but completely fail to include any reference to either their own Listing I.D. of the I.D. of the home exchange they are writing about. The rule of etiquette is simple: when corresponding with anyone directly (not via the ExchangeHomes.com web site) about your exchange offer, always include in your message clear reference to the home you are interested in by Listing I.D. AND the ... Read Full Story

It’s strange how very often we seem to receive batches of emails and phone calls all relating to a similar subject. The current point being raised addresses members who choose to conduct their correspondence outside of the the web site, but completely fail to include any reference to either their own Listing I.D. of the I.D. of the home exchange they are writing about. The rule of etiquette is simple: when corresponding with anyone directly (not via the ExchangeHomes.com web site) about your exchange offer, always include in your message clear reference to the home you are interested in by Listing I.D. AND the ... Read Full Story

I know there are a great many people out there thinking about home exchanging, but never confident enough to actually make the commitment of joining a home exchange organization. Well, I’m going to make it a whole lot easier for the next 50 members who join, by giving them a copy of Home Exchange Academy. When the author, Athena Ricky wrote this eBook, she was already the veteran of more than forty home exchanges. Home Exchange Academy was first published on the Internet early in 2007, so that figure is most likely even higher. To be fair, I’m also offering a copy to the ... Read Full Story