Useful Tips For Last Minute Home Exchangers

It may only be June, but I’m already beginning to receive emails and phone calls from people who feel they may have left it too late to arrange a home exchange this year. This may not be the case, particularly for those whose travel plans stretch into August and September, and especially for those who have the ability to be flexible with their hoped for home exchange arrangements.

Their best options in likely home swap partners are retired members; folk who are not tied to work schedules. Another possibility would be among entrepreneurs and the self employed; people who have the ability to set their own timetables. You should also add members who have indicated that they are “open to offers” to your list.

On the other side of the coin, it’s probably unlikely that members who have listed specific vacation dates and destinations will have the means to work with a inquiries from last minute exchangers. Similarly, home exchangers with children will have probably finalized their arrangements already.

But—having said all this, it never hurts to send an email inquiry, you’ve nothing to lose and you could be pleasantly surprised by a response!

Equally as important as finding a suitable home exchange, is a warning that you should never be hasty in setting up and finalizing the arrangements. A simple rule of thumb to follow is, never agree to a home exchange if time constraints have prevented you and your exchange partners from fully discussing and agreeing upon every issue that’s been raised. Simply put, those are the exchanges that tend to go wrong, not necessarily because of any bad intentions from either party, but because of misunderstandings.

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