home exchange

1. Save Hotel Money With Housing Swap If you are planning on a vacation but you don’t really want to pay for the hotel rooms then housing swap is best option for you. It is a deal in which two parties agree to use each other’s house. It is not the selling of house but borrowing of a house for a particular period of time for a vacation. Because there is no involvement of money therefore it can also be called a type of barter. The exchange can include houses, apartments, boats, cottages or vehicles. The duration of the swap depends upon the parties getting in to the agreement and can vary from days to a year. The advantages that you get in a housing swap over a hotel is that you get to save money that you would have spent on hotel lodging and moreover you can have an entire house to yourself rather than just a room if you book a hotel. People that usually go for the swapping are very well travelled and very curious travelers and is popular amongst teachers during the summer holidays. Another group of people amongst whom it is common are the seniors who have a lot of time for travelling. Members who want swapping can find the other party over the internet through the various house swap websites. Here they can get registered well in advance so that they have enough time to find the right house and location for themselves. Once they have found out the right member they can exchange information about themselves through email or telephone in order to know more about each other. It is always advised to get a membership on the website that has a proper listing. One such website is The Vacation Exchange Network where you can get a one year membership free; this is done in order to ensure that the customers gain confidence in the service provider. Entering in a deal for a swap also means that each member uses the belongings of the other with care as if it was their own; however most of the rules are already mentioned in the deal such as the use of recreational vehicles, cars, sports equipments and boats. Other items are washing machine, music, books, internet, and other general things that are used in day to day life. There are few agreements that also include taking care of the plants and pets.