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Tips for a Great Exchange

Here are a few tips to help you as you navigate your way through our online exchange of homes and offices.
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Tips for Pets Owners

As a pet owner who is exchanging home or office within the community, you have several options: Take the pet with you. Board your pet with a professional facility or friend. Swap pet care with your exchange partner. Taking Your Pet with You If you're doing a long-term e...

Tips for Families

Exchanging homes is not just for singles or empty nesters or "pre-nesters." In fact, living in another country, for even just a month, can be an extraordinary experience for the developing minds of children. Or you can go even further and place your children in foreign schools for a semest...

Preparing Your Home and Office for an Exchange

You've secured a home/office swap. Travel plans have been finalized and now you're ready to prep for guests. Here are some helpful tips and reminders on tasks to complete before your visitors arrive and before you leave for your destination. Create a List of Action Items Exchange importa...

Different Types of Home/Office Exchanges

Your profile is filled out and your home/office is properly listed. Now it's time to start planning your trip and searching for the perfect exchange partner. These tips also work in reverse, when you've been contacted by another member to explore a possible home/office exchange. Be Flexible...

Arranging Your First Home/Office Swap

Your profile is filled out and your home/office is properly listed. Now it's time to start planning your trip and searching for the perfect exchange partner. These tips also work in reverse, when you've been contacted by another member to explore a possible home/office exchange. Be Flexible...