Home swapping is
an alternative traveling method where two people reach an agreement to exchange
their respective homes for a mutually agreed period of time. During the period
of exchange, each individual will live in and care for the other individual's
home.
Home exchange saves a lot of money in terms of steep hotel bills.
It also provides an opportunity to the tourists to enjoy the place of visit at
their own pace and according to their desires without being in a hurry. They can
experience the place as a local by enjoying the real sights and sounds, the food
and many other things associated with the place.
There are certain thing
that must be checked before going for home swapping-
1 . A contact person
must be appointed who can hand over the keys and other important things or can
provide assistance to the exchange partner on his arrival and departure.
2 .
All the insurance policies must be checked to ensure that there is third party
liability, health insurance and any other additional coverage that may be
needed.
3. Copies of vital information such as passports and insurance
policies must be exchanged.
4. Payment for services used such as electricity
or phone bills must be agreed upon.
5. Always leave instructions for basic
household maintenance and other things.
6. Leave instruction manual for
household appliances.
7. Leave proper information about local amenities such
as public transportation, shopping complex, grocery store, bank, post office and
other aces of importance.
8. Important and emergency telephone numbers must
be made available to the exchange partner.
There are a lot of home
exchange companies available in the United States each offering large selection
of homes available for swapping at lowest possible rate. There are benefits one
derives from home swapping membership and those are as follows-
•
Customization of search based on the location preference of the client
•
Unlimited access to all the other members
• No hidden or additional fees
charged from the members
• Up to ten photos of the property can e
uploaded
• There is no limit to the number of times a member can exchange
homes
• Members can contact with each other privately through the secure
messaging system
• Members can manage their own account and can also track
views of other members on their personal account profile about their
property
• Low membership fees are guaranteed for at least two consecutive
years.
• Availability of new exchange offers which are published
everyday
• Can register online which is extremely convenient
• Member
registration and expiration dates are displayed
• Convenient online
membership renewal at reduced rate
• Easy and secure payment with all major
credit cards via World Pay
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