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We’ve had a few issues lately with unhappy home exchange Associate Members, emailing to ask why their memberships have disappeared. They have attempted to log in and received a “Membership Not Recognized” error.
Since adding the Associate (free) level of membership, we’ve been stringent in our requirements that everyone using the option provides us with true […]

I was somewhat disappointed to read a post this morning on another home exchange blog referencing an email the author had received from a New York home exchanger requesting information about putting together a ‘Home Exchange Contract’— or as we call it—’Agreement’.
ExchangeHomes.com offers templates for Home Exchange Agreements, Car Exchange Agreements and a Home Exchange ‘Book’ […]

After a recent mailing to our list of expiring home exchange members, I (as usual) checked our email client for the inevitable list of undeliverable mail. I was suddenly struck by five emails unable to be delivered because the owner’s mail boxes were full. I looked a little bit closer: 2 were Yahoo addresses, […]

When, early in February, we went on-line with the major overhaul to our web site, we bowed to pressure from many members and visitors and introduced a two-tier membership system, effectively allowing non-publishing—or “Associate”—members to initiate contacts with members who paid to list their homes for exchange. We did however exercise an important constraint that […]

Part Seven of the Series
This post will conclude my series of posts walking you through the entire process of selecting your home exchange club, setting up your listing, making contacts and, most important, finalizing the home exchange arrangements.
Finalizing your arrangements can be critically important and unfortunately it’s one aspect of home swapping that some members […]

Okay, so you’ve joined the home exchange club of your choice—hopefully ExchangeHomes.com—and set up your listing, including adding some illustrative photographs. Now it’s time to begin contacting fellow members. Don’t make the serious mistake of adding a listing (no matter how great you think it may be), and then sit back and assume that your […]

Part Five of the Series
To help our Home Exchange members, I asked a photographer friend for a few basic tips for amateurs hoping to produce some attractive, illustrative pictures to include in their home exchange listings. His words of wisdom follow …..
Use Digital Cameras Only With Still Shots
Most home-use digital cameras have a one- or […]

Part Four of the Series
It’s worth remembering that there are several ways you can “dress up” your basic home exchange listing. Here are some suggestions:

Set up your own personal web site dedicated to home exchanging. Have sections devoted to your family, your home, pets, neighborhood and more general location. Describe any previous home exchanges you […]

Part Thee of a Series.
The way in which you set up your online listing for the world to see is often pivotal to your home exchange success. You need to clearly describe your home and the amenities it has to offer, then you need to introduce your family, your children, teens and give their ages. […]

This is part two of a series I’ve been asked to write covering successful home exchange procedures.
In my last post I began working on the process of selecting the home exchange club you decide to sign up with. Here are a few more thoughts about that same subject:

A Genuine Home Exchange Businesses should be […]

This is part one of a much requested series I’ve been asked to write covering successful home exchange procedures.
The first thing you will need to do is select a club. It’s very inadvisable to even think about cutting out this comparatively small expenditure and go it alone with classified advertisements or an ad on Craigslist, […]

Despite the fact that ExchangeHomes.com has always offered what we call our “Hints and Advice book” in PDF format, for either reading online, or downloading to your computer, where it can be printed, if desired, I’m still frequently asked to include some clear directions for locating and arranging a successful home exchange in this blog.
Of […]