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Guide to home exchange

The Reason Your Neighbors Do It

It’s your first time on HomeExchange, so you navigate to our interactive map. What do you search for? Your own home town. What you find may surprise you.

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Things HomeExchangers Never Pack

Fortunately for those going on a home exchange, the packing list is sure to be less cumbersome. Your exchange partner can be very helpful on what to expect and what is already available.

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Is It Safe to Allow "Strangers" in Your Home With a Home Exchange?

For anyone new to home exchange, the concept of "random people" living in their home evokes images of broken furniture and missing valuables. Once the swap is arranged, you house swap with friends, not unknown people.

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Improve your profile: 5 tips for taking photos of your home exchange

Increase your chances of finding a home exchange by following our tips to improve your profile images. Great photos will help you organize more exchanges.

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“Home-Staging” or How to Create Better Listing Photos

> “Home-staging” is a critical step when it comes to selling or renting a home. Use it when you are thinking of doing a home exchange too! By Patricia F. Showing off the

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Everything you need to know about HomeExchange GuestPoints

HomeExchange is a free community of home exchangers. The GuestPoints system helps our members organize reciprocal and non-reciprocal home exchanges.

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Verification: A Trusted Service for a Successful HomeExchange

What is Verification on HomeExchange? Verification is a free service offered by HomeExchange in which the identity and address of our members are verified by our team. Why do we offer free verification?

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Endless Benefits of Home Exchanging

Everyone knows that saving money on accommodation is one motivating factor of planning a home exchange. However, there are many more free perks that have me convinced home exchanging is the most enjoyable way for our family to travel. Many of them, money cannot buy.

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Tips for Planning a Long-Term Home Exchange

Even though organizing a multi-city exchange can seem overwhelming at first, it’s really not too much different from setting up a regular home exchange.

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