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Are you serious about home exchange?  

Home swaps are not like making a reservation at a hotel where you can change your mind and cancel your reservation by 6 pm. 

Once you start corresponding with a potential exchanger, sooner or later you will need to make a commitment to pursue the exchange or leave it go. If you pursue the exchange, purchase air tickets together, if air travel is applicable and be committed to the exchange. 

Please be serious about trying to arrange a exchange before you go beyond initial correspondence. 

We have experienced several disappointments, all from travelers that either have a home listed on a free site or have come to us from a free home exchange bulletin board. 

From what appeared to be a genuine inquiry, some photos and good correspondence exchanged only to have the potential exchange partner write back and say they hadn't talked to their husband/wife/partner yet about the exchange and would get back.... they never did or the person who said they were really looking forward to the exchange in July but couldn't tell us if they would be available until the end of June as they might go to Europe instead on another exchange.

Home Exchange Resources  - Swapping homes for vacations

What is a home exchange?

Home exchange: how do I get started?

Finding a home swap partner

Will anyone find an exchange for me?

Home exchange help

Is my home good enough to swap? 

Affordable budget travel

Can anyone take part in a home exchange?

Factors that may reduce your home exchange opportunities

Can swappers from rural areas find swaps to popular destinations?

How do I trust others with my home?

Traveling with children

Types of accommodations offered as home exchange?

What are the benefits?

How do I know if an exchange is right for me?

I don't live in a tourist area.

International home exchange

Contacting others regarding a home swap

Not receiving responses to your inquiries

Are you a list and run swapper?

Be a serious about your home exchange commitment

Do I need to accept offers?

Your home exchange is arranged - now what? 

Steps to a successful home exchange

How do we exchange keys?

Do we need to swap cars? 

Are gifts necessary?

High speed internet connection

Be prepared for little challenges 

Can arranged exchanges fall apart?

Housekeeping issues 

Are there guarantees that I will find an exchange?

SPECIALTY AREAS

Global specializes in USA home exchange, USA vacation rentals, Canada home exchange, Canada vacation rentals   

BC homeexchange and BC vacation rentals 

BC  Vancouver Island Bowser Campbell River Comox Cowichan Valley Gulf Islands Nanaimo Qualicum Beach  Parksville Port Alberni Sproat Lake Tofino Shawnigan Lake Sidney Sooke Victoria Okanagan Big White Kelowna Osoyoos Penticton Shuswap Lake Sun Peaks Vernon Fernie Kootenay Lake Golden Radium Hot Springs Windermere Chilliwack Vancouver Whistler  Sunshine Coast West Vancouver Cariboo Chilcotin Northern BC   

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