Unusual Baby Boomer Vacations: House Exchange
July 8, 2008 by Jean Murray
If you are looking for an unusual vacation, to a different place this summer, you might want to consider. The Home Exchange, for example, allows you to list your home and exchange for another home. The cost is $99.95 a year. They say most exchanges are direct (one-to-one), and you should clean at the end of your visit. (I would clean before I left my house, and again when I left the exchange house – yuck! Too much cleaning for me!)
With Vacation Exchange, you pay only when you arrange a home exchange ($500), and the exchanges don’t have to be one-to-one. This one might work better for me — I’m not sure how many people would want to come to Cedar Rapids, Iowa! If someone uses your home, you get a $250 credit.
ExchangeHomes.com says they have been around since 1986, and they have a nice “how it works” page. You pay $39.95 for a one-year listing. I couldn’t figure out how much you pay to rent a home.
I’m not recommending any of these services, just giving you a little information so you can check them out yourself. I’m ready to go to Ireland! Where would you like to go?