- Copyright 2
- Disclaimer 2
- Table of Contents 3
- Introduction 6
- What Is A Home Exchange 8
- Who Exchanges Homes 9
- Bonus Features 9
- My Own Experiences 10
- How Home Exchanging Began 11
- Selecting Your Home Exchange Club 12
- The Major Differences 13
- How their members are contacted 13
- Paid Memberships or Free 15
- Directory Based Clubs 15
- Points System / Full Service Clubs 16
- How Do You Find A List of These Clubs 17
- How On Earth Do You Decide 18
- Clubs' Home Pages 18
- Membership Fees 19
- Clubs' Published Contact Information 19
- Listings' Published Start and End Dates 19
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- Some Clubs' Inflated Membership Figures 20
- Hiding Your Contact Information 21
- Privacy Policy 21
- Listing Demographics 22
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- Additional Customer Support 22
- Guarantees 22
- Evaluate Your Selections 23
- Test Them! 23
- Call their Customer Service 23
- Send questions to their email address 24
- The Adventure Begins 24
- A few tips 24
- How should you set up your listing 25
- Illustrate your listing with good photographs 27
- Children and pets 28
- Your location 28
- Your own Home Exchange Web Site 29
- Contact Between Members 30
- Receiving Inquiries and Replies 32
- Declining Inquiries 33
- Your listed email address 34
- Developing likely inquiries 34
- References 35
- A Written Agreement 36
- Car Exchange 36
- Sample Car Exchange Agreement 37
- Payments 38
- Pets 38
- Watering Plants 38
- Clarification 39
- It's A Matter of Trust 39
- Perfection rarely happens 40
- Sample Home Exchange Agreement 42
- The Next Step 46
- Preparing Your Home 46
- Family Treasures and Irreplaceable Items 47
- Your Insurance 47
- Pets 48
- Your Home Exchange Book 48
- Sample Home Exchange Book 50
- My Ten Golden Home Exchange Rules 60
- General Tips and Advice 61
- In Conclusion 65
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