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After exchanges from Hawaii to England, Tom and Pat Hogan of Carrollton, Texas, are so enamored of the house-swap life that they're shopping for a retirement home in Florida, partly because it is a much sought destination for vacationing Europeans. "That way, we could string together four or...
How, you might ask, does one get deals like these? And how, you might also ask, does one make sure you're not getting a shack instead of a chateau on one end or a reprobate instead of a Rene in your home on the other?
In both cases, it helps to deal through a reputable home-exchange network like HomeLink or Intervac, which are the largest and have been around for 40 years. There are also a growing number of newer exchange services cropping up on the Internet. For an annual fee, usually under $100...
When the listings appear in a catalog or on a website--or both--you can contact the folks with whom you would like to exchange by mail, e-mail, telephone or fax or, through some online services, anonymously. Some services allow only members to browse their listings; others make them...
If you pick a family like your own, say, a couple with the same number of children as yours or a pair of empty nesters, you can pretty much customize your accommodations, arranging everything from a baby's crib to a play group and baby-sitter, from access to a...