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Follow Through On Your Travel Commitments
By: Chris Judy, Thu Jan 21st, 2010
Here is a nightmare scenario for any home exchange club member. A couple of months ago, they finalize what felt like a great exchange - 3 weeks in a small in-town cottage in coastal Spain next June. This was their first home exchange and after many email exchanges dates were coordinated dates and a house swap was arranged.
Later, while on the internet, it was discovered that the other home was for sale!
There was a posting on HomeExchanger.Blogspot.com about a swap partner that cancelled when they discovered the home was for sale. This couple did not seem to see it as a big deal or misleading. Obviously the correct thing to do was to let them know the situation before they finalized the home exchange. If your property is officially on the market or you are potentially thinking about I, you should never finalize a home swap without mentioning this fact.
Should you cancel one home exchange because the house was for sale and find a new partner? The answer is honest communication. There is no excuse for letting your exchange partners show up at your house to discover that you are still renovating the kitchen and that there is no stove, or mention your pet pot-bellied pig that sleeps in their bed. You don't want angry home exchangers turning your pet into bacon or having to bring a hibachi grill into your gutted kitchen. Through an open and honest exchange, most people will make an informed decision based on what is said.
Sometimes you just need to go with our gut and trust that this couple has their heart in the right place and will follow through on their commitment.
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