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by swapping and renting out your home.
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Ask Short-Term Rental Guests to Water the Plants? I Do.
Like most short-term rental hosts, I’ve put a lot of thought into helping guests enjoy their stay in my home. But until recently, I never […]
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Bypass Blocks on Direct Contact with Short-Term Rental Guests?
There’s a battle raging: short-term rental hosts and guests against huge, well-funded companies like Airbnb and Home Away (VRBO’s parent) that block direct contact between […]
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5 Tips for Preventing a Mismatched Home Swap
This spring, we spent two months in a wonderful Paris apartment that didn’t cost us a thing. It was a home swap. While we enjoyed […]
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5 Reasons to Talk with Short-Term Rental Guests
After one Airbnb host rented her home to a young man, she found Jello shots painting the walls, windows broken, the dining room table smashed, […]
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Is it Safe to Rent Out Your Home While You’re Away? Maybe.
“Is it really safe to rent out your home while you’re away?” It’s the number one question I get when I mention that we can […]
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Non-Simultaneous Home Swaps: A Quick Guide
My husband and I love swapping homes. It’s amazing how far our travel budget goes when we don’t have to pay for lodging. We can […]
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