One of the best ways to pay for your vacation is to rent out or exchange your home while you are away. It just makes sense. Your home is empty so use it to create income and pay for your vacation. At first, it may feel a little strange to know that strangers are living in your home, but look around, you are probably vacationing someplace awesome because of it.
So there are a few different companies out there that you can use to rent your home. They are all similar, but involve varying different fee structures.
I prefer Airbnb.com because the fees are low and they offer $1 million dollars insurance. They will also negotiate on your behalf if there is a problem. But there are others out there. I recommend listing on just one site so you avoid double booking.
Things to remember when you rent out your home:
1. Remove anything you do not want stolen or broken, just in case
2. Vet your guests as best you can. Check out their Facebook page and Google search them.
3. Build a relationship with your guest, ask lots of questions.
4. Provide the guest with a clean and welcoming place to stay
The other way to go is to exchange your home with someone else. These can be done simultaneously (you stay in the other home at the same time they are staying in yours) or not (usually in the case of a summer home). Again, you want to build a relationship with the guests. Sometimes, these arrangements include using each other's cars as well.
Both are great options to knock thousands off the cost of your vacation. And that's the idea of almost FREE family travel.
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