I tried a home swap - here is how it went

Traveling with a big family makes more sense with a vacation rental (vs a hotel) - but what do you do when there aren't many Airbnbs in a city where it's banned? I tried home swapping - here are all the pros and cons I noticed during my experience.

I've hosted AND stayed on Airbnb for years, so hopefully this is helpful perspective! Let me know what you all think :-)

Table of contents:
0:00 Intro
0:56 What home swapping?
2:46 How my experience went
7:09 Thoughts as guest - pros and cons
14:30 Thoughts as host
19:02 Will I use this in the future

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