NO HOME SWAP FOR ME

Having been betrayed by an aspiring home exchanger who changed her mind I spent last night research my hotel options.


They are not good.

My relatives live in a rural area in Tennessee. It is exactly the kind of region where people worry that no one will want to swap. Well, I do.


My in-laws always host us but now that my kids are bigger I know we will all be more comfortable with a but more space.


Since absolutely no one swaps in this area we looked to nearby Huntsville, Alabama. It is a relatively large city with many aerospace workers who moved there from elsewhere. But there are no home exchangers.


That is why, against my better judgment, I put an ad on craigslist.


After a few months of nothing but scam emails I was finally offered a place in downtown Huntsville. We confirmed the swap in May and reconfirmed just four weeks ago.


When I asked for final details on key exchange everything changed.