Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. If you are fortunate enough to own a second home in the $1 ...

In just two years, I have swapped homes with strangers over a dozen times. My two-bedroom flat in Barcelona was bartered for a townhouse in Brooklyn, romantic studio in Milan, park-facing pied-à-terre ...

Staying in a stranger's home while traveling is a lusty proposition: You get to explore and relax in someone else's sanctuary. Instead of being pigeonholed into tourist zones, you're liberated to ...