Upsidedown in Your Mortgage? Think Outside the Box

Before the economy went South, "house-swapping" was an ideal way to vacation inexpensively and/or learn more about a different geographical location. Nowadays, people who must move, but are carrying an upside-down mortgage, may have another option besides short-selling and/or foreclosure.

Yes, it does involve extra research. True, you may not get your "dream home", but when compared against foreclosure, swapping houses could be a viable option.

A few sites to help you get started: Online House Trading, Domuswap and Go Swap.

Don't forget to check Craig's List too. Look under "housing" in the area you are interested in and go to the section labeled "house swap."

Necessity is the mother of invention!

Think outside the box!

Sold!

From treasure hunting to selling, here are a few of my favorite links:

• Oodle--Free listings; everything from cars and houses to clothing and accessories
• kijiji.com--Free listings; everything from pets to real estate
• Global Classified Ads--FREE listings; everything from business opportunities to travel
• Craig's List--FREE; self-explanatory
• Owners.com--(real estate specific buy or sell) FREE if you buy the book "For Sale By Owner" by Robert Irwin, (info re free listing included in book); otherwise very low cost to buy or sell. Includes link to a free FSBO (for sale by owner) Guide.
• Robert Irwin's site--more free information on investing, buying, selling, renovating, & financing.
  
• USFreeads.com--FREE; US high traffic classified
• Classifiedads.com--FREE; cars, jobs, real estate & everything else
• 50 States Classifieds--FREE; self-explanatory
• Web Cosmo--FREE; apples to zebras
• UKFreeads.com--FREE; UK's free classified ads
• UK Classifieds--FREE; UK's fastest growing free classified ads site
• Yakaz--GREAT search engine for classified ads

If you have any favorites you would like to add, please feel free to do so!