Carlsbad, CA · 2010
I exchanged this listing for a Maui lot in the Lahaina area valued at $498,000.
3,200 sq ft homeLot near Lahaina, Maui
Swap stories
Swaps closed by GoSwap members
Cordele, GA · 2009
We have successfully traded our home.
1850s pecan plantation house on 12 acresAnother owner's property
We have swapped with some land in Connecticut.
Englishman's Bay · 2009
This home has been traded for another home (listing 13777 in Maryland) in December of 2013.
Fort Lawn, SC · 2013
Our house was swapped in November 2008. Thanks.
Kingman, AZ · 2008
I closed on my house last month (June 2010). Traded with someone also on GoSwap in Rockledge FL.
Estell Manor, NJ · 2010
How these swaps came together
Every swap starts as two listings on GoSwap. Here is the path from a listing to a signed letter of intent on GoSwap, and on to a closing the members report.
- Step 1
List an asset
An owner lists something worth $5,000 or more and says what they want in return: the asset types, locations and price range.
- Step 2
Find a match
GoSwap compares what each owner has with what the other wants. Members also search the marketplace and send swap proposals directly.
- Step 3
Agree on terms
The two owners negotiate condition, timing and any cash or financing that balances the values, then both accept the same terms.
- Step 4
Sign the letter of intent
GoSwap prepares a non-binding letter of intent and both sides e-sign it. GoSwap's role ends there.
- Step 5
Close and report
The members close with a title company, attorney or DMV, then tell GoSwap the swap closed. Each story on this page was reported closed by its members.
Los Luceros, NM · 2012
Our closings were simultaneous in two different states. The closing worked out perfectly plus we were able to save a lot of money by doing it ourselves in trading.
Home near Orlando, FLHistoric adobe on 2.4 acres near Santa Fe
Read the owner's full account
I had contacted them last year when I saw their listing on GoSwap. We emailed then talked by phone about a possible trade. After a couple weeks they decided to try to sell rather than trade, so we stopped communicating.
About 6 months passed, then I noticed their house was still listed on GoSwap, so I wrote them again. They'd still liked our house in Florida.
We traveled to NM to see their house in June, then a week later they came to Florida to see ours. We really liked one another's houses.
We started to work things out, figuring out how to download a free basic realtor's offer to purchase contract, then helped one another filling it out, sharing ideas about inspections, surveys, bank loans, deadlines. We made sure it was as clear as possible, fair, and safe for one another. "Apples for apples".
Using a major closing company who had worked with house swaps before and had offices in both states was very helpful. We were in Orlando and they were in Santa Fe.
After closing we all packed and drove our Penske moving trucks, west and east, the 2000 miles. We still email almost every day.
The Villages, FL · 2012
I finally got the Prevost traded, thanks to GoSwap. The deal closed yesterday and the buyer drove it away. I received about 5 inquiries per week with different choices of trades.
1999 Prevost Country CoachOne of several trade offers
Traded with other GoSwap trader. Excellent transaction.
Boston, MA · 2010
This property has been previously traded on GoSwap.org and now re-listed by the new owner.
Nogales, AZ · 2010
Traded for land.
Stuart, FL · 2011
We actually swapped because of the listing on GoSwap. We have already held a dual closing.
Venice, FL · 2010
I have had a successful swap with my property. Cannot thank you enough.
North Captiva Island, FL · 2009
Canton, GA · 2009
Traded for a house not listed on the site.
Home in a golf communityA house not listed on GoSwap
Near Santa Fe, NM · 2014
This property has been traded for listing 4916.
140 acres beside Santa Fe National ForestAnother property listed on GoSwap
Brunswick, GA · 2010
Thanks for your response to our successful trade. It was of course not without some problems, especially in dealing with our existing mortgage company.
Lakefront homeAnother owner's property
Paulden, AZ · 2010
We have traded with property #6909.
Home on 6 acres next to an airstripAnother property listed on GoSwap
Ashburnham, MA · 2010
9 lots have been traded successfully and the trader is a GoSwap.org trader.
Lots in a lakeside subdivisionTraded to a GoSwap member
Augusta, ME · 2017
I traded this old dilapidated house for a old junky sailboat.
3-bedroom houseA sailboat