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SabbaticalHomes.com was founded in 2000 by the spouse
of an academic to provide the global academic community with an efficient system for facilitating
sabbatical home
exchanges. It is the leading internet-based directory for
sabbatical home
exchange,
academic home rental
and tenant
listings opportunities devoted to serving academic communities worldwide.
Our specialized housing service has published over
35,000 requests from homeowners and tenants worldwide.
SabbaticalHomes.com has been featured in The Chronicle
of Higher Education (US edition). The Guardian (United
Kingdom) wrote "ideal for anyone involved in research
trips or exchange projects". Hundreds of academic web
sites link to us and refer to us as a valuable resource.
We are thankful to have grown primarily though word of
mouth. More than a third of our listers come recommended
from previous listers. SabbaticalHomes.com
is a privately owned company run by a team of
multinational individuals and is located in Manhattan Beach, California.
We offer a worldwide home and tenant listing service to for those temporarily offering or searching for accommodations for
rent,
exchange or
house-sitting.
Registered users can save their searches, keep a list
of their favorite listings, track email queries regarding their posting
or postings they are interested in, and see how many times their listing is viewed.
Our mission is to serve academics worldwide who temporally need to offer or search accommodations for rent,
exchange or house-sitting.
Non-academics are also welcome to use our service if they prefer to deal with scholars. Alternatively, there are several reputable
home-exchange services, which
we are happy to recommend to you.
There are 4 categories of academics at Sabbaticalhomes.com
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Academic Title |
Email Verification |
1. Academic Faculty or Staff (Universities, Research Institutes, and Museums)
2. Graduate or Post-Graduate Student |
Must have a current university, research institute, museum or hospital email address |
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3. School Teacher (Primary and Secondary) |
Must have a current school email address |
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4. Independent Scholar (working outside traditional academia) |
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If you are not sure which category fits your current status, please contact us at
applications@sabbaticalhomes.com.
There is a nominal setup fee (see below) for posting a home or home wanted listing to SabbaticalHomes.com but not to search the site.
Listings are good for 14 months, and are renewable.
Our philosophy is to keep our fees to a minimum. To a great extent we rely on success-based contributions to keep our fees low.
If a successful match results from using our site, a success-based contribution is expected to help the service grow and improve.
The amount of the contribution is up to the individual, but we recommend a contribution between US$50-$100.
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Service
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Setup and renewable
(every 14 months)
fees in US $
nb: international rates vary |
Recommended
Success-based
Contribution |
How it works |
Post
a property
listing
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$35 (academic* rate)
$55 (non-academic rate)
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$50 - $100
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Users pay
a setup fee upfront to post a listing. A
listing can be a property listing such as a
rental and/or home-exchange and/or home to
sit . A listing can also be a housing
request.
If a
suitable arrangement results from using
SabbaticalHomes.com, a voluntary
contribution is expected to help the service
improve.
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Post
a home wanted
listing
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$0 (academic* rate)
$15 (non-academic rate)
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$50 - $100
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Search our listings
and reply to offers
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No setup fees apply.
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$50 - $100
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* academic
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We consider an academic to be a person whose email comes from a university, a
college, a research center etc.. Academics not belonging to a main stream
academic organization can sign up as
non-affiliated academic or should send an email to
applications@sabbaticalhomes.com to inquire if they qualify for
the academic rate.
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Attention: commercial or institutional listings.
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Sabbaticalhomes.com realizes that some commercial/institutional listings may
benefit academics . If you have more than one property to submit, please send
us a note at multiples@sabbaticalhomes.com
and we will work something out.
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Fees in other currencies:
- Euros 10/22/40
- Pounds Sterlings 7/17/30
- Canadian Dollars 15/35/55
- Australian Dollars 16/40/60
- New Zealand Dollars 18/45/70
SabbaticalHomes.com accepts credit card payments via Paypal or payments by check.
Once you have submitted your
listing, you will be prompted to
choose between a credit card
payment (via Paypal) or a
payment by check. Listings will
be available immediately.
Most currencies are accepted
International rates may vary.
SabbaticalHomes.com realizes that some commercial/institutional listings may
benefit our users. If you have more than two properties to submit, email us
at multiples@sabbaticalhomes.com
for additional details.
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A detailed description
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Availability requests dates
- Photos (10) - home listings only
- Links (5) to relevant web sites
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Up to three preferred exchange
destinations (home-exchange listings
only)
- Exposure until obsolete (up to 14 months
after submission date)
- Date listing was last updated
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Option to renew
Anyone who was successful either
finding a tenant or a home
through SabbaticalHomes.com
should send a contribution
regardless if they posted a
listing or not. Our goal is
to keep our fees low in contrast
to commercial housing resources
and to stay away from a typical
commercial system. For example,
you will not see commercial
advertising on our site. By
keeping our fees low through
contributions, the service can
continue paying for itself and
continually invest in
improvements. We feel that users
who benefit should voluntarily
support SabbaticalHomes.com.
This equitable system depends
upon your generosity. In the
long run, it benefits you and
everyone who uses
SabbaticalHomes.com.
Let us know what happened! We love to hear about your success.
Success-based contributions can be made via
Paypal at
our Success-based contribution link,
or by check payable to SabbaticalHomes.com sent to:
SabbaticalHomes.com
1602 5th Street
Manhattan Beach, CA
90266 USA
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Jay Conger for his encouragement and support.
- Carolyn Johnston for constant advice especially in communications.
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Steven Endow for numerous hours sharing his technical genius.
- Constantin Philippou, our trusted webmaster and web advisor, for improving our web site.
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Leanne Huebner for invaluable professional tips.
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Scott Carlson for putting SabbaticalHomes.com on the academic world map.
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David and Sue Finegold, Steve Lampert, Dick Johnston,
Frederi Viens, Dicky Downing, Ian and Donna Mitroff, Kevin Moon, Mireille
Miller, Peta Tancred for their insights and help.
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Hundreds of listers for offering constructive feedback on service and design.
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Thousands of academics worldwide who have made financial
contributions to help pay for the cost of launching and developing this much
needed service.
- Thousands who help spread the word every day.
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