Real Estate Scorecard Announces Alliance with 3RD HOME
LUXURY HOME EXCHANGE
Since 2011, we’ve had our eye on 3RD HOME’s luxury home exchange club and have watched the club’s membership explode. Second home owners pay attention. This is not your average vacation home swap. The 1,700+ club members have vacation homes around the world averaging $2.5 million in value. Luxury homes in private residence clubs, all-inclusive resorts or on 50 acres in the back country of Montana. To us, it’s no surprise that 3RD HOME is affiliated with The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Trump International Hotel & Tower and Auberge Resorts.
If you’re like me, when you scroll through 3RD HOME’s website, one of the best home exchange websites, you’ll be jonesing to plan a vacation in Cape Town South Africa or Costa Rica. The reservation process is quick and easy. To become a member, you must own a vacation home valued at $500k or higher in a desirable location. After you deposit exchange weeks (weeks where club members can vacation at your home), you’re immediately provided a number of Keys, the credits that serve as the currency in the 3RD HOME system, for use to reserve another home anywhere in the world 24/7 on the website. The more weeks you deposit, the more Keys you earn. 3RD HOME determines the Keys earned per week based on the home's value:
HOME VALUE = KEY VALUE
- $500,000 to 1,000,000 = 1 Key
- $1,000,001 to $2,000,000 = 2 Keys
- $2,000,001 to $3,000,000 = 3 Keys
- $3,000,001 to $4,000,000 = 4 Keys
- over $4,000,001 = 5 Keys
Romantic villas in Napa Valley, chateaus in France or oceanfront mansions in the Caribbean are just a few of the types of luxury home exchanges available. The club is flexible and easy. Weeks exchanged do not need to be at the same time of the year. 3RD HOME’s website provides a ‘real time’ list of properties and dates available. The property profile shows comprehensive information about the home, an image gallery, regional activities, and places of interest. Click ‘reserve property’ and you’re quickly connected with the property owner to coordinate travel arrangements. 3RD HOME’s website allows you to check the current weather and airline flights on the same page. There is a $495 fee for the exchange. Some homes come with butler service, gourmet chefs and daily maid service. Others come with access to resort amenities such as golf and spa services. 3RD HOME is one of the best home exchange websites you'll find.
Similar to Community Finder, 3RD HOME collects reviews sharing important information with club members about the home exchange experience. Many of the properties in 3RD HOME’s club are in private residence clubs, resorts and neighborhoods we’ve scored on our website such as:
Florida
- Lely Resort
- Pelican Bay
- Sea Oaks
Georgia
- Big Canoe
- Reynolds Plantation
South Carolina:
- Fripp Island
- Kiawah Island
- Seabrook Island
- Wild Dunes Resort
North Carolina
- Currituck Club
- Balsam Mountain Preserve
- Blue Ridge Mountain Club
Tennessee
- Icon in the Gulch
The last thing a successful and busy luxury home owner wants is the hassel of renting their private oasis to an unknown. 3RD HOME provides a sweet concierge service looking out for club members by prescreening prospective club members and assisting with the luxury home exchange.
Community Finder and 3RD HOME naturally go together, like peanut butter and chocolate. If you’re searching for a second or vacation home, let us help you find the right vacation home to buy and leverage it through 3RD HOME’s club program, so you can travel more often and enjoy the luxuries of a 3RD HOME.
