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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Who is supposed to clean after the stay (laundry, dishes, tidying) and pay for the utilities? I cannot imagine traveling out of town to clean a vacation home after someone stayed there for free. If you rent it out, sure, then those things are already taken care of and you could offer a subsidized rate.[/quote]

It’s not just the cleaning, it’s using up supplies like paper towels, tp and bottled water without replacing them, or using pantry items and eating snacks, it’s leaving dirty towels and bed linens or even clean linens but expecting the owner to remake the beds, it’s keeping the A/C at 68 or the heat at 72 because the borrower doesn’t get the bill, it’s leaving the pool heater on for a week straight because again, they don’t get the bill . . . [/quote]

For me the concern is the assumptions people would make. It's not uncommon for people to begin to feel entitled to the house after they've had a few free visits. That can cause all kinds of rifts - like a friend or neighbor assuming they have an established week when you have plans of your own. People are rude an entitled now and that is why we have the crazy posters who are so offended that people don't want to share their second homes. [/quote]

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