Home Swapping - Yes or No?

[Ben McMahon]

I recently put one of my nicer homes on a site called Lovehomeswap.com.  Its a cool site, and my intention was actually to swap my house with someone from outside the US and see what happened.  After having several discussions with other swappers, I realized that many of them are using 2nd homes, or vacation homes for additional benefits.

My question for the BP community is whether there is an investment strategy anyone has used in this arena, or is it really just for recreational use of a vacation home?  Please feel free to elaborate since I could see it being useful in breaking into more international investments.