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LEAVING YOUR HOME ALONE

There are four main options to consider - rent, holiday lease, house swap/house sitters or leave vacant. There's even a fifth option which is to sell the property if you find a new home location on your travels. Each option has a level of financial and emotional risk that needs to be carefully assessed and weighted according to your own circumstances.

RENTING YOUR PROPERTY

If you own your property, renting privately is a great source of income to fund further travel. There is also the potential to generate supplementary income as your home may be in a popular city locale where currently rental properties are scarce. You may also have a property that can capture tourists such as coastal properties or with the COVID-19 practices allowing people to live remotely, your country property may provide a temporary haven for the executive that can work from home (WFH).

Even if you do not own your current residence there is still the option to sublet your tenancy if your current lease allows. Leasing or subleasing your residence can be managed by you personally or you could engage the services of local real estate agents to be the conduit between you and

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