How it Works
Discover vacation homes you’re connected to—through people you know and trust.Vacation homes are hands-down the preferred choice of today’s smart traveler. But knowing you booked the right one? That needs to be easier and safer.
The safest bets: people you know, with places to go.
Second Porch pushes vacation planning into the age of social media—letting you find great vacation homes through the people you’re already connected to: your friends, friends of your friends, interest groups, or just someone who’s stayed at a place and has a firsthand recommendation you can trust. The result: vacation rentals that are safe bets, letting you travel with more relaxation and less frustration.
Social tools to build confidence in that home you’re about to rent.
- Discover which homes you’re connected to through people you know—past guests, owners or mutual friends
- Rate homes you know, and share ratings among friends to build a trusted network of homes
- Verify authenticity of owners, managers and people who have rated a home
- Use your personal MY SECOND PORCH page to keep track of the places you and your friends like
- Access Facebook profiles to build trust with homeowners and property managers
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Own a home? List or be missed.
It’s fast and easy to list your home and watch it get discovered:
- You control your home’s visibility: “friends only” or publicly viewable
- Build a community of past guests and unlock a powerful new word-of-mouth marketing channel
- Trust every renter: Check out potential guests by viewing their Facebook profiles
- Tastefully promote your home on your Facebook profile (optional)
- Use the same listing to trade homes with fellow owners
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