Inside the ultra-exclusive home-swapping app Kindred — which has a 'Raya-type' invite-only membership and a rapidly growing waitlist
"We also help people find others who have similar interests or jobs, so designers or founders, or a popular one is actually people with dogs who want to swap homes with other dog-friendly homes," Kindred co-Founder Justine Palefsky said.Membership is $300 a year. After that, swaps only require a $30 service fee and a cleaning fee that varies by home.
There is no minimum or maximum duration for a swap, but the average length of a swap is about six days. "It was absolutely gorgeous and incorporated the sound of kitchen cupboards shutting, the birds chirping, and doors creaking," Palefsky said."The whole company listened to the song on repeat when that happened. It's actually on Spotify now." Both renters and homeowners can join Kindred. As far as the home interiors go, Kindred has claimed time and again that it doesn't necessarily look for luxury.
Kindred vets, and personally photographs each of the homes on the app to ensure residences look like pictures. "When I got back home to San Francisco, my plants were watered, my packages were taken in, and there was a lovely thank you note on my dining room table," Palefsky said."I felt like I had discovered a cheat code — I had the most amazing stay, in accommodations that were nicer than anything I could have afforded on Airbnb, and I only paid for house cleaning."
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