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Article #64: Would You Like An Expensive Timeshare?

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Timeshares over time have received a bad So caveat emptor. Do your research into
rap. When you go to Hawaii you can get 50 similar accommodations in the same area
to 75% off the price of most activities before you buy that timeshare.
by attending time share sales After you buy the timeshare there may
presentations. come a day that you may want to sell the
And then it becomes a number game, which timeshare.And nobody wants it.
the time share sales people know by What now? You try Ebay, but your
heart. timeshare is not during high season but
1 in 100 attendees probably buys and has during low season and it is in Brampton
to pay for all the discounts given to the Missouri.
other 99 attendees and the salesman's When you try to sell it you find out that
commission. there are 945 other timeshares for sale
That's why it is not a good idea to buy a on Ebay.
timeshare at these presentations. So there you are with a timeshare you are
You can buy good timeshares at resale bored with after 10 years and you can't
timeshare companies and there are quite a give it away and you are still saddled
few available on the Web today. with the annual maintenance costs..
You can buy them at 50 to 30 cents on the Most people at this point will just walk
dollar and even at those discounts you away.
have to be very careful that you get Pity! Just give it away.
value for your money. Yes you can, there are now charitable
Because; organizations that will take your
You now have a fixed place to go to every timeshare.
year. If that turns you on, good for you. So why donate your timeshare?
There is a yearly maintenance fee that No Cost to You
can be fairly steep. Fast and Easy Process
You may be able to get similar Get a Tax Write-off
accommodations in the same area at a Save Money in Broker's Fees
hotel for the same amount as the No More Maintenance fees, Taxes or
maintenance costs for the timeshare Special Assessments
WITHOUT BUYING A TIMESHARE. Why should you donate rather than sell?
To make timeshares more palatable to the There are literally thousands of
general public there are some new twists timeshare owners eager to sell their
such as: timeshare.
A timeshare that you can only use one Listen to this scam, it's a real doozie.
week every 2 years. Many owners have been roped into paying a
That way the annual maintenance fee does listing company an upfront fee of $300 to
not seem so high. $1000 to list their timeshares for sale.
And then there is the rotating timeshare Typically, a listing company
so you're not bound to a specific time representative is able to talk the seller
every year. into the listing price by saying the
But you don't find out how much of a timeshare has a resale value many times
hassle it is to get your desired week the actual amount.
until you try to fill out the paperwork. Some people cannot believe that their
How about the new "Destination Clubs"? timeshare is actually worth so little.
At first, they seem like time shares, but Once the seller pays the listing fees,
the "club" says they're completely the timeshare does not sell because of
different. Most prices are sky high, up the unbelievably inflated price. At the
to $1,000,000 -- but there are clubs end of the one-year listing contract, the
offering memberships from $4,000 to agent calls the seller and attempts to
$20,000 a year. get them to re-list for another $300 to
They say if you decide to leave the club, $1000.
you'll get 80 percent of whatever the In the meantime the seller has not made
current membership sells for, thus arrangements to use the timeshare,
gaining equity. expecting it to sell. In addition to
They have many names, but in actual fact listing fees the seller has also been
you're still buying into a program that paying maintenance fees and taxes on the
qualifies you to use a hotel room, property.
resort, condo, home, airplane or Often times a seller will spend $4000
houseboat or other domicile for a set trying to sell a property that will
period of time every year, ranging eventually sell for only $1,000 to
generally from one week to several weeks. $4,000.
In Cabo San Lucas Mexico a 1500 sq foot 1 By making the timeshare a charitable
week oceanfront timeshare with all the donation donors can get rid of their
bells and whistles sells for $35,000 property in a matter of weeks at no cost
which will give you the use of the to themselves while getting a tax
timeshare for 20 years. On top of that write-off.
you pay another $1200 per year By donating, timeshare owners capitalize
maintenance. on their profits while also assisting
So for 20 weeks use of this oceanfront charitable organizations.
property you pay a total of $59,000 being Before you give away your timeshare spend
$2950 per week. half an hour with an accountant or a tax
The question then becomes; can I get a lawyer.
1500 sq foot oceanfront condo for $2950 a It will pay for itself.
week?






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