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