Entries Tagged as 'General'

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Get Free Stuff at Timeshare Presentations

Is it for real? Will a timeshare company really give you free tickets, free meals, or free airline flights just to listen to a sales pitch? The answer, in short, is yes. They are willing to give away all of that because their business model says they can make money doing it. It’s generally accepted [...]

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Are Timeshares Just Scams?

You might come away from this site thinking that all timeshares are bad, that’s not true. Timeshares have gotten a bad reputation because they used to be peddled by scam artists and other unscrupulous types but there are plenty of programs that are wonderful. In fact, one of the more well regarded programs is the [...]

Friday, April 11th, 2008

How To Buy A Used Timeshare

The title is a bit misleading, there really isn’t anything “used” about a timeshare purchased on the secondary market (anytime you buy it from someone who isn’t a developer), so calling it used is a bit misleading. Since a timeshare is a fractional ownership of a resort, which can shift from one unit to another [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Buying Timeshares: Developer Sales, Resale Market

So you’ve thought about buying a timeshare huh? Well, before you go any further, you are going to want to read this article very closely because this article can save you thousands of dollars.
You can buy timeshares in one of two ways: developer sales and the resale market. If you have no stomach to read [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Methods to Exchanging Timeshare Weeks

Sometimes it can get a little monotonous going to the same location year after year after year, so a few smart brains got together and start exchange programs to facilitate what once was a very manual process of timeshare exchanges. Exchange companies benefit from the network effect, that is the more members you have the [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

What are Vacation Clubs?

A vacation club is essentially a multi-resort timeshare organization where you purchase membership into the club and are afforded the ability to stay at the club resorts. Whereas with a one-resort timeshare you are purchasing ownership, or the right to lease, with a vacation club you are paying almost an “initiation” fee, followed by annual [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Types of Timeshare Programs

Timeshare programs come in a variety of types with a variety of rights but the rules are fairly well understood and easy to describe.
When: Fixed, Floating & Rotating Weeks
If the timeshare offers a fixed week, then ownership affords you to right to use the timeshare, usually a fixed unit, on a particular week each and [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Introduction to Timeshares

A timeshare, also called fractional ownership when dealing with other assets, is a program in which you purchase fractional ownership in a piece of property and are able to use it for specific time periods during the year. Timeshare is a specific term that usually refers to resorts or vacation properties and, to the best [...]