Timeshare Broker Services is a division of Sell My Timeshare NOW, where Vice President Jerome Bocquet provides experience and leadership in a timeshare broker company dedicated to honest business practices and integrity.

Jerome Bocquet’s background is both international and extensive, having studied and worked in Paris, France, and run companies in Santiago, Chili and Lima, Peru. His hotel and timeshare industry executive experience includes depth and breadth, as past Director of Sales and Marketing for Holiday Inn, Paris; Sales Director with Hilton Grand Vacations Club in Orlando; Real Estate Agent GMAC Real Estate Timeshare Division, Orlando; and Sales Executive with Marriott Vacation Club, Orlando.

Jerome Bocquet is a tremendous asset to Timeshare Broker Services and the team at Sell My Timeshare NOW, skilled in timeshare sales and hospitality sales; key account management; new business development; consultative solution sales; contract negotiations; networking and relationship building; and entrepreneurship.

Jerome and his wife are the parents of a son, age 13, and 10-year-old twin daughters.

Not only is the staff at Sell My Timeshare NOW and our affiliated company, Timeshare Broker Services outstanding in the professional service they provide in timeshare resales and timeshare rentals, but they are some pretty interesting individuals, as well.

Take Jerome Bocquet, for example, Vice President of Sales for Timeshare Broker Services. Jerome was born in Lima, Peru to French parents. He lived eleven years in Latin America, and then moved to France. He holds an Account degree from IPF in Paris, a degree in Business Administration in Hotels from the EPCV in Paris and he served military duty in RPIMP.

More about Jerome Bocquet of Timeshare Broker Services

Fluent in French, Spanish, and English, Jerome Bocquet played rugby in France for 15 years, loves scuba diving and playing chess. A lifelong travel lover himself, Jerome has been in over 40 countries around the globe. Today, he and his family make their home in New Hampshire, where Jerome Bocquet provides visionary leadership for Timeshare Broker Services, a partner company of Sell My Timeshare NOW.

Jerome says one of his most important focuses at Timeshare Broker Services is to build and maintain a loyal base of timeshare customers, clients, and industry partners. We think Jerome Bocquet of Timeshare Broker Services is accomplishing that goal quite well and are we are extremely proud that he is part of our partnership team at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

In the Lynchburg, Virginia area of Huddleston, a Smith Mountain Lake resort community is making plans for a new waterfront condominium complex.

The Mariner’s Landing Development will construct the new resort, to be known as “Longview at the Pointe”. Plans are to sell the two and three bedroom condo units in four-week intervals, although full ownership options will also be offered.

The Point Is Not Selling Timeshare; It’s Buying Vacation Ownership

Jay White, a marketing consultant whose family owns the resort community, calls it, “…Just another type of ownership at Smith Mountain Lake.”

Good point! The developers didn’t wake up one morning and think: Our business goal is all about selling timeshare.

Instead, they looked at an opportunity (for their business and also for families in need of vacation options), and they considered how they could make vacation property ownership available to more people.

White, in an interview with The Lynchburg News and Advance, called the pricing, “… affordable compard with other offerings at the lake…”

“It’s just another way for people to enjoy the lake and not bankrupt themselves,” said White. “In my mind, the goal is to offer an affordable product someone can buy young and continue to upgrade until they want to retire and get the (vacation) home of their choice.”

Selling Timeshare Probably Started in a Cave

Once upon a time, there were no doubt two cave dwellers who wanted the same rock shelter. In order to accommodate the wishes of both, they decided to share the space, alternate who slept closest to the fire pit, and both contribute by dragging home freshly killed stegosaurus steaks. In every sense of the word, the two were involved in shared ownership, marked by the intervals of whos turn it was to sleep by the fire.

Timeshare shouldn’t be thought of as some suspicious idea, nor should it be viewed as a get-rich-quick plan by anyone in the business. Timeshare is really a very simple concept of shared ownership, enabling people who could never afford the cost and upkeep of sole ownership to still enjoy their little piece of vacation heaven.

Today’s timeshare is an evolved business model that translates to making vacation ownership available to the greatest number of people possible. And every day, through the sale of both new timeshare and of timeshare resales, vacation ownership is happening.

As Jay White so aptly put it in talking about the Smith Mountain Lake property, “This is really becoming a great destination, a great resort, and it needs to be affordable for people to enjoy it. If it’s going to be successful, it’s got to be available to people who can afford $750,000 or $50,000.”

Now let’s throw in the idea of timeshare resale properties, some of which are priced at $5000 or less, and you truly get: Affordable Vacation Ownership.

Follow this link to learn more about Virginia timeshare resales.

We know that the economy is bad and that hoteliers and timeshare developers are taking a real hit right now from the credit crunch. But just how bleak the picture really is, seems to depend on where you get your information.

A Negative Perspective on the Timeshare Market

This past week Reuters news ran an article titled, “The Timeshare Industry Squeezed by Credit Crisis,” in which they explained that credit for consumers to finance timeshare purchases is harder to come by, and, “… the securitization market for hotel companies selling bonds backed by timeshare deals has mostly closed its doors.”

The article quotes Jeremy Glaser, lodging industry analyst at investment research firm Morningstar, “In the last few months, sales have really dropped off a cliff – consumer credit is really disappearing in a lot of ways.” To this, they added the following less-than-cheerful comment from Bjorn Hanson, lodging industry veteran from New York University, “The syndication (securitization) market has all but gone.”

The Reuters article closes by pointing out that as consumers examine their budgets, discretionary spending will be the first item they cut, with Hanson reiterating, “Among discretionary spending, vacation ownership (timeshare) is high on that list.”

A More Upbeat Slant on Timeshare and Travel

On the same day, the British-based travel website, Travelmole USA Newswire reported on improving optimism among American travelers. According to research gathered in a special edition of Destination Analysts’ The State of the American Traveler survey, a survey of 800 American leisure travelers conducted in mid-November showed that optimism about future travel plans was on the rise. In July of this year, nearly 29 percent of those surveyed stated that they were planning to travel less for leisure. By November, that number had dropped to 21 percent. Additionally, one third of those recently surveyed said that leisure travel was a high or very high priority for them in upcoming months.

What’s the Real Story on Timeshare Sales?

What to take away from these two differing perspectives? Besides the reaffirmation of the adage that events are rarely as bad or as good as they seem, the other important point to consider is that timeshares purchased new from the developer and timeshare sold on the resale market are two very different types of purchases. At The Timeshare Authority, we tend to think both sides of the story are partially correct.

The days of under qualified buyers overpaying to buy and finance timeshare they really can’t afford may be over … at least for the time being. On the other hand, with travelers saying they are sufficiently optimistic to be planning new travel, there will be plenty of demand for the types of great value and good deals available in timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

We have a new division at Sell My Timeshare NOW – it’s called Vacation Property Solutions. This is a revolutionary new business-to-business resale solution for timeshare resorts and timeshare developers. Vacation Property Solutions is a one-stop solution for the types of timeshare resale needs facing developers and resorts and it will utilize the services of both our brokerage arm: Timeshare Broker Services, and our closing company: Transfer My Timeshare.

Vacation Property Solutions expands our services at Sell My Timeshare NOW, to include brokers, resorts, travel clubs, and wholesalers, helping them solve the timeshare inventory problems of their customers. Working directly with timeshare developers and with resorts, we can offer them discounted rates for bulk business.

Vacation Property Solutions lets us take the same types of great services and expansive internet visibility that we already offer consumers, and offer them to timeshare developers and timeshare resorts. Developers looking to rent out timeshare weeks or Home Owners Associations needing to liquidate their delinquent inventory, have access to the more than 2 million monthly visitors to the Sell My Timeshare NOW website. Vacation Property Solutions offers a way for developers to buy back inventory, helping to stabilize prices on the resale market, and to solve the ownership dilemmas of buyers who already own intervals but are looking to buy into a new timeshare resort.

Vacation Property Solutions, an Important Part of Sell My Timeshare NOW

Freda Stemick, at Vacation Property Solutions, is the timeshare industry’s point of contact. Freda says, “Vacation Property Solutions is both developer-friendly and resort-friendly, building a bridge between the retail and secondary markets of the timeshare industry.”

Freda brings over 20 years of experience in timeshare sales, starting with her first timeshare industry job at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort.

Click here to read the press release for Vacation Property Solutions.

In a blog post called, “They Wouldn’t Have this Problem if They’d Bought Timeshare Resales” which was published last March, we looked at the problems at the Navigator Beach Club timeshare in Dennisport, Massachusetts.

While the timeshare resort was in its construction phase (it currently stands uncompleted, with all work at a standstill) units were sold to buyers as timeshare intervals. People reportedly paid up to $16,000 for what they believed, and what was represented as, “timeshare”. However, the developer, Robert Reposa, failed (according to an investigation by Team 5 Investigates at theBostonchannel.com)to file the necessary paperwork with the State of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts law requires developers to form entities and file deeds. Neither of which was done in the case of the Navigator Beach Club timeshare resort. In the mean time, the owner fell behind on the $2.2 million mortgage and construction, which was scheduled to be completed 2 years ago, fell behind, and finally screeched to a halt.

Last week, a foreclosure deed was filed on the property in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds. The Massachusetts Attorney General has declined comment on the matter as an active investigation is underway.

Other Options in Massachusetts Timeshare Resorts

Unfortunately, the timeshare buyers at the Navigator Beach Club will probably have to wait this one out in court. We hope this matter is quickly resolved and that all of the people who paid for timeshare at this Massachusetts timeshare resort receive their money back. Nothing will compensate them for the time they must spend in addressing this or the disappointment and stress this matter has, no doubt, caused.

There are many other options in Massachusetts timeshares, and you don’t have to wait for them to be built or wonder if the deal is authentic. You can take this risk out of buying timeshare when you purchase timeshare resales—at completed and operational resorts—directly from timeshare owners. To learn more about the opportunities in timeshare for sale by-owner, visit www.SellMyTimeshareNOW.com or call 1-877-815-4227.

Grand Timber Lodge Timeshare Resort is so much more than a timeshare vacation destination; it is a life style. And while owning and maintaining a year-round ski retreat in Breckenridge, Colorado may not be within your budget, owning a week or two of timeshare at Grand Timber Lodge can be very affordable, especially if you take advantage of reasonably priced timeshare resales.

Grand Timber Lodge timeshare is HOT 100 list timeshare property number 54 at Sell My Timeshare NOW. Of course timeshare owners at Grand Timber Lodge love the resort because of its ski-in and ski-out convenience. But there is also the Grand Victorian Day Spa, the swimming pools, hot tubs, athletic center, children’s playground and the arcade to love as well.

While many timeshare resorts offer excellent retreats for you and your family, the Grand Timber Lodge has units large enough to accommodate family groups of all sizes or you and your 9 best friends.

Timeshare Units to Accommodate Up to 10 People

The Grand Timber Lodge timeshare resort offers studio timeshare units, 2-room suites with kitchenettes, and one, two, and three-bedroom timeshare condos. The largest condos at the Grand Timber Lodge are 1,500 square feet and designed to accommodate up to 10 people. They include fully equipped kitchens with granite countertops, a washer and dryer, a private deck, gas fireplace, and complete dining service for 10 people. These timeshare units have 3 full bathrooms, (one with a jetted bathtub) and an entertainment center in the living area.

But you don’t necessarily have to go for the largest timeshare to enjoy luxury and comfort in a Grand Timber Lodge timeshare. Even the 2-room suites with kitchenettes are designed to sleep up to 6 people, and include one king size bed, 1 queen size bed, and 1 sleeper sofa. The kitchenette includes a mini fridge, a mini dishwasher, a microwave oven and a two-burner stove. These timeshare units also include an entertainment center and 2 full bathrooms.

If you are interesting in learning more about becoming a vacation property owner, paying for only the days and nights you schedule to enjoy at the Grand Timber Lodge timeshare, visit Sell My Timeshare NOW and learn more about the timeshare resales and timeshare rentals waiting for you.

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Are you considering selling your timeshare? Owning timeshare is a great idea, but time, lifestyle changes, health, and even economic ups and downs can lead you to the decision to sell your timeshare. Selling timeshare often means that you get out from under annual fees and taxes, and as great an idea as timeshare vacations can be for millions of people, if you are not using your timeshare…then it is time to sell.

Timeshare Valuation from Sell My Timeshare NOW

You know what you paid for your timeshare, and perhaps you even know what your timeshare cost you in interest and financing fees if you borrowed money to make your timeshare purchase. You can also look at what you have paid in annual fees and taxes during the time you have owned your vacation ownership property. But clearly, if you have looked around at the timeshare resale market at all, you already understand that you will not be able to recoup these expenditures in total when you resell your timeshare.

Instead, think of buying timeshare as being very much like the money you spend buying a new car. Your new car comes with a purchase price, for most of us it comes with financing fees and interest, and for as long as you own that car, you also pay for taxes, maintenance, insurance, and fuel. Yet when you get ready to sell it, you will not be able to regain the money you have spent on your vehicle.

Okay, so if you cannot resell timeshare for your purchase price, what is the right price to ask for your timeshare on the resale market?

Don’t guess. Don’t pick a number out of the air. Let Sell My Timeshare NOW, the leading online timeshare resale and timeshare rental advertising company help you. Follow this link to Sell My Timeshare NOW, and receive a free Sellers Market Survey to find out the timeshare resale value of your property.

Sell My Timeshare NOW, eliminating the guesswork.

Timeshares Daily carried an article earlier this week titled, “Real Estate Industry’s Odd Duck is a Golden Goose Called Timeshare Resales.” The article looked at a recent The Today Show segment with Natalie Morales and real estate expert Barbara Corcoran, as well as included an interview with us, here at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

Corcoran is a knowledgeable resource for information on real estate, having turned a $1000 loan from a friend into the real estate industry powerhouse, known as the Corcoran Group. In 1971, Corcoran sold her company for $70 million. The article notes that Corcoran refers to timeshares as, “…the odd duck of the real estate business.” But as the author points out, “…she wasn’t calling them an ugly duckling; Corcoran was simply pointing out that in the world of real estate, timeshares are different.“

Timeshare Sales are Different than Other Types of Real Estate Transactions

Sell My Timeshare NOW elaborated on Corcoran’s point, explaining that timeshare sales are unique in the real estate industry. Here’s an example to further explain what I was referring to in the Timeshares Daily article: imagine trying to sell your home by luring prospective buyers with promises of discounted vacations, tickets to theme parks and free dinners. If you did pass out these freebies to everyone who toured your home, you’d have a substantial out-of-pocket expenditure and you’d be looking to recoup this cost by marking-up the asking price of your home. The person who ultimately bought your home would bear the costs of all the free giveaways you handed out in hopes of attracting that one person who was ready to buy. And as odd as this sounds in terms of residential real estate, this is exactly how timeshare developers sell timeshare.

The person who buys timeshare new from the developer pays to cover the developer’s upfront marketing costs. But when timeshares reach the resale market, the playing field gets level. Timeshare owners looking to resell their vacation ownership property aren’t trying to make back what they initially spent to buy the timeshare; they are simply trying to sell timeshare at the price the resale market will bear.

When you read the Timeshares Daily article, you’ll see that on the subject of selling timeshare, Corcoran’s advice from a real estate perspective is for timeshare owners to use an online timeshare resales company. You will also see that it is exactly the same advice I gave in the article.

Timeshare resales sell at market value – the price the buying market is willing to pay for the product. But pricing your timeshare resale at fair market value is only half of what it takes to sell your timeshare. You must also get your timeshare resale advertised in front of as many prospective timeshare buyers as possible.

… And that, of course, is where Sell My Timeshare NOW comes in.

To watch the full clip from The Today Show interview, click here to play the video.

When I hear people talk about a guaranteed sale of your timeshare on the resale market, it makes me cringe. Can Sell My Timeshare NOW guarantee you that we will sell your resale timeshare? Of course, we cannot. And neither can anyone else.

So if you are interested in reselling your timeshare, and someone contacts you “promising” to get you a sale – especially if that promise of a sale includes a target date – you should back away from that offer in a hurry. It simply is not logical to say that any company can guarantee that it can produce the right buyer, at the right price, on a given day, for a timeshare or for almost any other product.

But here’s what is logical and it is what we do best at Sell My Timeshare NOW: If you advertise your resale timeshare with us, we will give you expansive global visibility to a market of interested timeshare buyers and timeshare renters, greatly increasing your chance of making that sale.

At Sell My Timeshare NOW, we are committed to helping you sell your timeshare, as easily and efficiently as possible. And while we don’t guarantee a sale, we DO guarantee that if you advertise your timeshare on Sell My Timeshare NOW, but sell it through another company or timeshare broker at the same advertised price, all you have to do is show us your document of sale and we will refund the money you paid to advertise with us.

…And that’s a timeshare guarantee you can believe in and rely on.

To learn more about what it takes to sell your timeshare, take a moment and watch this video: