Sell My Timeshare

Research recently conducted by Ernst & Young, LLP for the International Foundation of the American Resort Development Association shows sales of new US timeshares increased by 16 percent during 2006. But what does it really mean when new timeshare sales are booming? Does the sale of new timeshares compete with timeshare resale companies like Sell My Timeshare NOW and timeshare for sale by owner?

No, not really. Timeshare resale companies, timeshare developers, and timeshare companies that sell new or pre-construction timeshare offer different ways to buy timeshare. Collectively they meet the needs of a broad market by giving consumers a choice of ways to buy, rent, or sell timeshare.

ARDA research shows that 80.3 percent of timeshare owners are satisfied with their purchase, and more than 75 percent say that owning a timeshare has increased their anticipation for upcoming vacations. But as wonderful as it is to those of us in the timeshare industry that there is an 80 plus percent satisfaction rate, that still leaves nearly 20 percent of timeshare owners who are (at least to some degree) not satisfied.

With over 4 million timeshare owners in the US alone, the dissatisfied percentage translates to roughly 871,000 people— that’s nearly one million timeshare owners who could be looking to sell timeshare.

When you want to sell timeshare, one of the easiest ways is to find a highly reliable timeshare resale company to advertise and market your property for you. It is hard for an individual to publicize their timeshare resale to a vast global marketplace. But it is not hard to let Sell My Timeshare NOW do it for you.

And when you want to buy timeshare at the most competitive prices, go to Sell My Timeshare NOW and shop their incredible inventory of timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

As the third round gets underway today at the PGA Tour’s Buick Open, golf fans will be watching to see who makes the greatest strides on moving day, putting themselves in position to play in the final group on Sunday.

Once again, the beautiful Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club is host site for the tournament. Located in southeastern Michigan, (south of the city of Flint) Warwick Hills has hosted the Buick Open for 48 of its 49-year history. Which brings me to the special significance of the Buick Open to those of us at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

PGA Tour lifetime member, Bobby Cole, still occasionally tees it up on Tour and when he does, wears the logo of Sell My Timeshare NOW. And while Tiger Woods’ name may stand out at the Buick Open with two victories (2002 and 2006) or Vijay Singh with three victories (1997, 2004, and 2005), Bobby Cole has set his own records at this historic tournament. As some golf writers have said, Bobby Cole is the answer to more trivia questions about the Buick Open than any other pro golfer.

For example:

• Name three professional golfers who earned their only US PGA Tour win at the Buick Open: Robert Wrenn in 1987; Jack Newton in 1978; and Bobby Cole in 1977.
• Name the first Buick Open Champion who was not born in the United States: South African born, Bobby Cole.
• Name the Buick Open Champion to set a tournament record of 17 under par for the 4-round event, with a record that remained unmatched for 7 years: Bobby Cole.
• Name the only Buick Open Champion winner who did not win on the course at Warwick Hills? Why, Bobby Cole, of course. The 1977 tournament was played at the Flint Elks Country Club.

A lot of things have changed in 30 years. When Cole won the Buick Open in 1977, his prize money was $20,000. This year’s winner will take home $882,000 and a new Buick.

Things have also changed in timesharing over the past 30 years. In 1977, the concept of timesharing was just getting started. Timeshares were few and far between and almost always meant a fixed week at a fixed resort.

Today timeshares offer the greatest flexibility in vacation ownership available. And timeshare resales and timeshare rentals mean excellent values. Before you plan your next golf vacation, visit the Sell My Timeshare NOW website and look into the outstanding opportunities to buy, rent, or sell timeshare.

I know you’ve heard it before, the admonishment that one should, “Never pay upfront fees when trying to sell timeshare.” Unfortunately, this advice always comes from people who work in timeshare resales businesses that are based on being able to extract money from timeshare sellers through one add-on fee after another before ultimately hitting the timeshare owner up for a hefty commission when, and if, they ever sell the timeshare unit.

Dollar by painful dollar, some timeshare resales companies, (and some unethical timeshare brokers) charge timeshare owners fees for services the owners do not really need. Property appraisals are a perfect example of an unnecessary service used to generate an add-on and unnecessary fee. Under most circumstances, resale timeshares simply do not need a property appraisal.

When you buy residential real estate, you pay for an appraisal, typically because the mortgage lender requires you to do so. When you buy a resale timeshare, there is no need for an appraisal, unless the timeshare unit itself collateralizes a loan (very rare with resales) and the lending company requires the appraisal as a condition of the loan.

Yet over and over again, you hear warnings directed to people with timeshares they wish to sell, to never pay an upfront fee to sell, advertise, list, or market their timeshare. The warning should be, “never pay an upfront fee unless you know specifically what the fee covers and that the company to whom you pay it has a proven track record of helping timeshare sellers successfully connect with timeshare buyers.

If you have timeshare you want to sell, visit the website of Sell My Timeshare NOW. Read the information offered there to help you understand more about your options for selling timeshare. No one answer is right for every situation, but I can tell you that Sell My Timeshare NOW averages six hundred thousand dollars per day, in offers made to timeshare owners who are trying to sell or rent their timeshares. Obviously, sometimes, paying an upfront fee for the right services is a pretty good idea.

Recent article on timesharing packed with valuable information on the benefits of timesharing.

A colleague recently brought to my attention a great article on timeshares that appeared in the May issue of Family Circle magazine. Peg Rosen, author of “The Truth About Timeshares,” looked at the topic from several angles. In her article, Rosen suggests, “buying from a developer isn’t your only (or smartest) option.”

Hel-lo!

Haven’t we always told you the same thing here on the Timeshare Owners Blog and on our company’s website www.sellmytimesharenow.com?

As the article goes on to explain, when looking into a timeshare company, with their sales and marketing pitch that is often extravagant, interested timeshare buyers should, “investigate the resale market, where the inventory is enormous and many owners are eager to unload their timeshares.”

Here are some of the reasons Rosen suggests for the fact that timeshare sales have double in the past decade:

• Government regulation has provided better consumer protection.
• Trusted big name brands like Disney, Marriott and Hyatt have entered the market.
• Points programs provide more flexibility than ever before.
• And the growing number of urban timeshares now offers locations in the heart of some of the world’s greatest and most interesting cities.