Timeshare Resales

By the time New Year’s Eve rolls around next year, you could be planning exactly the same stay-at-home evening you are planning this year. But if you had vacation ownership in a Florida timeshare, your holiday celebrations could be a lot more fun, at a price that is more affordable than you probably realize.

A Florida timeshare resale means you and your family or friends can spend time over the holidays (or any other season you choose) in a resort destination where the balmy breezes through the palm trees make it easy to relax and unwind. You can hang out by the pool, head for the beach, or take in the sights at your favorite theme park. And if you happen to be at your Florida timeshare for New Year’s Eve, you will be at one of the top destinations in the world for ringing in a new year.

This past week, Priceline.com released its 9th annual list of the Top 50 destinations for enjoying New Year’s Eve. Twelve popular Florida vacation areas made the list.

Coming in as number 49 on the list is the Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, Florida area. Just ahead of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood on list are nearby Miami Beach (47); Fort Lauderdale Beach (45); Miami South Beach/Collins/Oceanfront (43); and Miami South Beach/Central (41). Also on the list for best places to celebrate New Year’s Eve in South Florida were Key West, coming in at number 35 and downtown Miami, which ranked number 8.

On the list were many of the most popular vacation and Florida timeshare destinations in Central Florida, including Orlando Universal Resort (34); Orlando/Sea World/International Drive/Convention Center; Downtown Orlando (24); Orlando, Kissimmee (14); and Orlando/ Downtown Disney /Lake Buena Vista, which made the list as number 7.

Florida Timeshare Resales, Your Affordable Vacation Choice

You can’t know with certainty what the economy holds for the future. But you do know that you and your family want to be able to enjoy affordable vacations on a regular basis, regardless of the economic rollercoaster the future may bring.

Timeshare resales enable you to buy discounted vacation ownership and to lock in the price of your future vacation accommodations. You already know that taking regular time off is not really a luxury; in today’s stressful world, it is a necessity  And timeshare resales could be your best solution for making it an affordable necessity that you never have to do without.

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Vacationers who love great deals on spacious vacation accommodations know they don’t have to wait for an after Christmas sale on timeshare resales. Unlike consumer goods where profits must be made by the manufacturer, the distributor, and the retailer, as well as with a few other people along the way, timeshare resales don’t carry middleman markups.

Timeshare resales are sold at true market value. When you buy a timeshare directly from the previous owner, you are paying the price the market will bear; the price determined by consumer demand. Much like in the resale of automobiles, the first purchaser of a timeshare or vacation ownership interval bears the ‘front-end depreciation.’ Buyers of timeshare resales aren’t paying prices that must be marked up to cover mini vacations or other incentives that are given away entice potential timeshare buyers—many of whom never buy timeshare and never had intention of doing so.

Timeshare Resales are Always On Sale.

You won’t find timeshare resellers running any after Christmas sales, end of the year clearance, or other events in which prices that have been marked up are then marked down in the name of discounts and super sales. Instead, timeshare resales are always offered at their already low, already discounted market value. And this is true, whether you are buying a vacation club membership, timeshare points, deeded ownership or right-to-use property—if it is timeshare bought on the secondary market, it is already on sale.

Have you ever checked into a hotel, only to realize that you are paying a much higher price for your accommodations than the person checking in ahead of you? Nobody wants to be that guy who paid too much. With the excellent values available in vacation ownership resales, you never have to be. Around the clock, 365 days each year, you can buy or rent timeshare resales and know that you are getting the best prices possible for some the roomiest, most amenity-laden resort accommodations available.

Robert (Bob) A. Miller, Marriott Vacations Worldwide executive vice president and chief operating officer for the company’s International region, is retiring, according to an announcement made this week by the company. Miller, who began his career in 1978 with the co-founding of American Resorts Corporation, which was purchased by Marriott International, Inc. in 1984, will end his remarkable career in the timeshare and hospitality industry at the end of this year. Set to take on Miller’s responsibilities for the International region is Lee Cunningham, a 30-year Marriott veteran who currently serves as the executive vice president and chief operating officer for North America and the Caribbean regions.

Back in the 1980s, when Marriott acquired Bob Miller’s company, American Resorts Corporation, the door was opened for Marriott as the first branded hospitality provider in the vacation ownership industry. Miller’s American Resorts Corporation was distinguished by its Monarch at Sea Pines Resort development at Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. In 1982 and 1983, the Monarch Resort earned four national awards for excellence in design, hospitality, and sales and marketing, including receiving the National Nurserymen’s Award presented by Nancy Reagan in the Rose Garden at the White House—it’s no wonder Marriott was attracted to both American Resorts Corporation and its successful founder.

As Stephen P. Weisz, president and chief executive officer for Marriott Vacations Worldwide, explains, “Bob leaves an impressive legacy. His leadership in the early formation of the industry helped structure important legislation and consumer regulations that created a platform on which the industry would grow. We will miss his wise counsel but his contributions toward the success of our company will never be forgotten.”

Bob Miller served as the president and chief operating officer of Marriott timeshares until 1996, and grew the business from $5.4 million to nearly $258 million while also leading the Marriott Golf business.

Additionally, Miller:

• Served as a member of the Board of Directors for Interval International for more than five years.
• Served ARDA, the American Resort Development Association, first as Treasurer and later as Chairman.
• Is a current member of the ARDA Executive Committee, member of the ARDA Board of Directors, and Chairman of the ARDA International Foundation.
• Was the 1991 ARDA Resort Industry Executive of the Year.
• And the 2005 recipient of ARDA’s ACE Lifetime Achievement Award.

To read more about the current strong positioning of Marriott timeshare, see The Timeshare Authority blog Marriott Vacations Worldwide on the Rise.

Let’s face it, one size doesn’t really fit all. This is true in the clothes you wear, the financial choices you make, and even the car you buy. And it’s just as true when selling your timeshare. When it comes to timeshare resale, you need choices.

With Sell My Timeshare NOW, as a timeshare seller, you have options regarding whether to sell by owner or to sell your timeshare through a licensed timeshare broker. If you choose to sell by owner, you  can then choose whether to handle all aspects of your resale yourself for to turn to professionals to help you with certain parts of your sale.

Most by owner sellers find they need an advertising partner that has a global internet presence. They also typically, find they need (or prefer) to have help from a timeshare closing company. A timeshare closing company will help you with the final paperwork and will function as your escrow service. Both a timeshare advertising company and a closing company require payment for their services, which means you have to consider their fee as part of your cost to sell.

These professionals tend to be the difference maker in the ease of making a by owner sale. An ad company helps you find your timeshare buyer through targeted internet advertising. A closing company helps you with the final steps of timeshare closing and title transfer, which is especially helpful since closing laws vary from state to state and the process can be different for each resort.

Beyond these two steps of timeshare resale, many current owners can and do elect to handle the other parts of their timeshare sale themselves. They can answer prospective buyer inquiries and when they receive offers they can then negotiate the terms that are acceptable to them, all without paying money or giving up proceeds of the sale to a third party to provide these services. Timeshare resale by owner means that the seller keeps all of the money from the timeshare sale after the expenses of the sales process and any outstanding debt, annual fees, or timeshare taxes are satisfied.

But as effective as timeshare resale by owner can be and as much as it is an ideal choice for many timeshare owners, it is not your only option for selling timeshare, nor is it the right choice for every owner. Many people choose to turn the resale of their timeshare over to a timeshare broker. A timeshare broker is a state licensed real estate broker who has specialized knowledge of timeshare sales.

If you choose to sell your timeshare through a timeshare broker, you will find the process to be extremely easy and “hands free” for you. A timeshare broker requires no money up front, so you don’t pay any resale advertising costs, nor do you pay a separate timeshare closing service or escrow company fee. In fact, if a broker is unable to sell your timeshare, you don’t pay anything at all.

Timeshare brokers are paid only when they sell your timeshare. Their fees, like those of most real estate brokerage transactions, are satisfied from the proceeds of the sale and are based on a commission rate that you and the broker agree upon before he or she takes on your timeshare as a listing.

While by owner timeshare sales and timeshare brokerage sales are two options for selling your timeshare, Sell My Timeshare NOW also offers other services that might be an even better choice for you. Before you decide how you will resell your timeshare, why not talk to a company that is truly full service? At Sell My Timeshare NOW, we’ll help you find the timeshare resales choice that is the best fit for you.