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Introduction - It started as a simple idea based on the assumption that people don't need vacation lodging except for a week or two a year. Take a house, cabin, condominium, or villa, and divide ownership into 52 weeks (in practice it's usually divided into 51 weeks with one week allowed for maintenance). It allows you to purchase the time spent as vacation lodging, and 1/51 of the ownership of the home.

01. Right One - The basic concept behind a time share is that you can use your share of the property at a specific time. The time share condo is the most popular type of condo, however, there are many other different types of time shares available. This includes campgrounds, cruises, and recreational vehicles. You have the ability to purchase different types of ownership that can anywhere from flexible to quite rigid depending on the term of that particular time share. For instance you may be committed to a specific destination or a specific time of year that you can use your time share.

02. Selling - Vacation timeshares usually sound like a good deal in the beginning, but often the shine wears off after a while. They can be costly, with maintenance fees, taxes, and the like, and if you want to try a different timeshare or week, it can be difficult to switch with someone else. Adding insult to injury, once you decide to sell, you may find the process expensive and time-consuming. If any of this sounds familiar, you may want to donate your timeshare to your favorite charity.

03. Donating - There are literally thousands of time share owners eager to sell their time share. Many have been roped into paying a listing company an upfront fee of $400 to $700 to list their time shares for sale. Typically, a listing company representative is able to talk the seller into the listing price by saying the timeshare has a resale value four times the actual amount. Once the seller pays the listing fees, the time share does not sell because of the incredibly inflated price.

04. Advantage - Buying a time share can be fun or tiresome depending on how you approach it. In many instances, it is advisable to belong to a club or some membership-based group which can help you to minimise risk and reduce costs. The reason why you make great savings with clubs is that clubs are usually run on volunteer basis; meaning, you are not charged for the labor of people working on your behalf in the club.

05. Options - There are several options when it comes to using your time share or selling it. One option you have is exchanging your time share.

Your home resort is the destination you return to year after year. Some people prefer to vacation only in their home resort with no variation. But for many other people, time share is especially attractive because of the exchange factor: You have the chance to stay in a different place in the world every year. Time share exchange companies allow time share owners to trade their week with a time share week in a different location.

06. Renting - Out of all US states, Florida has the most time shares, and Orlando has more time shares than anywhere else in Florida. Colorado is known for its many time shares, and these benefit from Colorado's status as a year-round resort destination: winter attracts the skiing crowd, whereas the summer months are perfect for backpacking, mountain climbing, or just relaxing in a spectacular natural setting.

07. Auction - In just over 18 months, more than 20,000 listings for new and existing homes have been posted on eBay. On average, an eBay posting generates more than 1,000 viewings per property, but there's no way of knowing how many postings result in actual sales. EBay Inc. executives say the company doesn't keep track of concluded transactions. In addition to new and existing homes, the postings include land, vacation homes, and time shares. You don't have to be wealthy to buy or sell at an online real-estate auction and this venue can be the perfect place for you to sell your time share.

08. Beware - If you own a vacation time share be cautious about people offering to help you resell it for an appraisal fee. Most of these sales programs are bogus. The market for resale's is very active, but it is trying to sell the needle in the haystack. One recent survey found that less than 4 percent of owners reported reselling their time shares during the last 20 years.

09. Buyer - Most people know that when buying a time share, great care should be taken. However, even more care and research should be used when buying a time share resale. Time share resales cost much less than buying directly from a resort developer, but you should still keep your best interests at heart. Being informed about your time share will lead to a positive experience.

10. Broker List - There are basically four types of listings used by licensed real estate brokers:

• Non-Exclusive Listing:  This is the least restrictive type of listing to the seller, and the type we use and recommend for timeshare listings. The seller can list with any number of brokers and if it sells, the listing is null and void to the other brokers.

11. Classified Ads - If you are thinking of selling a vacation time share you've no doubt found that the Internet is literally cluttered with websites offering the seller the opportunity to place an online time share classified ad to sell their time share. To the untrained and unsuspecting, the come-on sounds quite enticing:  Advertise your time share here for a fee, and you keep all the money. No real estate broker fee to pay.

12. Your Price - When you’re ready to sell your time share you’ll want to have some basis on which to establish your asking price. The following guidelines can be applied to coming up with a fair asking price for your time share:

• Typical:  This includes at least 95% of time shares that can viably be resold. The maximum resale prices average approximately 30% to 50% of the developer new price.

13. Glossary -

• DBW: Developer Bonus Week
  
  
• EOY: "Every Other Year"
  
  
• Floating Week:  Owner requests a desired date from the time share resort every year subject to availability at the time of request.
  
  
• FK: "Full Kitchen"

Conclusion - The above information should give you all of the advice and tips that you need to successfully sell your time share. The most important thing to remember is that you take your time and don’t sell in haste. You want to make sure that you have covered all the bases when it comes to selling your time share. Otherwise you may find yourself losing great sums of money by making decisions that aren’t founded in legal or financial importance.

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