Jul 29
2008Get Rid of Your Timeshare in 1 Week
Filed Under (Real Estate) by Willie Bird on 29-07-2008
Tagged Under : Real Estate
If you were pressured into buying a timeshare, there’s a good chance that you want to get rid of your timeshare. Getting your money back might be important to you. For a variety of reasons, you might not be able to use your week as often as you would like.
Therefore, getting something back on your investment is a high priority. Timeshare resales are a market all by themselves. How exactly do you go about selling yours?
Anyone who has done any work toward reselling a timeshare has encountered companies that claim that they’ll perform all of the work for you. Many of these companies are real, but many others are not. A company that asks for payment up front, in any form, is probably a fraud.
A legitimate company can make its money once they get rid of your timeshare. Regardless of how many buyers they claim that they have lined up, don’t give them your money. Even if it sounds like a really legitimate fee like an “appraisal fee” or “processing fee” just steer clear. However, if a company doesn’t ask for any money up front and you’ve done your research on them, they might be a good alternative.
It is time to set the asking price once you have decided on how you are going to sell (yourself or by someone else). Determining the right asking price could be tricky. You may or may not sell it for as much as you have invested.
The chances of doing this are slim and none if you bought from a developer. In some cases you’ll have to sell it for as low as 30% of what you paid for it. There are a few reasons that you’ll likely sell it for less.
First of all, you might have overpaid for it in the first place. If you took whatever the initial asking price was, then you paid much more than you should have. Another reason is that you can’t duplicate the high pressure sales presentation that the developer can. You can’t really afford to bring hundreds of people in for “free vacations” or employ salespeople.
In most cases you will have to accept and take a loss when selling. Do your homework before decide on a figure. Take a look at different websites, like E-Bay auctions, that show what other timeshares are being sold using their database. This may help you feel more at ease with setting the asking price.
Once you decide, there are a number of places you can list it. There are many active websites that list timeshares for sale around the world. These are good and you might try an e-Bay auction as well.
There are many different things you can do to get rid of your timeshare and being flexible will give you a better chance. Keep trying different incentives to discover one that works. Timeshares sell everyday and yours will sell too.
