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Re: How to get rid of a timeshare you no longer want .... (by Mike N.):
kathleenc103 wrote:========= I sometimes wonder why people pay so much for some of the timeshares that are listed, but to each his own. Prime winter or summer weeks in the Northeast are limited. It is not overgrown with TS like Orlando. One can get a good exchange if they plan far enough ahead, but try to get a summer week in New England with only a couple months notice...very difficult. The Poconos is also a popular vacation spot for the NYC crowd. Anyway hope all keeps going smoothly.adahiscout wrote:mike1536 wrote:===== Very good point! MDkathleenc103 wrote:================ One of my resorts will rent my week and pay me 70% (approx $900) which was about the same amount I was able to get through a RedWeek renter. Another of my resorts does not have a rental program. There are still some downsides. With my resort, the renter can cancel the reservation 14 days prior to the check-in date. I could keep it in the rental pool or take my week back, but at such a late date I may not be able to rent it again. Through redweek, I get all the $$ upfront and there are no refunds for a cancellation unless I can get another rental.robertk284 wrote:I'm stuck!Even charities don't want to take my timeshare. I don't know what to do.
Please come to this website to raise our voices to the government about timeshare.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/TimeshareResortProtectionAct/signatures-3.html
Robert
Hi, Don't most timeshare resorts have a rental agency that can be used. We own two Timeshares in two very different places and renting always works. We do lose 33% and 25% of the rental but anything above the maintaince fee is a bonus. These rental agencies do all the work and all we do is sign a tax form and a rental form. Kath
Very Good Point! We still never ran into the problem of a renter backing out (now I bet we are Jinxed) and we still make more than I see on Redweek after the fee's. My week 8 at Ridge Top Shawnne rents for 1400 to 1600 a week which I think is nuts but that's what people pay. We also like the partial week rental so we can go or someone we know can go and we still have the maintance fee paid for us. Kath