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Re: Vacation Property Resales (by I R.):
@ jayjay:
I'll quote myself directly here-- I think you missed something:
"I chose to pay this money after months of research and analysis-- And even with all of this research, I might have still not chosen to pay this price if not for my sister-in-law's success with the same company. Its one thing to read a company's references, but when your reference is a family member that you've seen have success, it means a lot more!! She did a one-time rental with this company, and as she lives the next town over I was privy to the whole process every step of the way, and I gained respect for how this company did their business."
I knew that my sister in law had listed with a company around the same time as I started researching several different companies. It took a couple of months for her to get an offer. During this time, I was researching this specific company, as well as a couple other ones. Once she got a reasonable offer, she contacted me and we discovered that my "first choice" in companies was the same one that she had listed with. At that point, I asked her to keep me informed every step of the way, so that I could see what the process was. Yes, she was successful, but as you said there is NO GUARANTEE that a company will deliver for each specific situation-- I still wanted to research to see if it looked like the best option for my specific situation. Additionally, we are dealing with two separate issues-- 1) Can the company find you a renter, and 2) How does the company handle the rental process after a renter has been found. Between my research and my sister-in-law's experience, I was able to answer both of those questions satisfactorily.
JayJay, and please correct me if I am wrong-- you no longer own timeshare, correct? So, then it seems that you have taken on a sort of "protective" role towards the other, perhaps less knowledgeable, forum members. I can appreciate that entirely, and think it is commendable to spend so much energy assuring that others do not get ripped off. I simply ask that you allow for the fact that maybe there are a handful of companies out there that have the capability to assist people in selling or renting their timeshares. You can label me a shill if you like. But unless I am breaking a specific rule, I think that in this open and public forum, I should not be chastised for unbiasedly detailing my experiences, no?