Original Message:
LMP Property Management: Never heard of 'em, but... (by KC):
stephena75 wrote:I was contacted by an individual who claimed she was interested in buying my timeshare for her family. We chatted awhile, agreed on a price, and she gave me this company as the broker she was using to finalize the purchase. I found one report on them through Google and that person believed they were a scam.
I would strongly recommend that you contact this prospective "buyer" and promptly offer to pay all of the closing costs YOURSELF--- but only to to an independent, third party closing company of YOUR identification. Cost to you for this will be about $300 out of pocket. The third party closing company will handle all escrow of all funds, deed prep and recording, resort notification. Neither one of you can scam or get scammed with the middleman involvement of a respected, legitimate third party closing company handling the details. Timeshare Transfer in Vero Beach, FL is my favorite, followed by JRA Closing Services of Sunrise, FL. I've used both several times each.
If the buyer is legitimate, they will likely be absolutely delighted to be saving some work (and some closing cost money). If the buyer is a scammer, however, or somehow in cahoots with this alleged "broker", then the "buyer" will either have some lame excuse for not liking this "third party closing company" approach --- or they will simply run like h*ll in the other direction. Either way, you'll promptly discover whether they are sincere and legitimate, or merely involved in some scheme of some kind which is not at all in your best interest.
That's my advice, to take or ignore as you see fit. Good luck.