Getting rid of your timeshare

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Re: Getting rid of your timeshare (by NoOneYouKnow):

There's really no need to say one resort is worse than the others, or to place blame on resale companies that are only taking advantage of a shortcoming of the TS industry, the lack of an exit strategy.

One thing that all timeshare owners have in common is that one day, for a variety of reasons, they will no longer want, need or use them. Except for a very few resorts or systems, the industry does not appear to care about those owners, people who have funded the system for many years.

Most, of course, take the attitude that it is not their problem. Many compound the problem by charging excessive exit fees. Some resorts even go as far as suing their non-using, non-paying owners, and placing liens on their residences.

Unlike 10, 15, 20, 25 years ago, the single most important question today is not how best to get into timesharing, but what help owners will get from the "legitimate" industry when it's time to get out.

With the Internet, the rental market to the general public, and the larceny of the timeshare industry, the best advice to anyone considering purchasing a timeshare through any source is DON'T.