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Re: Marriott timeshare (by K. D.):

To sell your Marriott TS, as a seller you need to contact the Sales Office and Owner Services to notify them first and they will email you the necessary paperwork and let you know what things they need from you, including the ROFR from 99.9% of their TS's (as a seller, do your research of prices of ROFR before you come up with a price to sell your TS). They also need a valid TS Sales Contract, which you can have drawn up yourself, but they specify certain things it must include. It's all pretty easy to do yourself. Marriott takes care of handling the transaction and in total for an international transfer is only cost $300.00; everything is done electronically and both parties are kept informed.

The key is building up the trust in the seller/buyer relationship PRIOR to going to Marriott so things run smoothly. I was warned by Marriott Owner Services that the biggest mistake most people make is not having their paperwork in order and sending it in all at the same time. I put together a checklist, and used this and emailed or faxed everything to the buyer. He was a CEO and said he never saw anyone so efficient in his life! Everything ran so smoothly. Marriott was the one that took longer, only because it was international and we had to wait for papers from outside the US to be mailed back to Marriott in the US, then back to us. In total, it only took 3 weeks...very smooth transaction and no Realtor was needed because Marriott takes care of all the paperwork and transfer of names. Everyone was very happy in throughout the process and in the end.