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Re: Wyndham's new "Ovation" program offers exit solutions for their owners... interested? (by Don P.):
It's very simple . Most people won't put in the effort it takes to negotiate an exit . They find it easier to pay a fee to have it done for them . In some cases the resort won't take the property back and the owner has to be creative to dispose of his property . I got rid of two timeshares in 2011 by negotiating deed backs with the two resorts .
I devoted the time and effort to locate the person who handles the deeds and I explained to them that I was going to get them out of my name with or without their cooperation and apparently they realized that it was in their best interest to work with me . You have to become your own advocate and convince them to work with you . You also have to be prepared to follow through if they don't cooperate and I was well prepared at the time .
Everyone has to decide what is best for themselves and their families . I was prepared to go to any lengths to rid myself of the forever increasing maintenance fees and assessments . I encourage people to use these forums to share ideas and information with each other and hopefully come up with an exit strategy for everyone who wants to get out of their contracts .
By the way we get a lot of discussions in the forum at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year when maintenance fees become due . My advice is not to wait until the next years fees are due again to look for a solution to your problem .