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Re: WALK AWAY FROM TIMESHARE (by NoOneYouKnow):

Funny . . . for the 20-plus years we used our weeks, and enjoyed our 150-or-so timeshare vacations, I always said that when we were done, we'd just walk away.

But, then, we didn't. I kept paying fees at resorts we did not use, and rented the weeks out to reduce the bleeding.

Like the timeshare attorney I talked to on another forum years ago, I just kept pestering our resorts, and advertising our weeks for free. As I found new owners, I prepared and recorded the deeds myself.

Anyone could do that, but no one should have to.

After ten years, and giving away six weeks, one of the resorts finally offered to take our last week there back. They charged an extra year's fee, a transfer fee, and the recording fee, but I went ahead and did it, just to have it over with, even though I could have kept the week in the Owners Rental Program until I found someone to give it to.

We still have two weeks, which we own for year-round day-use, and which I rent out, one at a profit and the other really close to the annual fee . . . so the year-round day-use is free-ish. We're going to our local 'Beach Club" today.

What were we talking about?