Timeshare Resale Blog

Time to think about those special Christmas presents.  Why not give a gift that keeps on giving year after year?  Timeshare Resales are an excellent way to save money on your future vacations and create those cherished family memories.  You could relax in the tropics of Hawaii, ski the Rockies or golf in the Desert every year.

With the end of the year coming, in addition to the Holidays, it is a good time to do some tax planning.  You might be thinking about donating your timeshare to charity for a tax deduction.  Timeshare Today is running a series of articles on donating your timeshare to charity and they say ” … if you want to maximize your proceeds… it will almost never make sense to donate a timeshare week. “  Any evaluation of the value of your timeshare should include the timeshare resale market.

According to Smart Money, Timeshares are one of the Top 5 things never to buy new.  

When you buy a timeshare directly from a developer, in most cases, over 50 percent of the purchase price is to cover the cost of sales & marketing. Why pay retail when you can acquire the same timeshare resale for a fraction of the developer’s price?

You can accelerate the break-even point considerably by buying a timeshare on the resale market, where you can often find one for half the retail cost charged by the developer.

Let somebody else pay retail for a timeshare. Resale buyers, in most cases, can get the same benefits as everyone else, and the original buyer takes the depreciation.

I met Mr. Hefler at a ARDA meeting today and later realized he was the author of an article I read yesterday on Seven trends that will transform the Timeshare Industry in 2007.

Skiers are dreaming of another great season.  Scenic slopes with views of Lake Tahoe and excellent conditions make for some of the best skiing in the Western USA.  Ski a different area each day, includng the Olympic slopes at Squaw Valley   Make skiing Tahoe an annual adventure wth a timeshare resale at Hyatt’s High Sierra Lodge.  Prefer the Rockies? Ski there every year with your own Marriott Timeshare resale at Vail.  Breckenridge boasts both Marriott and Hyatt timeshares. Experience the thrill and beauty of another Olympic site with a Marriott timeshare at Salt Lake City.