How To Play The Timeshare Game
(and Win) By Jill Charpia
Jill Charpia, a solo female traveler for a significant portion of my life, loves assisting other women on their own journeys. According to Jill, Timeshares are frequently offered by some companies, including Marriott, Hilton, and many others, at resorts that are not usually associated with their main hotel locations. Tourists frequently stay in large hotels, which have a section for timeshare affiliations. These large hotels include Disney, Marriott Vacation Club, Holiday Inn Vacation Club, Hyatt Residence Club, and Hilton Grand Holidays.
A timeshare is a notion in which property ownership is shared and where one may use a vacation property for a set time each year, as most of us are aware of or feel a bad taste in our mouths as we repeat it. Among other things, timeshare assets can be found in hotels, campgrounds, and condos. Timeshares have a lot of potential. It may not work for everyone, but for people or groups who have a special place they like to visit on vacation, it may be a very practical option.
What Not to Do!
Jill has admitted that she does not like timeshares, so her counsel may be “mildly” biased. Jill is of the opinion that if you choose to “invest,” the “fine print” will always win out over you, regardless of what the representatives may advise. Jill does have some advice if you are deciding whether to go to a presentation or even buy a timeshare, even though she is not a supporter (especially of the HILTON HGV time share… DON’T DO IT).
How the Timeshare People Scam You
Jill visited several timeshare presentations over the course of several years, and she made the terrible mistake of buying one after asking very precise questions and getting the information she required. Naturally, if you don’t have the salesperson’s lies in writing, you won’t be able to get out of them after you sign the paperwork and will have to battle for years. Even after paying off your timeshare completely, you will still owe a sizeable sum in taxes on it each year.
Attending timeshare previews and presentations is a great method to play the timeshare game. The majority of timeshare programs and vacation clubs will attempt to persuade you to buy one of their properties by introducing you to their timeshare program through incentives and other holiday packages due to the competitive nature of the timeshare market. Tickets to a performance, extended stays at their hotels, and bonus points from their affiliated hotel loyalty programs are a few examples of these rewards. The basic room packages offered as part of accommodations incentives can be upgraded.
How to Win at the Timeshare Preview Game
When touring the property, you and your spouse, if you are travelling as a couple, must hear a presentation on the timeshare program in order to take advantage of these “perks”. Individual members are not required to invite a guest to these presentations. When you have one person ready to do the hour and a half preview and you have three other girls with you, it’s not a bad girls’ trip. When a stay is given, you must fulfill certain requirements, such as having a certain income and demonstrating that you haven’t attended one of their presentations in a predetermined amount of time (aka past 6-10 months). The salesperson will give you an overview of their timeshare program, its flexibility, ease of use, the duration of enjoyment that comes with the program, and a visit of the timeshare facility during the sales pitch.
How to Win at Buying a Timeshare
You don’t, of course! Just refrain. But if you do, avoid purchasing it directly from the business! Jill emphasizes this repeatedly. Today’s pro tip: Enter the timeshare you’re searching for on eBay, then wait for the magic to happen. If you know that a Disney property is what you want. Just put it in to see what results come up, such as a timeshare in Branson, Missouri, or one near the Las Vegas Strip. Many people are selling their contracts for literally pennies on the dollar in an effort to get rid of them so they won’t have to hire a lawyer to get rid of them or have a mark against their credit report. Look, Jill challenge you. Her imagination was blown once more. So, being naive, Jill sat through this amazing, exceptional, fantastic timeshare presentation where the lady made us cry by talking about her dying father and how she wished she could have taken him on all of these trips before it was too late. Whoops, $7k was lost as a result of the emotion taking over. Remember, it wasn’t just the story; Jill believed she had done her homework and asked all the necessary questions. However, you can’t fight someone who is ready to lie to you face-to-face.
Given that, perhaps she wouldn’t have felt as bad if she had been able to get the same 1-week offer for a penny and only had to pay $600 in taxes each year. Five days in a respectable location for $600 a year seems fair for a vacation, but you might have to be content with returning to the same location each year.