Timeshare resale resort amenities often include:
Swimming pools, Tennis courts, Jacuzzi, Spa and Fitness facilities, Golf, Boating, Skiing, Water sports, Amusement and theme parks on-site or nearby, and Planned children’s activities.

Flexibility
Once you own a timeshare or vacation ownership, the vacation choices are endless. The inherent flexibility of the timeshare and vacation ownership concept is offered through many alternatives in location, unit size, time of year, and the opportunity to exchange to other resorts. Vacations can be at a fixed time or can vary each year, and accommodations can range from a studio to a two- or three-bedroom villa. As an owner you can opt to visit your home resort or exchange to other resorts, spas, cruises, hotels, and specialty tours throughout the world!

How timeshares & vacation ownerships work
Vacation Ownership and Timeshare takes the hassle out of second home ownership. You purchase your future vacations at today’s prices and for just the time you need. Make a one-time purchase of furnished resort accommodations at a fraction of whole ownership costs and pay an annual maintenance fee. Each unit of a timeshare or Vacation Ownership resort is divided into intervals most commonly by the week or some other combination of days. Often the amount of time you purchase is expressed in terms of "points"– a popular trend that is aimed at increasing the range of options for the use of your Timeshare Interval.

In a majority of resorts today, your vacation ownership interest will include a deeded interest in real estate. Other timeshare or vacation ownership programs do not include an interest in real property, but are structured more like a membership. How you actually use your timeshare vacation is generally not affected by the absence or presence of a real estate interest.

The accommodations are priced according to a variety of factors, including size of the unit, resort amenities, location, and season of use. You own thevacation accommodations but only for the amount of time you choose – typically one or two weeks each year for a traditional timeshare. There are other types of timeshare resales or vacation ownership resale programs, such as fractionals, offering longer use periods (as long as three months), but these are priced much more like a traditional vacation home.

Range of products for timeshares & vacation ownership
The wide range of timeshare resales Or vacation ownership resale products available are designed to suit many lifestyles. The traditional Interval week program offers owners the use of their resort for one week, either for a specific period or season. With a points-based program, you may purchase points that can be redeemed for all kinds of accommodations, resort locations, amenities, number of days used, and other travel services. Many timeshare resort developers link their points program with other lodging and travel loyalty programs, allowing you to maximize your purchasing power and travel choices.

Vacation exchange
Excitement, Adventure, and Luxury: Vacation Ownership and Timeshare resales offers a lifetime of exciting travel adventures and luxurious services through exchange programs.

Variety:
From ski slopes to beaches, spas to luxury cruise ships, modern cities to quaint villages, championship golf courses to dude ranches, exchange offers a variety of vacation experiences. And accommodation choices abound, with villas, efficiencies, condominiums, cabins, and more. Timeshare resales is the way to vacation

How it works:
You trade your interval or week for new and different vacation experiences at comparable resorts across the country and around the world. Many resorts offer owners the opportunity to exchange their timeshare or vacation ownership to another resort within the home resort’s own portfolio of properties. Most resorts are also affiliated with an independent exchange company that orchestrates exchanges to other resorts on behalf of members. To exchange, the owner places his or her interval into the exchange company’s pool of available resort weeks and chooses an available resort and week from that pool. The exchange companies charge an exchange fee plus an annual membership fee. Often the resort developer pays the new owner’s first year membership fee.

Owners choose when:
Most exchange companies and resorts offer their members the added benefit of saving (called "banking") vacation time for use in a subsequent year. timeshare intervals and points can also sometimes be exchanged for airfare, hotel stays, and rental cars.

Maintenance fees
Through their homeowners association (HOA) or club management, owners help maintain the quality and future value of the resort property. Yearly maintenance fees, which are set and directed by the HOA or club, pay for onsite management, unit upkeep and refurbishing, and utilities and maintenance of the resort’s common areas and amenities. Depending on where the resort is located, the annual fee may also include applicable real estate taxes or they may be billed separately. The amount of the yearly maintenance fees typically depends on the size, location, and amenities of the resort and is paid by each owner in proportion to the amount of time and/or unit owned.

Exchange tips
Focus on the vacation experience as well as the destination when exchanging. Think "what" before "where." With so many resorts in so many places and units and destinations not always available at all times, think about activities and experiences you would enjoy during your vacation. Allow vacation exchange representatives to assist you in finding the perfect destination. Advance planning pays off. Place your request as far as possible in advance of the dates you want to travel to maximize your chances of securing the vacation of your dreams. Be as flexible as possible when requesting travel dates and resort locations. Listing several options enhances your chance for a timely confirmation. Consider a trip in the off-season or visit a lesser known destination that offers a similar vacation experience. Remember that resorts may have more small units than large ones. If you are willing to accept a unit that accommodates the number of people traveling, regardless of the size of the unit you are relinquishing, you enhance your exchange opportunities.


Resale checklist for timeshares & vacation ownerships

Before selling your timeshare, make sure that you have your paperwork in order. The following checklist should help when selling a timeshare
•the name, address, and phone number of the resort
•the deed, and the contract or membership agreement which clearly identifies the timeshare you own
•any other information to identify clearly your particular interest or membership
•the exchange company affiliation
•the amount and due date of your maintenance fee, and whether it has been paid for the current year
•the amount of real estate taxes (if billed separately), the due date, and whether they have yet been paid for the current year
•the date your timeshare will next become available for use by a new owner or when a new owner can first make a reservation
•whether or not your timeshare is a fixed week and/or unit or requires an advance reservation (a floating or flex-time timeshare)

Secondary Ownership Group, Canada's timeshare company, is an excellent resource for buying, selling or renting timeshare & vacation ownership units.
If you are looking to sell, buy or rent a timeshare property, let our experienced team of Timeshare and Vacation Ownership Agents work with you on a personalized plan to achieve your targeted Timeshare or Vacation Ownership goals. Why are an ever-increasing number of Timeshare Buyers, Timeshare Renters and Timeshare Sellers around the globe looking to us to service their needs in the Timeshare and Secondary Vacation Ownership markets? As Canada's Largest timesahre reseller, we are the only Full-Service Timeshare Resale and Secondary Vacation Ownership Properties Group.

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