Come Visit With Timeshare Relief As the Summer Closes

With summer coming to an end and kids & grandkids going back to school, the high season for timeshares is also concluding for 2009.  Maintenance fee bills are right around the corner as we move into the fall and winter.  So, if you are a timeshare owner that did not use your timeshare and do not foresee using it, why pay for something you are not using?  Come visit with a Timeshare Relief executive consultant this weekend.

Starting today, we’ll be in six states (California, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas) as well as in Alberta Canada!  We enjoy meeting timeshare owners throughout the US and Canada.  Our education is free.  Previous participants have given us high marks for the information.  Some of them have “lived through” our research and verify its validity.  For others, it is an eye-opening experience.

So, stop trying to resell, rent, or donate your timeshare on your own.  Come and see what Timeshare Relief can offer.  To schedule a time to meet an executive consultant, please call our offices at 1-866-797-0535.

Alternatives to Time shares – Vacation Clubs

There’s a big debate out there between time shares and vacation clubs.  Both have strong proponents and some venom for the other side.  Know that part of the tussle is due to money and marketing.  Vacation clubs have to rail against timeshares because they are the market leader in resort “properties”.  They need a starting point.  Timeshares see vacation clubs like an annoying kid brother that tries to imitate everything they do, but can’t.

But what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of a vacation clubs?

Advantages:
- No long-term contract: vacation club owners have to pay an annual membership fee, instead of an annual maintenance fee.  The fees are usually similar in cost.  The difference is that if a club owner decides that he wants out, he simply doesn’t pay the membership fee the next year.  Timeshare owners must get rid of their timeshare deed in order to stop paying on maintenance fees.

- Choices: Decent vacation clubs have an assortment of locales and resorts to choose from.  The pricing is competitive to timeshare ownership in many cases.  You may not get exactly the same resort if you like one, but they say that variety is the spice of life.

Disadvantages:
- No home resort or location: If you like going to one specific spot and stay in the same condo every year, you probably cannot get that with a vacation club.  Vacation clubs effectively lease out units, so getting the same one probably won’t happen.

- Perceived lesser value: Because timeshares comes with deeds and vacation clubs do not, people think that they are getting less with a club than a timeshare.  But since timeshares are so difficult to sell anyway, it’s not much of a disadvantage unless you really care about what other people think.

The Price of Timeshare Foreclosures – Having All Owners Pay

During this time of financial difficulty, timeshare foreclosures have increased dramatically.  Like foreclosures on homes, the result is very damaging to one’s credit for future large purchases.  It’s simply another reason why many people should never purchase a timeshare ever.

But there is also a more hidden cost of timeshare foreclosures and non-payment of maintenance fees.  The timeshare property management companies rely on having a certain level of revenue in order to maintain & manage the property properly.  With a decrease in operating funds, they need to find it from other sources — namely those timeshare owners that CAN pay their maintenance fees.  So, there are a number of reports of owners receiving special assessment bills due to the fact that the annual maintenance fees are not able to cover the operational cost of their timeshare resort.

It’s very similar to what is happening with local and state governments.  Because of decreased tax revenue, they have to tax those that CAN pay to cover shortfalls.  There’s very little use in taxing those that cannot pay, except perhaps penalties that may or may not be collected in the future.

All timeshare owners who paid their special assessments should ask if they can receive some of the profits when the economy improves and resorts are awash in maintenance fees.  Think they’ll do it?

Timeshare Relief Press Release on PRWeb.com

Our official press release announcing Timeshare Relief as the No. 318 ranked company on Inc. 500 is being distributed to thousands of news agencies, newspapers, journals, blogs, and other online sources through PRWeb.com.

Timeshare Relief is the industry leader in helping timeshare owners transfer their timeshares out of their names so that they will no longer be responsible for all the recurring costs like maintenance fees, special assessments, HOA fees, etc.  The company’s 5-year track record and inclusion in this year’s Inc. 500 have proven that our solution works and that we have satisfied customers.

To see the Inc. 500 press release, click here.

Timeshare Relief – The Awards Keep Coming

Timeshare Relief, Inc has been selected for the 2009 Best of Torrance Award in the Title Abstract Offices category by the US Commerce Association.

Each year, the US Commerce Association (USCA) identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

For a full press release, click here.