
There is perpetual confusion among timeshare owners as to what “maintenance fees” truly are. Why am I paying them, what is being maintained, how do developers determine what they are, who does that money go to? For the most part, there never seem to be real answers to those questions, sort of like “shipping and [...]
With the downturn in the economy, many people have found themselves unable to pay for the things they still owe money on and look to filing for bankruptcy as an unfortunate circumstance of this. Timeshare owners who declare bankruptcy should take these steps. 1 – Be sure to list your timeshare unit along with all your [...]
Fitch Ratings has gained tremendous respect in the investor community over the last several years by providing highly analytical assessments of the risks and benefits of companies that investors and creditors may get involved with. In recent news, 10 timeshare related transactions were reviewed by Fitch Ratings and were given a SMARTView date of November [...]
You spend the money on the timeshare itself, sign the contracts, agree to the maintenance fees, accept the responsibility of having to schedule vacations and trips potentially months or years in advance, and then, you think to yourself, “I’ve done it!” Well, not quite. You may assume that with these costs and preparations that your perfect [...]
Three are two major types of timeshare ownership, “deeded” and “non-deeded” (also known as a “right-to-use”), and two major types of scheduling, “fixed” and “floating.” On research of these factors, there seems to be some confusion as to how these ownership and scheduling systems relate to each other, but here is some basic information. If [...]
with the advent of the Federal No-Call Registry, there are times when you may be cold called by a timeshare telemarketer. There are several ways that this can happen, including friends signing you up when asked “do you know anyone who might be interested in this program?” or loopholes in warranty card registration or [...]
Dealing with salespeople is often a part of making a major purchase. Usually when making these purchases, you have four resources to pull from to help you make your decision: your own personal experiences, the ability to ask other people what they think, competition among people who want to sell you that product, and time [...]
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