Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Timeshare-Answers Scams-Fraud-Complaints






Recently the Attorney General office in Florida put out a press release on how to protect you from these timeshare scams. Timeshare-Answers is a professional consumer advocacy company who has helped thousands of timeshare owners with these types of complaints, and has used consumer’s complaints to get their contracts cancelled. Here is some helpful information from the AG OFFICE we would like to share with consumers. “How to Protect Yourself: Timeshare Sales & Resales
 
Source: The Florida Attorney General's Office” 

Vacation timeshares give you the right to use a vacation home for a limited, pre-planned period. Timeshare scams occur both on the front-end, the time of the original purchase, and at the back-end, when you try to resell the timeshare. Victims of timeshare sales companies are contacted either over the phone or are mailed a postcard asking the victim to call a toll-free phone number. Before you decide to either purchase or resell a timeshare, consider the following:

 
Be Wary Of The Hard Sales Pitch 
When it comes to purchasing a new timeshare, the salesman may try to give you the impression that the papers have to be signed that same day. Remember that you always have the right to leave the sales office, and come back later. Read your contract to determine what cancellation rights you have after you have signed the papers. Before buying a timeshare, you should consider whether you will want to return to the same vacation spot each year. Remember that once you buy it, you may not be able to sell it due to a depressed resale market.

Be Wary Of Too-Good-To-Be-True Claims When It Comes To Resales 
The company's salespeople are likely to claim that the market in the area where your resort is located is "hot" and that they are being overwhelmed with buyer requests for your resort. In some cases, the salespeople may even tell you that they have a buyer waiting in the wings who wants to buy your timeshare. Be skeptical of these types of claims. Remember the timeshare market is not "hot" and it is unlikely that there is a buyer ready and willing to buy your timeshare.

Question Why You Have To Pay The Fee Up Front 
Most resale companies require you to pay a $300-500 advance-listing fee, before the sale of your timeshare can take place. In a typical real estate transaction the fee is paid from the proceeds of the sale, at the time of the sale. You may want to opt for a company, which will wait for its fee until the sale goes through. You should also find out if the salespeople are licensed real estate brokers and whether there are any complaints lodged against the broker.

Consider Other Options When It Comes To Resale 
You may want to try selling your timeshare "by owner", by placing an advertisement in a newsletter or magazine read by potential timeshare buyers. Or you may want to list your timeshare with a licensed real estate broker in the area where your resort is located. As an alternative, you could contract with a company, which allows you to exchange your timeshare for a unit in a different area.”

Timeshare Sales



Many timeshare resort companies are using all means necessary to sell consumers timeshare. They offer gifts, free stays, tickets to events and other perks to get you to go on a tour. Once you go on your timeshare tour they will tell you all the great benefits you and your family will receive, all the money you will save, and how easy it will make your vacations, LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES.

Buying a timeshare is not an easy way to travel, you do not save money, and there are no benefits from ownership that are worth the price you will pay. Consumers cannot refinance for a lower rate when they get home, which means you are stuck with the 14-17% interest rate they give you at time of purchase. So, a $10,000 timeshare now becomes $20,000 over the ten-year period, and this is not including all the additional fees you will pay over those same ten years. Such as, maintenance fees, taxes, special assessments, and exchange fees; all of which add up to thousands of dollars more.

The bottom line is DO NOT BUY A TIMESHARE! If it is too late and you already purchased call Timeshare-Answers today, we specialize in helping consumers cancel timeshare contracts and get their money back from the resort. 
  
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Timeshare Out



Many timeshare owners are looking for ways to get out of their timeshares, or simply want to get out from under the financial responsibility. This is a common occurrence after the owner realizes what ownership actually means. Lets take an in depth look at what timeshare ownership is, and the responsibilities that go with it.

When you purchase a timeshare you are purchasing a fractional ownership of a vacation property, usually for a week in a certain size unit. This may or may not give you access to other properties within the same company. Points systems are points you buy that you can use at any of the parent company properties. Usually the amount of points you have equals the length of time you can stay in a particular size unit. This was a way the developers thought of to sell more intervals in the properties under their management.

When you purchase the interval ownership whether points or weeks you are the owner for life, unless it is a lease. What this means to the consumer is that it is deeded to you in perpetuity, which means you are forever stuck with it and whoever inherits your estate. It is not something you can walk away from without severe penalties, financially, and credit damaging. Most consumers, when they read the fine print on their contracts, or try to use the property, realize the sales staff lied to them. This is when the red flags and warning bells start to go off; What did I get myself into? Is what most consumers ask, this is not your fault and you are not alone. Thousands of consumers are sold timeshare under deceptive and misleading sales tactics every year, and there is HELP. Timeshare-Answers is a professional consumer advocacy company that specializes in helping timeshare owners cancel their contracts and get their money back. If, you need help with a timeshare call Timeshare-Answers today for a free consultation, and the let our expert staff assist you in your time of need.

Timeshare Contract Presentation



Many consumers every year go on their family vacations and view a timeshare presentation, to get the added perks from the resorts. The resorts generally try to set you up for a tour of their facility as soon as you check in. They send you to guest services desk, and they say you need to go there to pick up a parking pass or some other required document. This is true, they do use the guest services department to give out these documents, but their real agenda is to sign you up for a tour and sell you some timeshare. The first thing they do is try to schedule you on a tour using free breakfast or drinks, if you do not take them up on these incentives they will offer you discounted tickets, golf, or some other resort activity. 

BEWARE OF THE FREE OFFERS! THEY COME WITH A SUBSTANTIAL PRICE TAG!

If you are one of the consumers who did take them up on one of their offers, BEWARE, they will try every and all means necessary to sell you a timeshare, and if you did purchase at the tour review your contract and what they told you at time of purchase. Usually there are some serious misrepresentations and differences between the two. At Timeshare-Answers we are here to help consumers get out of timeshare contracts and if possible get consumers information before they purchase so they do not have to go through the headaches, stress, that occurs after they buy and find out they have been lied to.

Call Timeshare-Answers today at 1-888-722-2648 and learn the truth about purchasing a timeshare.

Timeshare owner relieved of $192,591.73 in Debt.




Timeshare-Answers has secured another substantial release for a client.

The timeshare owner was obligated to pay 195,591,73 over the next 9 years. This contract has been cancelled and all obligated debt eliminated. The timeshare owner found our company on the Internet and after thorough research off the timeshare cancellation industry decided to go with our company. Not only because of our extensive history but because we are the only licensed, bonded and insured company in the cancellation industry. They knew this meant they were 100% protected. The client hired our company in Dec 2012. They are currently out of their timeshare debt free! This is just one of the thousands of timeshare owners we have helped. 

If you are a timeshare owner who wants out of a timeshare, give us a call TODAY! 1-888-722-2648