Time share is a concept which started in the French
Alps during the 1960's. Vacationing skiers shared resort
accommodations during different intervals or weeks
of the year. Owners purchased one week of time to use during each
year.
In the beginning resorts hired slick sales people
to sell these time shares. These "sharks"
prowled the Florida beaches looking for unsuspecting
tourists to snare. After a few years these owners
now needed a way to sell
time share and that's when the time share
resale companies sprang to life.
Internet resale companies sprang to life. If you were looking
to buy time share there were
plenty of resale companies to choose from. Selling
and renting these units became a million dollar industry.
The market soon became saturated with all this time share for
sale or rent. It was difficult to sell or rent
time share.
Huge vacation resorts soon began to grow, like Fairfield, Marriott,
Hilton, Westin and Sunterra. They popped up in Orlando, Branson,
Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Vail, and other prime locations.
Florida,
New York,
Arizona,
Texas,
Colorado
and Missouri
all had resale time share. Disney even ventured
into the time sharing game and still maintains a strong foothold
in the industry.
Pretty soon this whole idea was so big that owners needed a place
to "bank" their unused weeks of shared time. RCI
and Interval International are two of the largest resort
memberships in the word. Now there were private owners, resorts
and resale companies all selling and renting time share.
A weeks schedule was created to convert calendar
weeks into numerical weeks 1 through 52 for folks looking
to buy. Popular weeks were worth more when the resells
soon began. Rental clients are usually interested in the week
number associated with the RCI or II banked week.
There are pros and cons to consider when you buy a time share
as there are with selling it. Owners should be wary of resale
scams and carefully consider their sales options. Buyers should
watch out for the resorts and purchase time from private owners.
You can save up to 50% buying on the resale market.
If you are ready to sell or rent your timeshare and are
looking for safe and happy time
share sales we urge you to consider our For Sale
By Owner FSBO advertising
program. We make it affordable to market or promote your timeshare
with our do-it-yourself control panel that puts you in charge.
If you are seriously considering buying please have a look at
all the information we provide throughout this site. Time share
has to be done right before it truly becomes a wise investment.
Learn the truth about time share and
enjoy your stay while you learn exactly what time share and the
time share vacation really is.
