Monday, July 26, 2010

Ways to Advertise your Timeshare Property

Trying to sell your timeshare? Of course you cannot sell it overnight. You need to really work hard for the sale especially marketing and advertising it. This article will help you advertise your timeshare property sale in the best places and the best ways.

First up, the thing that you should do is of course go to the timeshare developer who sold you the timeshare property. They can suggest places where they also advertised. They can definitely help you advertise your sale. Some resorts provide their clients a bulletin board where their timeshare properties can be advertised. If the timeshare developer doesn’t have that, you may suggest them to have it and they might have that.

You can never go wrong with the grapevine. Spread the word. Tell all your friends and relatives about it so that they may also tell their other friends. Thus, through that, you may hit a potential client bull’s eye.

If it goes with your budget, then you might want to spend some for a newspaper ad or flyers/leaflets which you can spread in the city or outside the city.

Lastly, you do what everyone does. Post your sale on the internet. There are websites that cater to pure timeshare reselling and you must definitely put your sale there. There are free ones while others you need to pay. Again, it depends on your budget. You must also post your sale on websites selling anything under the sun like EBay. A lot of potential buyers go there to buy stuff.

These days, the social networking websites make it a lot easier for people to be discovered whether their talents, stuff they strut, and of course, things they sell. Wherever you post your sale, may sure that your sale is very visible on the internet.

Monday, July 19, 2010

The timeshare do-it-yourself sale

The most common way to sell timeshare properties are through timeshare resale companies or with the help of a timeshare broker. Timeshare owners avail their services and just wait for the properties to be sold. However, a lot of timeshare owners have already managed to sell the timeshare properties themselves. In this world of technology, there is no way that people cannot do it on by themselves.

Remember the time when you were just about to buy your property. I’m sure you used the internet to at least search for great places for your vacation. If not, there may really be something that you check on the internet that’s related to that.

The internet is a powerful tool to boost someone’s sale. There are already a lot of ad spaces online where you can just put whatever it is that you are selling. Some websites are for timeshare resale properties themselves. The key to be able to sell your timeshare property fast is to be visible online.

However, you must not just dwell online. Maximize the exposure of your sale. If possible, use all kinds of media that are friendly to your budget. You can also use your connections and charm. Of course, you spread the word. By that, I mean, you literally spread the word via grapevine, or through word-of-mouth. Ask some of your friends to tell others that you’re looking for a buyer.

If you still don’t trust yourself, don’t fret. All you have to do is to buy the timeshare resale kit. Sounds new right? Yes, there are already timeshare resale kits available in the market to guide timeshare owners selling their properties. The kit comes with step-by-step instructions on how to be able to sell your timeshare property successfully, plus all the legal matters you have to deal with. It’s easy on the budget.
You can choose to do everything mentioned and have a successful sale. Whatever you do, remember to do your homework and not do things hastily. Do some research. Don’t rush things because you cannot sell that property overnight. However think positive because maybe you can really sell it overnight. Good luck!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Timeshare Resale Made Easy

Selling timeshare properties has made an image that it is very hard and costly for timeshare owners to be able to get rid of. However, these days, a lot of companies make it easier for people. Selling timeshares are made more possible and quick through auction websites.

Typically, a timeshare owner would hire a broker for him or her to be able to sell the property. This takes a lot of money because they have to pay that broker. It is also quite risky because the broker they hired might just be a scam. For some timeshare owners, they go for a timeshare resale company. This is still the same because there are a lot of companies out there that have already victimized a lot of people. Yes, there are legal companies, but the owners end up paying for fees way beyond their expectation.

What is highly recommended is selling through action websites. This is not only convenient for the seller, but also for the buyer. There are several potential timeshare buyers out there who first look for timeshares online.

Auction websites do not ask timeshare sellers for huge extra fees and commissions. There are also several websites out there that offer free advertising. These websites can really help people with their sale. In just days, timeshare owners can get personal messages regarding their sale. For auction websites, there would be people bidding for their timeshare properties given that they priced their property according to its value and if their property is so hard to resist.

Monday, July 5, 2010

What You Ought To Know About Timeshares

Timeshare is a piece of property that gives you the rights to use it. There are several of you who own the unit but each of the owners are given the privilege to use that specific unit in a given week in a year.

It is not an investment like some people imposes to--unless of course, you invested about your future vacations. But if it’s for the sole purpose of augmenting one’s income, well, then forget about it. Timeshares are not considered an investment simply because there is a limited timeshare market around. You barely can see one. It is not easy to sell since many do not appreciate paying for maintenance fees that takes care of the upkeep of the property.

Speaking of maintenance fees, these fees are required to give convenience on your part. Say for example your timeshare unit is a plane away from your hometown, you don’t just fly every now and then and see to it that the unit is still working. It would be impractical to do so. With the fees incorporated in each timeshare unit, you are assured that once you get back from your vacation place, you need not to worry about the cleanliness as well as the functionality of all the facilities and utilities your timeshare has.

Some do not like the idea of maintenance fees as they point out that you are wasting your time and money paying for a place that you can only visit for a year in a week or so.

There are two ways in which you can acquire that timeshare. It’s either you purchase directly from a timeshare company or visit the resale market.

If you are planning to purchase directly from a timeshare company then expect the expensive cost—say $10,000. It is because of the marketing costs the company sets. You are given 3-day free vacation experience for you to find out the unit. Also, they could give freebies such as air tickets for free. You can’t find these perks on the resale market. It is because it only costs around 30%-50% of a timeshare property’s price. But you still are being serviced by the resort with utmost convenience and comfort that you haven’t thought would happen to you.

Anyhow, timeshares are one of the best vacation getaways you can have. By knowing what you want, you would be able to choose the right timeshare for your needs.

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