About timeshare advantages and disadvantages


A timeshare is an ownership model in which many customers own allotments of usage in the same property. The timeshare model can apply to many different types of properties, such as condominiums, homes, campgrounds, vacation resorts, recreational vehicles, and private jets.

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With opportunities to rent allotted time each year and sell timeshare interests in the future, many owners of vacation timeshares look at purchasing as an investment. However, this view is frequently misguided.

The advantages of a timeshare vacation property often include larger accommodations and a feel of being at home, but timeshares are not a good idea for everyone. In fact, the timeshare market is rife with gray areas and questionable business practices; so, it is vital that prospective customers practice due diligence before buying. The best timeshare investment opportunities tend to be in the resale market rather than in the market created by property developers.

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4 Types of Timeshares

First, a little background about the four types of timeshares:
1. Fixed Week The buyer usually owns the rights to a specific unit in the same week, year in and year out, for as long as the contract stipulates. There is predictability, but also little flexibility and the potential for long-range boredom.

With a fixed-rate timeshare, the owner can rent out his block of time or trade with owners of other properties. This type of arrangement works best if you have a highly desirable location.

2. Floating The buyer can reserve his own time during a given period of the year. This option has more freedom than the fixed week version, but getting the exact time you want may be difficult when other shareholders snap up many of the prime periods.

3. Right-To-Use With this arrangement, the buyer leases the property for a given amount of time each year for a set amount of years. The developer maintains ownership of the property, however.

4. Points Club This is similar to the floating timeshare, but buyers can stay at various locales depending on the amount of points they’ve accumulated from buying into a specific property or purchasing points from the club. The points are used like currency and timeslots at the property are reserved on a first-come basis.

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Disadvantages of Timeshares

Many timeshare acquisitions are impulsive and emotional purchases. For example, Las Vegas is filled with timeshare marketers who entice customers to listen to an off-site timeshare presentation. In exchange for listening to their pitch, they offer incentives, such as free event tickets and complimentary hotel accommodations. The salespeople work for property developers and frequently employ high-pressure sales approaches designed to turn "nays" into "yeas." The prices developers charge are significantly more than what a buyer could realize in the secondary market, with the developer surplus paying commissions and marketing costs. Also, timeshare marketers may conceal the actual cost of timeshare ownership and exaggerate its potential benefits.
Even if a timeshare owner knows the full costs and true nature of timeshare benefits, a few disadvantages remain. For instance, timeshares depreciate quickly. Maintenance fees can rise every year, to the point that timeshare owners decide to sell their allotments rather than continue paying fees. The American Resort Development Association advised that the average annual maintenance fee for a timeshare is $700, which does not include the timeshare purchase price.  The association also estimates that fees will increase 8% on average annually.

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4 Disadvantages of Timeshares

1. While you don’t need to worry about maintenance, you will need to worry about the annual fees and your lack of control over their annual increases. The average annual maintenance fee for a timeshare is $660, according to Howard Nusbaum, CEO and president of the American Resort Development Association. You pay that fee whether you use the property or not. In addition, you could be liable for special assessments.  If you don’t pay up, the developer can foreclose on your timeshare.

2. Timeshares are hard to sell, and used timeshare units are sold at a steep discount because there are so many on the market.  Thus, it might be a better deal to buy a used timeshare on the secondary market. Bear in mind that the Better Business Bureau has been warning about timeshare reselling schemes that defrauded victims out of thousands of dollars.

3. If you sell your timeshare at a loss, the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t let you claim a capital loss as you would with other investments and real property.

4. Buying a timeshare in a foreign country presents special challenges. In Mexico, for example, foreigners are not allowed to hold the direct title to property within 30 miles of the coast and 60 miles of international borders. They are limited to “right to use” timeshares.  (There is pending legislation in the Mexican Congress that may change that in the near future.) Also, consumer protection laws in some countries are more lax and lack enforcement.

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Advantages of Timeshares

Despite the disadvantages, some people enjoy owning a timeshare property. They are especially beneficial for people who like vacationing in the same place every year and who are patient enough to wait a year or more, if necessary, to make a timeshare exchange to vacation elsewhere. Such a wait is typical when there is a mismatch between supply and demand. For example, someone with a timeshare in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, would encounter difficulty making an exchange for a week's stay at a Paris timeshare. The owner of the Paris timeshare would have to agree to an exchange for a stay in Myrtle Beach. The unbalance of demand makes it difficult to execute a trade.

5 Advantages of Timeshares

1. Unlike a vacation home which may be vacant part of the year, you only pay for what you use. Thus, the use of a very expensive property could be more affordable; for one thing you don’t need to worry about year-round maintenance.

2. If you like predictability, you have a guaranteed vacation destination.

3. You may be able to trade times and locations with other owners, allowing you to travel to new places.

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4. You may be able to rent out your block of time if you can’t use it, although some timeshare contracts may not permit this and website exchange services may charge you to play matchmaker.

5. You might enjoy letting your friends or family use their timeshare for free or offer it at a charity auction.

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