If you are a Timeshare owner looking to sell your property now, you should know which potential resellers and buyers are dishonest and which are just plain unscrupulous. You don't want your Timeshare to just go down the drain!
There are four primary characteristics of any reselling company that you should watch out for.
They are:
- Need for Appraisals.
- Overblown Pledges.
- Assured Buyers.
- Boosting the property's real value.
If any reseller is promising you these, you should step back and re-evaluate carefully. No legal and realistic Timeshare reselling will ever meet these possibilities.
Below are some tips on how you can safely and surely resell your Timeshare property.
1. Set a reasonable price
For a property resell, the market is looking for prices that are well below the current pegging of the resort itself. Make sure that you are charging at least 30% lower than the builders for the same unit at the same season. If you stake your prices too high, chances are that your buyer will go directly to the resort and not to you.
Check out the other going prices of similar units with other realtors. Pretend that you are in the buyers shoes and compare varying resorts and resellers. If you cut your price a bit to match your competitors and the season you have booked in, buyers will flock to you.
2. Advertise Consistently
No matter how low your prices are or how competitive your unit is with other resorts, if people don't know that you are selling, you won't get any buyers. It is very important to advertise and let people know that you property is now in the market.
You can post your ad online or join forums by other owners and buyers. Or you can register with a legitimate reselling company that has a broader reach in the buyer market.
Whatever you do, make sure that it is intended to let people know of the value and availability of your Timeshare property.
3. Be Patient
Jumping at the first prospective buyer is not always a good move. Although it may sound enticing to agree to your first customer to hasten the reselling, it does no always go as you expected. Carefully look through their end of the bargain to make sure that you are being paid a competent price for your property. Keep in mind that Timeshare is a valuable asset that has many benefits that everyone can enjoy. This means that you may resell at a price lower than what you initially paid for but do not sell lower than prevailing market rate! Doing so puts you at the losing end.
4. Elaborate on your Timeshare features
There are many added benefits of owning Timeshare. It is not limited to a pre-arranged vacation in a resort for a specific time of the year. You can exchange them for other holiday pleasures that your resort or the Timeshare itself came with.
Emphasize on the features that you have and let your buyers know about them They may be looking for a particular feature and knowing that your Timeshare has them can direct the right buyer straight to you.
In reselling you Timeshare, make sure that you are offering a package worth looking into from the buyer's point of view. As a seller, it is also imperative that you get what your property is worthy of. Be cautious in your dealings and your Timeshare will be sold in no time!
See also; Real Estate News Time Share Listings Online
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
How To Resell Your Time Share Property Advice
Sunday, August 10, 2008
How To Sell Your Condo Time Share
In the business where you can treat timeshare as real property, timeshare allocation has expanded from vacations at various resorts at a specific time to condos and even yachts. This article will concentrate on how you can sell your condo timeshare.
One of the first things you should remember is that a home is different from a condo. Although its purposes are the same – which is to provide you with a roof over your head and shelter at night, the people you market a condominium to are different to whose who would buy a home.
People who buy homes are those who are already at a settling phase in their lives. Those who reside in condominiums are always in the move and that is a key you have to remember when you are selling your condo timeshare. You have to choose a customer who can stay at a time you need him to and would cause no convenience for you whatsoever.
Here are some steps you can use in doing so:
1. List down all the amenities of your condo. Does it come furnished? If yes, what are these? What are the facilities? How near is it to the public school, public playground, places of relaxation? How is the security?
2. Location is always a dealmaker or deal-breaker when it comes to purchasing homes. If you are located in a dark and creepy area where anything unsafe can happen, this might turn off possible customers.
3. Sell your apartment as if you are selling yourself. Just like how you write a resume. Highlight the assets of your property. Write it down on 3 X 5 index cards first. Then have it made into advertisements such as mini-posters of flyers. Ask permission from your office complexes or the public transit stations to post them.
4. Get your condo out there. Post it on office boards, college boards and/or set it up on a weblisting online. Drop by your grocery store and place your ads on their bulletin boards. If more people see this then the higher chance you have of getting an inquiry. Include the address in bold letters or in red highlights. Include your realtor’s phone number.
5. To make your ad more appealing, include a picture of your apartment. Make sure that it is a clean photograph – no clutter in the background.
6. Be creative when you’re coming up with catch phrases. Examples are: Forget Commuting, Walking to Work While Whistling, Minutes away from your ride. Your advertisement needs to get attention.
7. Just because they are senior citizens, it does not mean that they cannot be possible buyers. You can send out your advertisement to retirement homes. You may never know they might have relatives who are looking for a place. You can also target those who are nearing the age of senior citizens. There is a possibility that they do not want to stay in a retirement home.
8. Advertise this to your neighbors. You neighbors can also spread the word for you.
9. Again, remember that you are selling a condo and not a house. People who opt to live in condos are the active and sporty types who do not want to allot their time on gardening and other yardwork. In general, those who own condos are detached compared to those who own homes.
10. There is always the possibility you will miss your condo. Before you do anything, make sure that your mind’s made up to sell it so that you won’t have any strings attached to it once you put the flyers out there.
11. Spread the word to newlyweds or young couples. They’re the ones who are still starting it out and won’t have enough money or credit history that will most likely be pre-approved for a home application. Single parents can also be possible customers as well as friends who have just moved out of their houses and are rooming in together. Do not limit your market to those A-listers who most likely can buy it.
Most importantly, tell them how it was like living there. Nothing beats words straight from the horse’s mouth.
