I just have to write this.... I know many of you have purchased several timeshares and maybe it's old hat to you, but I just bought one and I'm really, really excited. You see.... I didn't pay a penny. Nothing. Not even any closing costs. I found my ideal unit in an ideal resort for an ideal week for free. I'm in shock ... It took 9 weeks to complete the transaction and I kept waiting for it to fall thru or to find out it's a hoax or, more likely, someone telling me "and now you owe $$xxxx." But nope. It's mine. And I didn't pay a penny. I used Timeshare Nation and have only good things to say about them. 
Because of TUG, I realized this was possible. Since my needs were very specific, I thought for sure I would need to either pay high re-sale or, God forbid, buy from the developer. I wanted a 3 bedroom unit at a Gold Crown resort for a summer week within driving distance from our home and with reasonable M.Fee's. Big request. But in less than 10 months of looking occasionally on-line, I got it. I now own 2 weeks at Smugglers Notch in the gorgeous mountains of Vermont. It is a family resort with tons of activities and should be perfect for my daughter & her young boys who live 3 hours from there. I can see years of vacations for them.
I used Timeshare Nation. Ryan Lipp and LeeAnn went thru the whole process with me. They were extremely professional & responded quickly. I received emails from them when a unit became available that fit my requirements. How easy is that? I saw some that didn't fit the bill but most were close. And then Smugglers appeared and I grabbed it. I made one phone call to make sure I understood the details, then it was emails to sign the necessary doc's, send them a pic of our drivers licenses, and that was it. I couldn't believe it was that easy.
For free. We start paying Maintenace Fee's next year. And they are reasonable. Less than $1k per week for a spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo.
Just to make this a truly Fairy-tale story, the 2nd week (float week) happens to be next week. Foliage season in Vermont. The previous owners paid the MFee's for this year so we are going for free. Truly free.
Thank you TUG for helping me believe this could happen. I am so greatful!
Because of TUG, I realized this was possible. Since my needs were very specific, I thought for sure I would need to either pay high re-sale or, God forbid, buy from the developer. I wanted a 3 bedroom unit at a Gold Crown resort for a summer week within driving distance from our home and with reasonable M.Fee's. Big request. But in less than 10 months of looking occasionally on-line, I got it. I now own 2 weeks at Smugglers Notch in the gorgeous mountains of Vermont. It is a family resort with tons of activities and should be perfect for my daughter & her young boys who live 3 hours from there. I can see years of vacations for them.
I used Timeshare Nation. Ryan Lipp and LeeAnn went thru the whole process with me. They were extremely professional & responded quickly. I received emails from them when a unit became available that fit my requirements. How easy is that? I saw some that didn't fit the bill but most were close. And then Smugglers appeared and I grabbed it. I made one phone call to make sure I understood the details, then it was emails to sign the necessary doc's, send them a pic of our drivers licenses, and that was it. I couldn't believe it was that easy.
For free. We start paying Maintenace Fee's next year. And they are reasonable. Less than $1k per week for a spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo.
Just to make this a truly Fairy-tale story, the 2nd week (float week) happens to be next week. Foliage season in Vermont. The previous owners paid the MFee's for this year so we are going for free. Truly free.
Thank you TUG for helping me believe this could happen. I am so greatful!
But for $200 to LT Transfers and $335 to Hilton... I'm not complaining.
