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    Advice on Getting out of Timeshare

    My husband and I bought a timeshare through Exploria in the poconos (PA) a few years back and we just physically can’t afford it anymore as he’s out of work and can’t afford to even take vacation time to use it. We had to stop paying the expo points at one point because we just can’t afford it...
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    Please help ☹️

    Hello everyone, me and my wife think we made a horrible financial mistake and signing for the BlueGreen vacation club points while we really can’t afford to add expenses to our budget. We live in Florida and tried to go on a little get away by going on a staycation to one of the bluegreen...
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    Need to rescind Holiday Inn Vacation Club contract - help

    Hi there! Through reading some posts, I have found I am in my window to rescind. My question is this: Prior to the owner update…I had been an owner for about 15yrs. I wanted to see what I could do to exit ownership bc the maintenance fees were too heavy, and the sales guy ended up working some...
  4. M

    Need Help Exiting HICV timeshare

    Hello! I can't believe how incredibly stupid my husband I were for falling for this scam. We were convinced to buy three separate deeds with Holiday Inn Club Vacations. Our total mortgage debt is over $80,000. Our maintenance fees alone are $5,000 a year. We need out STAT. From what I read on...
  5. L

    [2023] Success with getting rid of an Exploria timeshare?

    I'm doing research and looking for advice on how to help my mom sell / get rid off timeshare in the Poconos owned by Exploria. It was purchased years age when they were still under treetops and management has since changed and it's been a pain trying to get out of it. She tried selling...
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    Help-New Purchase-Should I cancel/how?

    Hi all After 6.5 hours of pitch, Hilton team convinced me in to buying a $18000 timeshare at kings land Hawaii. I get 5440 points a year for a MF of about $1700 but I got 18k hgvc points for signing up and another 200k Hilton honors points for signing up and using an Amex card to pay Is...
  7. P

    RIPPED OFF BY HGVC? HELP!

    In October of 2022 we signed for a HGVC in Las Vegas for Elara. The total cost was about $15,000 and we get 2560 points a year. Everything sounded good until we logged in and realized that 2560 points doesn't get you much of anything! Definitely not the "about 10 days" we were sold. Do I not...
  8. C

    New caveats to Westgate Legacy Program??

    I just got off the phone with a representative from the Legacy Program about my exit options and was informed that because I don't use my timeshare often enough, I don't qualify?? Has this always been a thing? I've seen the success stories on here of getting out of the Westgate timeshares, and I...
  9. OurAdventure

    Live 12 months in TS? Help! How do we best do this?

    Thank you in advance for your thoughts, brainstorming, and help. My wife and I are thinking about selling our home of 22 years, and relocating in Arizona in 2022 or 2023. But before we purchase in AZ and settle in, we would like to travel. And we are strongly considering living in a...
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  11. J

    Defaulting on the loan: Should I involve a lawyer?

    As the title states, should I involve a lawyer? Timeshare: Welks, Loan Status: 31k still owed. 15k paid Just as many say on this site: never pay upfront costs. But what if its a lawyer? The business is accredited by the BBB and they have a 100% guarantee that they will remove the timeshare...
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    Advice on getting out of HICV timeshare

    So long story short I purchased a timeshare with Holiday inn club vacations back in 2017. My wife at the time and myself were the owners of a property in myrtle beach. The original loan amount was $13000. A year or so after we had gotten locked into this deal we separated which ended in a...
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