Hi!
Since January, I have bought into weeks at Paniolo Greens:
1. One was bought at the end of Jan. on eBay from CJ Timeshares. All the paperwork was done electronically, by Timeshare Closing Services. There was no "paper" contract or deed requiring our physical signatures, nor did we need the services of a notary (since there were no physical signatures). The deed was registered in Hawaii and the title transfer was done at the resort last week. I assume that I should get my copy of the actual deed back shortly. The Title & Escrow Supervisor for Paniolo Greens / Equiant confirmed the change of ownership yesterday.
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2. The week before in January, I also bought two others from Bill Kingsley, of Pagosa Springs CO, who does business under the names of whslers970 on eBay, Timeshare Shack (Redweek, etc.), and Quantum Travel Group. He resells a lot of Wyndham Pagosa units. Closing was to be done by Cheryl Mulberry of Capital Resort Transfers, AKA Dutton Creek Enterprise. The closing process has been especially difficult and totally lacked any transparency whatsoever... I was not advised of a problem until I found out by myself just AFTER the deadline for leaving eBay feedback had passed. I finally heard back from Bill Kingsley about the status of this purchase and he's on it - but only now.
Essentially, the closing company (Cheryl Mulberry) is no longer handling Bill Kingley's business, but he left my file with her since she had started the process. The escrow company in Hawaii had re-sent the signed documents to her sometime in the last two weeks. I was told today that my notary's signature and seal had been rejected. No one bothered to advise me of this until I called the seller's office today (Timeshare Shack). I paid the closing fees and the portion of the maintenance fees owed directly to Cheryl, as requested by the seller. Although I haven't been "snowed" in Colorado, the service has been so below par that it's unacceptable. I would discourage anyone from dealing with her or her closing company.
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3. Finally, I have already hit a snag with the last PG EOY that I bought last week, closing to be done by Stewart Vacation Ownership.
With the very latest week, I am asked to :
a) provide my Canadian SIN number (which I refuse)
b) get our physical signatures notarized by an American notary public in the U.S. or by a consular officer at the American Embassy or nearest consulate.
I have been told by SVO that this requirement is absolute and is demanded by the Hawaii Escrow and Title company, based in Honolulu (not BBB accredited).
I had no choice at all in who the sellers have hired to handle the closings, and who was sub-contracted for the Hawaii escrow services. Now I'm facing extra expenses and a lot of lost time.
Since January, I have bought into weeks at Paniolo Greens:
1. One was bought at the end of Jan. on eBay from CJ Timeshares. All the paperwork was done electronically, by Timeshare Closing Services. There was no "paper" contract or deed requiring our physical signatures, nor did we need the services of a notary (since there were no physical signatures). The deed was registered in Hawaii and the title transfer was done at the resort last week. I assume that I should get my copy of the actual deed back shortly. The Title & Escrow Supervisor for Paniolo Greens / Equiant confirmed the change of ownership yesterday.
(Start of updated info)
2. The week before in January, I also bought two others from Bill Kingsley, of Pagosa Springs CO, who does business under the names of whslers970 on eBay, Timeshare Shack (Redweek, etc.), and Quantum Travel Group. He resells a lot of Wyndham Pagosa units. Closing was to be done by Cheryl Mulberry of Capital Resort Transfers, AKA Dutton Creek Enterprise. The closing process has been especially difficult and totally lacked any transparency whatsoever... I was not advised of a problem until I found out by myself just AFTER the deadline for leaving eBay feedback had passed. I finally heard back from Bill Kingsley about the status of this purchase and he's on it - but only now.
Essentially, the closing company (Cheryl Mulberry) is no longer handling Bill Kingley's business, but he left my file with her since she had started the process. The escrow company in Hawaii had re-sent the signed documents to her sometime in the last two weeks. I was told today that my notary's signature and seal had been rejected. No one bothered to advise me of this until I called the seller's office today (Timeshare Shack). I paid the closing fees and the portion of the maintenance fees owed directly to Cheryl, as requested by the seller. Although I haven't been "snowed" in Colorado, the service has been so below par that it's unacceptable. I would discourage anyone from dealing with her or her closing company.
(End of updated info)
3. Finally, I have already hit a snag with the last PG EOY that I bought last week, closing to be done by Stewart Vacation Ownership.
With the very latest week, I am asked to :
a) provide my Canadian SIN number (which I refuse)
b) get our physical signatures notarized by an American notary public in the U.S. or by a consular officer at the American Embassy or nearest consulate.
I have been told by SVO that this requirement is absolute and is demanded by the Hawaii Escrow and Title company, based in Honolulu (not BBB accredited).
I had no choice at all in who the sellers have hired to handle the closings, and who was sub-contracted for the Hawaii escrow services. Now I'm facing extra expenses and a lot of lost time.
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