I bought Sheraton Broadway Plantation. It's not even 4 weeks yet, but I see the deed was recorded 2 days after I paid them. I called Vistana today and they do not have a copy of the deed yet. I will call RSG later this week to check on the status of when they plan to send the deed to Vistana and to ask them to notify me when they do.
The deed *should* be mailed to you by RSG.
Thank You
I was almost in this same boat, I won an eBay auction in early August for a biennial 2BR at Marriott Grand Chateau in Vegas (only like $700) but there were just too many red flags for me to push forward. It wasn't even about the money, it was the clear indication that they wouldn't give updates or communicate, plus the prior fraud and court issues on another part of the company. Still haven't seen anything anywhere as close to as good of a deal.I have been working with them since Feb this year on 3 transactions and the last response was in June saying they will get back to me in 2 weeks for progress....
I would definitely advise to do what the above poster said and to check the county clerk's website as I bought a timeshare thru them and after 2 days my name was on the deed and I wasn't notified, the entire process took 2 months and I agree with the lack of comminication, but they did answer my emails with 2-3 days. I am hearing that those who started the process during covid had a much harder time. I started my sale in September and received my deed via email in November. Good Luck and I hope it works out for you.
SLOW!!! I called The Colonies again yesterday. They gave me the name of the person handling my transaction and requested a folllowup email. I hope to have an update by Friday. We will see.
Looks like deeds in Williamsburg are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for James City. Unfortunately deed recordings aren't available online.
Thanks for the info. I couldn't find it. Immediately I figured I was either looking in the wrong place or doing something wrong. Thanks.
I got a email from Briana this week out of nowhere asking about new ID because the old one was expired. She said the deeds were recorded under my name and just need ID to start the transfer. I was not convinced at first but after a bit research I found the deeds and it was done last Aug!! Basically they only got the deeds out of seller's name but never initiate the transfer (both are Hyatt). Somehow they decided to resume the transfer after another 6 months. Briana told me the transfer should take 30-45 days. I am worry the 2021 usage is at risk (most likely from CUP to LCUP). Hopefully to get account access soon to know the damage. So resort transfer group is not fake, but definitely hard to work with, and it is going to take a looooooooooooooong time (over 1 year for me and still counting). Will keep you guys posted.
From what I’ve heard, they are a 1 on a scale of 1-10 to work with. Sure they aren’t scam artists but they may as well be. I’ve heard stories of getting deeds recorded but never transferring the ownership with the resorts or them sending cease and desist letters to TUG members when you speak about their work. I have first hand experience of a few lies and misleading auctions along with failed promises. The headaches working with these people are not worth it IMO. Deals can be had with other reputable resellers.
The closing cost is included for my purchase. I had discussion with echino (Hyatt expert) about this, and one possible reason is they just had the deed recorded without obtaining ROFR waiver from Hyatt (and not paying $650 transfer fee). Without that, the transfer cant be done and the previous owner is still responsible for the MF, even though the deed is in my name. That could explain why they suddenly become so eager to make transfer.
