Forbes article on Timeshare Exit

[TUGBrian]

Getting Out Of A Timeshare In 2026 Will Be Harder Than Ever. Here’s What Works.

As maintenance fees skyrocket, owners find their investment is nearly impossible to sell or even give away. Here’s how to exit your timeshare without spending a fortune.

www.forbes.com

**Admin Edit, after reaching out to the author they have added an entire section to the article and included a link to TUG!

this was a frustrating article to read as its going to do nothing more than drive more desperate owners right into the hands of exit/cancellation companies where they will pay thousands of dollars to stop paying for their own timeshares. This entire article might as well have been an ad for an Exit Company.

so many parts of this article that really piss me off knowing the audience it reaches will be in the thousands.

 

[emeryjre]

Written by AI
2 Generations back
Very poorly done and glosses over important details

A well written rebuttal from TUG would be appropriate
IMHO

 

[TUGBrian]

The reporter actually responded to my email regarding the article and a followup, fingers crossed!

 

[pedro47]

Good luck TUGBRIAN.

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

There needs to be stronger Consumer Protection Laws on the initial sale of Timeshares.

 

[jp10558]

There needs to be stronger Consumer Protection Laws on the initial sale of Timeshares.

At this point I'd go for just competent journalists. How hard is it to search "timeshares" and find TUG etc...

 

[TUGBrian]

after a quick back and forth via email, he added an entire section to his article about default and quoted me along with a link to TUG so Ill give him credit for being open to suggestion and modification!

hopefully at the very least itll get people doing a bit more research before throwing good money after bad!

 

[BingoBangoBongo]

At this point I'd go for just competent journalists. How hard is it to search "timeshares" and find TUG etc...

A story that a journalist (competent or incompetent) writes that hardly anyone reads won't reign in the shady sales tactics that lock people into long term agreements that involve large amounts of money. For starters, the rescission period should be longer than it currently is and there should be some type of industry standards for the type information that needs to be disclosed and the format it gets disclosed. It's too easy to bury the real numbers in a CD or document that is multiple pages.

Maybe the journalist could write an article on the resale vs retail markets and illustrate where the real value in TS ownership is. I'm sure the developers would love that

 

[RX8]

Linx Legal is the exit company quoted in the article. Linx Legal proudly states on their website that they have been in business 16 years. Multiple times they state that they have been in business since 2009. The facts are that their original NC foreign corporation filing was October 2017 and their website was created April 2017. The original Linx Legal filing was in WY and as 2009. However, it is common for these companies to take an existing corporate entity, create a brand new exit company business to attach to the corporate entity and then say “In business many years!” when the reality is they are a new business using an old name. Deceitful if you ask me.

Their website states “Unlike many other timeshare cancellation companies, we have a very positive reputation”. Just check out the complaints on the BBB.

Linx Legal, Inc. | BBB Complaints | Better Business Bureau

View complaints of Linx Legal, Inc. filed with BBB. BBB helps resolve disputes with the services or products a business provides.

www.bbb.org

 

[andre10056]

Linx Legal is the exit company quoted in the article. Linx Legal proudly states on their website that they have been in business 16 years. Multiple times they state that they have been in business since 2009. The facts are that their original NC foreign corporation filing was October 2017 and their website was created April 2017. The original Linx Legal filing was in WY and as 2009. However, it is common for these companies to take an existing corporate entity, create a brand new exit company business to attach to the corporate entity and then say “In business many years!” when the reality is they are a new business using an old name. Deceitful if you ask me.

Their website states “Unlike many other timeshare cancellation companies, we have a very positive reputation”. Just check out the complaints on the BBB.

Linx Legal, Inc. | BBB Complaints | Better Business Bureau

View complaints of Linx Legal, Inc. filed with BBB. BBB helps resolve disputes with the services or products a business provides.

www.bbb.org

Oh my! That's something that should be brought to the attention of the journalist.