This is John Kushman, co-owner of both Timeshare Specialists and Resort Closings.
We have a handful of ways that we help timeshare owners. Our most popular program is our guaranteed transfer program. For a fee, paid at closing, we will find a new owner for your timeshare. At closing, when the deed or transfer documents are sent to the owner for signature and notary, is when we charge the program fee, which is typically calculated as closing costs plus a commission plus the resort transfer fee. The guarantee is to get the timeshare out of the owners name before the next maintenance fees are due. We have a long list of resorts we will not offer this program for because I can't guarantee the finding of a new owner before the next maintenance fees are due.
We also do a traditional listing program for owners where we take a commission from the proceeds of the sale.
I have also started offering a listing plus release program. Basically the timeshare owner agrees to pay the closing costs and commission in the event I am able to find a new owner for their timeshare. I also include a release program where if I am able to negotiate with the resort to deed the ownership back, the owner agrees to pay a fee.
I also will help owners rent their timeshares if they want. Similar to the listing program where I charge a fee when I am able to rent the week for the owner.
We do not charge any upfront fees.
We do not contact people out of the blue. We do not buy lists of timeshare owners and mail them postcards. We advertise online and in select radio markets.
We have not changed our name. A previous company of mine, J & J Timeshare is now an assumed business name of Timeshare Specialists.
We started and run the free Timeshare Scam Hotline, which helps potential victims of scammers claiming to have buyers for their timeshare.
www.TimeshareScamHotline.com
We list our clients timeshares for sale on Redweek, Tug, eBay, MyResortNetwork, BuyAndSellTimeshares.com, Craigslist.
We do not hire attorneys to get timeshare owners out of their contracts.
Our programs are not for everyone. We are a one stop shop for individuals that don't want to deal with their timeshare themselves. Just like I don't want to fix the carburetor in my old Ford Bronco, even though I could figure out how to do it myself, I would rather pay a professional for their time and expertise knowing that it will be completed correctly.