I volunteer as tribute...I mean as a control subject - I have a deed that was sent to Wyndham on March 3, and I will not call them and we can see how everything shakes out.
It's an even-year deed, so I'm not in any hurry.
Someone reported in another thread that these should take less time as there is no deed. They also mentioned something about a 90 limit or everything has to be submitted again.
Yes, because the longer they can put it off they have less time to honor the reservations. But they will still charge you maintenance fees for that year. This is my experience and what my step daughter told me who worked in the TS office at Waikiki, where we also own. Other people may have different experiences. Honestly, were it not for the short rentals on short notice we can do with their many island properties, we likely would have sold or given away by now. Not a fan of Wyndham resorts or their management, but it does have some convenience for us since we use it for inter island or mainland trades, one week or less, usually, and with external trades we usually do well enough on the RCI points to score one week a year for our every other year property. But we did lose out on use the first year, as it took so long for them to transfer, then nothing was open when we could go (prior to less than 7 days being an option) and the system was wigging out and we could not get through on phone to deposit. So our first year was an expense with no benefit.
They made our deed go through like 4 times before they claimed they received it.
It is not just Club Wyndham CWA.
The agent I spoke with yesterday said it was in process (they say that every time) and they were reviewing the documents (first time I've heard that), but she did not give me an ETA. I'll call back next week and see what they say.
Thanks for clarifying Jan.
My username should be lost patience. Between Vistana, Wyndham, Shell and II, I am pretty much at the end of my patience.
Very happy to report that we received official confirmation that our Certified Exit is Complete and that our previous deeded ownership has been cancelled. So that was a little less than 4 months from start to finish of the process. I was surprised that they moved so fast after returning the paperwork. The timing to get the paperwork was within the window they told me to expect when I started the process. Wyndham recommended that we either use all of our points this year or use them to pay maintenance fees before starting the process. We converted those points to pay maintenance fees for most of the time that it took to get through the exit process. Even our MyClubWyndham login looks like it has been updated as expected with a Limited Edition Contract replacing our previous ownership. I can even make reservations for our new use year after 10/1/2023. Unfortunately, our former home resort was Royal Vista and it is nearly impossible to reserve there in the winter without ARP, so not sure how much we will be using Wyndham. I would definitely recommend Certified Exit (and Limited Edition if qualified) when you are done with your Wyndham ownership.
ROFR just means that they have the right to purchase the property at the agreed upon sale price between two private parties. If Wyndham started “enforcing” it that would mean they were exercising their right. That would actually likely be great for current owners as it would probably lead to an increase in resale value.
I don't know of any other timeshare systems that do not allow one to sell their deeded ownerships. Yes, several have restrictions, some sever to the resale buyer, but they can still transfer. As for ROFR, the fact that they aren't exercising (it isn't called enforcing), means they don't see value in the product they actually sell...
what was your old use year? It is surprising that they told you in January to use up your points before starting the process so early in the calendar year but less surprising if it was a June or Oct use year.
That seems like a good sign they're creating (reactivating?) your account. I would call and see if they can tell you your account number so you can create a login on the main Wyndham site.