{"id":107,"date":"2012-07-16T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:02:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T17:02:34","slug":"choosing-a-reputable-resale-broker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/choosing-a-reputable-resale-broker\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing a Reputable Resale Broker"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Timeshare resale market is by no means a new wrinkle to the global timeshare sales world.\u00a0 The Timeshare industry projects sales for 2012 to exceed $8 billion dollars in U.S. sales alone.\u00a0 While a small percentage of that figure is made up of timeshare resales, that percentage continues to grow yearly as the timeshare owners become more savvy to available options to purchase additional weeks through \u201cindependent\u201d realtors.<\/p>\n

The decision to BUY a timeshare comes with choices as a consumer can purchase from either a developer at a resort sales center or from a trusted resale realty company.\u00a0 The decision to SELL, however, comes with little choice, as the selling consumer is often not given the option to sell the unit through the sales center that represented the sale.\u00a0 A selling consumer is forced to navigate the internet to locate an honest resale broker.<\/p>\n

Timeshare scams have been rampant on the resale market, but there is good news, there are plenty of honest resale brokers, some of who go to great lengths to prove their legitimacy. Finding a legitimate, licensed broker is not that difficult, consumers should follow some basic steps to ensure they are dealing with a legitimate company.<\/p>\n

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  1. Is the resale agency licensed?<\/strong>\u00a0 Do not take their word for it, check with the Real Estate Commission in the state where they are located.\u00a0 Reputable agency\u2019s proudly list the licensing information on their website.<\/li>\n
  2. Check with the Better Business Bureau<\/strong>, is the agency accredited?\u00a0 Dealing with an accredited agency is advised.\u00a0 However, the fact that an agency is not accredited is not fatal.\u00a0 Bureau accreditation often takes one year of continuous stellar business practices, so it is possible the agency you find may be legitimate, but new.\u00a0 Check the bureau complaints and steer clear of any business (accredited or not) that has a multitude of complaints relevant to a sale.<\/li>\n
  3. Does the agency charge a listing fee?<\/strong>\u00a0 This is important.\u00a0 Reputable, legitimate real estate resale agencies do not charge a listing fee nor do they charge you to speak to an agent.\u00a0 They are willing to make their fee through traditional real estate commissions.\u00a0 You want an agent who is motivated to SELL your week, not one who is motivated to LIST your week.\u00a0 Too many resale sellers have paid a listing fee only to find the number for the agency is \u201cno longer in service\u201d.\u00a0 Don\u2019t make this mistake.<\/li>\n
  4. Other simple ways to check<\/strong> exist on the internet.\u00a0 If the agency uses ebay for listings, you can check the seller ratings.\u00a0 Various message boards and forums are available and a quick search within the forum will reveal information on an agency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These are just some simple steps to ensure you are dealing with a legitimate agency.\u00a0 While the advice is basic, you don\u2019t want to be the consumer that should have known, but didn\u2019t check.<\/p>\n

    Anyone with a specific question about an agency or agent, feel free to email this site using the “Contact Us” tab at the top.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    I will not only provide a response, but I will provide the backup work (websites, ratings, links) so you can independently verify the information I provide regarding the particular agency or broker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Timeshare resale market is by no means a new wrinkle to the global timeshare sales world.\u00a0 The Timeshare industry projects sales for 2012 to exceed $8 billion dollars in U.S. sales alone.\u00a0 While a small percentage of that figure is made up of timeshare resales, that percentage continues to grow yearly as the timeshare […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[8,10,9,6,11,7],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshareclosinggroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}