As you no doubt know if you're reading this article, there are hundreds of thousands of people who have bought the wrong timeshare. You're probably wondering if you're one of those people. But before you can answer that let's take a look at what the "wrong" timeshare is and how people have bought the wrong timeshare.
For starters, it's a given in any business where sales are done that a customer is going to end up with a product they're not satisfied with. Such is the nature of business. The sale comes first, questions later. With this in mind, it's not going to be hard to guess that there are going to be a lot of sales of timeshares that are going to end badly. The timeshare salespeople are some of the most tenacious, persuasive and intense salespeople in the world. It's their job to sell you a timeshare- AT ALL COSTS. Once the sale goes through, they are no longer connected to the buyer. The baggage of a bad sale falls on someone else's shoulders. So the salesman is certainly going to sell bad timeshares.
Now, what, you ask, is a bad timeshare? What does it look like? A bad timeshare is like bad milk: you know it when you smell it. Timeshares that cost way too much are a good sign of a bad deal. There are lots of timeshares available in Orlando, for example. An Orlando timeshare that you pay twice the going rate of other timeshares with similar amenities is a bad deal. With so many timeshares in Orlando, your resale options also diminish. You may wonder why you see so many timeshares on the market. Well, that's because many people have bought the wrong timeshare. Just because it's in a prime location doesn't mean it's going to be an easy sell.
Another consideration are weeks. Red weeks are the best in both vacation time and resale options. A blue week is going to start to smell like the wrong timeshare the second you buy it (or Green, depending on the company). If you've bought a beach timeshare in the winter, you can start to understand why this is a bad idea if you apply a little logic. People love the beach—when it's hot, the ocean is nice, and everyone is wearing their summer clothes. People don't love the beach when it's cold, the wind is blowing, and not even the seagulls want to enjoy the ocean. That doesn't mean all these timeshares are the wrong timeshare to buy—it's simply that a lot of the time they are.
Timeshares that are bad also include bad resorts. Most people buy timeshares on impulse. Like all impulse buys, there's a good chance of a remorse buy as well. With an impulse timeshare buy, the buyer does not actually get to see the resort space in person. Instead, the salesperson shows you a picture of your property. Think about this. Would you buy a car if you only saw a picture of it? That would be ridiculous. Well, the same goes for a timeshare. It's ridiculous to think that a timeshare that you don't get to inspect first hand would be "the one" for you. As a result, people are stuck with lemons.
There are many other ways to spot a bad timeshare or to figure out if you've bought the "wrong" timeshare. Take this info into consideration when looking to sell or looking to buy.
For starters, it's a given in any business where sales are done that a customer is going to end up with a product they're not satisfied with. Such is the nature of business. The sale comes first, questions later. With this in mind, it's not going to be hard to guess that there are going to be a lot of sales of timeshares that are going to end badly. The timeshare salespeople are some of the most tenacious, persuasive and intense salespeople in the world. It's their job to sell you a timeshare- AT ALL COSTS. Once the sale goes through, they are no longer connected to the buyer. The baggage of a bad sale falls on someone else's shoulders. So the salesman is certainly going to sell bad timeshares.
Now, what, you ask, is a bad timeshare? What does it look like? A bad timeshare is like bad milk: you know it when you smell it. Timeshares that cost way too much are a good sign of a bad deal. There are lots of timeshares available in Orlando, for example. An Orlando timeshare that you pay twice the going rate of other timeshares with similar amenities is a bad deal. With so many timeshares in Orlando, your resale options also diminish. You may wonder why you see so many timeshares on the market. Well, that's because many people have bought the wrong timeshare. Just because it's in a prime location doesn't mean it's going to be an easy sell.
Another consideration are weeks. Red weeks are the best in both vacation time and resale options. A blue week is going to start to smell like the wrong timeshare the second you buy it (or Green, depending on the company). If you've bought a beach timeshare in the winter, you can start to understand why this is a bad idea if you apply a little logic. People love the beach—when it's hot, the ocean is nice, and everyone is wearing their summer clothes. People don't love the beach when it's cold, the wind is blowing, and not even the seagulls want to enjoy the ocean. That doesn't mean all these timeshares are the wrong timeshare to buy—it's simply that a lot of the time they are.
Timeshares that are bad also include bad resorts. Most people buy timeshares on impulse. Like all impulse buys, there's a good chance of a remorse buy as well. With an impulse timeshare buy, the buyer does not actually get to see the resort space in person. Instead, the salesperson shows you a picture of your property. Think about this. Would you buy a car if you only saw a picture of it? That would be ridiculous. Well, the same goes for a timeshare. It's ridiculous to think that a timeshare that you don't get to inspect first hand would be "the one" for you. As a result, people are stuck with lemons.
There are many other ways to spot a bad timeshare or to figure out if you've bought the "wrong" timeshare. Take this info into consideration when looking to sell or looking to buy.
