Recommended Resale brokers and other ???

[Dagny]

Other than the The Timeshare Store, what other re-sale brokers can you recommend?

For those of you who bought resale, what advice can you give? Are there any things in particular that I should be aware of or look for?

Also, if my normal travel patterns are mid May to early June each year, what use month would I want? (I am not sure I totally understand how that part works yet).

Thanks in advance!

Dagny

 

[DVC-Don]

I purchased a resale this past summer from Jaki at A Timeshare Store . I can highly recommend her.

 

[Poorman]

She is wonderful. Keeps in touch and makes things happen.

As they say "highly recomended"

 

[Richyams]

Use year is best to have the month you travel in or a few months before.

We travel in Oct, Nov and Dec, we got lucky, we had no idea of the implications of use year. We got a Sept use year.

use year is not htat big of a deal, it only comes into play when canceling reservations and trying to re-use the points. I certainly wouldn't consider it a deal breaker on an attractive re-sale.

Anytime from Dec to May would be perfect.

 

[paults]

DAGNY

this site has a few on it

http://www.mountainmarket.com/

 

[cherylp3]

There recently was an thread about Shontell Crawford who operates Timeshares by Resale
www.timesharesbyresale.com

The thread is at http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=306842

Cheryl

 

[lacool]

We just purchased a resale from Jaki LAST NIGHT. Everything is so far so good, and she came with 6 pages of references, many from this board. She was extremely helpful and as enthusiastic about the purchase as I was.

I can't wait for the closing so that I can be welcomed home!!!!!!!

 

[Dean]

Here's my list, it is somewhat redundant.

There are lots of places to find contracts. Besides
The Timeshare store, atimeshares.com and Lee Reid's
site that are the "specialists". I used ERA Stroman
and have now bought 2 expensive timeshare through
them and had two other contacts that didn't go
through. I had a previous BW contract that DVC
bought back and a Paradise Village contract that
fell through because the seller owed more on it than
he agreed to sell it for and couldn't come up with
his part.

At ERA stroman, I worked mainly with Steve Scott
(800) 733-8846 x3149. I also worked earlier with
Jaunita Jones on the PV contract. Steve was willing
in all cases to make the low ball offers and it
seems to be candid with both the seller and buyer
from what I could tell. It is my belief that the
big 3, especially TSS and atimeshares seem to jack
up the price. I'm not saying that's wrong, just
that it's not in the buyers best interest.

I'd also look at Timeshare Users Group (TUG),
http://www.floridavip.com/central.htm (a FSBO site
specializing in FL), Century 21 in Kissimmee as well
as canvas the timeshare world in general. Try also
Www.timeshares.com and http://TIMESHARESDIRECT.com/ and
Sharon Eden at http://www.timesharesUSAresales.com/.
Also consider Shontell Crawford who was at TSS and
now on her own info@TimesharesByResale.com or toll free at 1-800-844-4099. The Timeshare Warehouse has some DVC inventory at http://www.Thetimesharewarehouse.com. And Lee Reid at http://www.disney-vacation-club-resales.com/.
Contact many, tell them what you want and how much
you are willing to pay and see what happens. Good
luck.

 

[Dagny]

Thanks everyone. This will definitely help me get started. I have hubby just about convinced... woo hoo Now, I need to work out the financial part since we want to pay cash ... I am PUMPED

 

[Ed T]

I would recommend Jaki Apetz at A Timeshare Broker 888-345-2622. She is very low key and great to work with. She communicates well with her buyers and is quick at getting things closed.

Good luck with your search.

Ed
DVC 1994

 

[mg]

Another vote for Jaki. I have purchased two resales from her and my sister has purchased one. All three times she was did a fantastic job. I highly recommend her.