Are timeshares a good investment?
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The problem is two-fold when considering timeshares as investments: (1) valuations of properties fluctuate with market pressues and (2) costs that are passed on to the timeshare owner, including cost of sales, maintenance and exit costs. The problem with the market price fluctuations is that this is a speculative market and this is a lousy economic environment. As far as costs go, the timeshare industry has done a poor job of reducing their costs, thus making timeshare purchase as an investment much less attractive to the wider market.
Courts in the U.S. have ruled that timeshares cannot be considered a security. But purchases do have risks as do securities, that includes marketability if the owner decides to sell, loss of liquidity in their assets, and rising costs of things like maintenance, operational costs and taxes imposed by local governments. These are the most outstanding risks of timeshare purchases.
There are formulas provided within this report that you can use to calculate the investment potential as compared to room purchases at resorts and hotels if you wish to pursue this further. If you are seriously considering a timeshare purchase, then I highly recommend reading this document which is cited below.
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The one they spent $15,000 on and we ended up selling it for just $1200. Big loss. I did alot of research prior to listing them and it seems that si the general consensus. At this point, where the economy is, they have lost their value.
On the upside, if you want a timeshare not as an investment, but to simply take vacations and utilize it yourself, it is a great time to buy a timeshare. You can get awesome deals. Check Ebay first. I listed Mom on my own and cut out the middle man. Be sure to check their feedback first. See how many transactions they have had. I look for 100 or more transactions and atleast a 99.2% feedback.
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It depends on alot of factors...
Can you afford it?
Will you visit / stay there often?
Do you have the money / time for it?
If you plan on going there often, and its affordable, and in a place you like to be, then by all means, go for it.
If you want to just because your curious, then I say wait.
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You pay to buy it. You pay to maintain it. The resale value is pennies on the dollar.
Your annual fees can be just as expensive as renting a hotel room for the week.
If you vacation in the same place the same week every year and buy used you can get a deal that is not too bad but never expect a timeshare to create a return.
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