Time Shares And Frequent Questions

We answer many questions! - That's why California Time Share has put together this list of our FAQs. These questions cover many of the different topics in the time share industry. If you do not find your question listed here please feel free to contact the webmaster for more information.

Time Share Resale FAQs

What is a time share?

How do I sell or rent my time share quickly?

Do I need an appraisal to sell my time share resort resale?

Is it possible for me to begin advertising my resort today, but still use my time this year?

What is the difference in buying a resale time share and buying a “new” developer timeshare week?

How long will it take to sell my week?

Why do you advertise for your competition?

Should I rent my time share?

Can we take our pets when we time share?

Why do I have to pay up front to sell my time share.

What is a time share? A time share is a vacation property that you own for a specific time each year.

How do I sell or rent my time share quickly? Exposure. Exposure. Exposure. When Selling or renting your time share exposure is the name of the game. You need as much as you can get. Look for a website like California-Time-Share.com to make your time share or vacation property available to as many people as possible.

Do I need an appraisal to sell my time share resort resale? No, absolutely not! This is a well known scam in the timeshare resales market. You own a piece of time not a physical piece of property. Time can not be appraised! This is why we offer a FREE Market Analysis!

Is it possible for me to begin advertising my time share today, but still use my time this year? Yes. While your time share is being advertised, you should continue to utilize your time. If you accept an offer or actually sell your time share before your planned vacation, you may use your time if you have paid the maintenance fees for that year.

What is the difference in buying a resale time share and buying a “new” developer time share week? When you purchase a time share from the developer you will be paying for all of the marketing that has been done to sell the time share. Buying resale you will generally have a savings of 40% or more.

How long will it take to sell my week? It could take only days to sell your time share. In other cases it may take longer, depending on the demand for your particular week or resort. You can often gain a quicker sale by being realistic with your price. The cheaper the week is, the more likely it is to be snapped up.

Why do you advertise for your competition? Time share owners look to this site for information. Since we do not solicit our business or employ sales people our site can be trusted. We make it a point to expose as many time share resale scams as we can. In order for our visitors to do their homework well we make it easy for them to compare the other companies out there and what they offer for their fees.

Should I rent my time share? If you are looking to offset your maintenance fees occasionally or put potential buyers into the unit to preview it then YES, renting your time share is a good idea. Renting a time share is like taking a test drive in a new car. Potential owners just love to get into the unit before they buy it and get a feel whether it's right for them. The owners can then offset the maintenance fees and put a few dollars in their pocket each year.

Can we take our pets when we time share? Not usually.

Why do I have to pay up front to sell my time share? The simple fact is that there are only a few people who can sell time share and they are agents, brokers, and you. Brokers and real estate agents are all allowed to legally charge a commission on the sale. That's where they get paid. Since we cannot charge a commission we charge a $75 administrative fee for one years advertising. See Up Front Fees.