Most visitors of our site are in some way interested in the concept of timeshares some are trying to sell a timeshare while other might be looking to find a timeshare rental. If you are a regular visitor of our site chances are you are very knowledgeable of the concept and have been involved with timeshares in some fashion for a number of years. However knowledge about any subject does not come over night, I thought it would be fun to take a look back and remember what your first timeshare experience was like and how you found out about the concept.

Many people learn about the concept of timeshares while on vacation, either they run into a person promoting a particular resort or find a flier asking you to visit the resort and you will receive free show tickets or free dinner, attending a sales meeting at a resort in exchange for free lodging or other gifts is known as a timeshare promotion. Hopefully you were not fooled into purchasing a timeshare directly from the resort since a unit can be purchased for a fraction of the resort selling price. There are another group of people who heard about timesharing through word of mouth. Maybe a neighbor or co-worker purchased a unit while on vacation then explained the concept to you. When you hear about something from a family member or friend who is trustworthy, the topic is more likely to peak your interest to do further research on the topic to gain a better understanding. Other people may have simply stumbled upon the concept while searching for lodging accommodations on the Internet. I fall into this category, while searching for a vacation rental home I came across this concept even though vacation rentals and timeshares are different in many ways somehow I found a website that totally explained the concept and I was hooked. I started researching different timeshare resorts and how the concept worked as a whole, of course this was many years ago now I could probably write books on this subject along with an extraordinary amount of common mistakes that first time owners will make, many of which have been covered in this blog at different times. Hopefully pointing out scams and what to look for has helped some of our readers to avoid being taken advantage of.

No matter how long you have been interested in timesharing we would love to hear from you, let us know how you got involved. If you are a newbie to the industry we invite you to read through this blog and our site which contains a wealth of information collected over years and provides you with a good base understanding and brings attention to some of the pitfalls that can be avoided. We would also like to hear from some veterans, what are some of the resources you have used in the past to increase your understanding of this industry and what advice would you give to travelers just beginning to tackle this subject.

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