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Re: Donating my timeshare to a charity

I DID FINALLY GET AN EMAIL FROM STEELE HILL RESORT LAST WEEK CONFIRMING (FROM THEIR EXECUTIVE OFFICE) A SHORT CONFIRMATION LETTER STATING THAT THE TIMESHARE TRANSFER WAS COMPLETE, IT NAMED THE NEW OWNER AND DATE OF COMPLETION, WHICH WAS 12/5/11. I CALLED STEELE HILL AND SPOKE TO THE WOMAN WHO SENT THE EMAIL AND THIS LETTER OF COMPLETION OF TRANSFER. FROM HER MEANS WE WILL NOT LONGER BE IN THE LOOP, NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MONETARY PAYMENTS. OASIS IS HANDLING THE TRANSFER TO THE FVAP. THEY JUST NEEDED THAT CONFIRMATION LETTER AND NOW I'M WAITING TO GET IRS PAPERWORK. I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEDUCTION WILL BE IN TERMS OF A TAX WRITE OFF. HONESTLY, I DON'T CARE, WE GOT SUCKED INTO THIS THING AND WE'RE VERY SORRY WE DID. I TRIED TO CANCEL BUT WE MISSED THE COOLING OFF PERIOD AND I WROTE TO THE AG'S OFFICE IN BOTH NH AN MA (WHERE WE LIVE) NO ONE COULD HELP ME. I EXPLAINED HOW THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BE A 90 MIN. TOUR AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE 5 HRS., ABOUT THE HIGH PRESSURE ET., ETC., ETC., IT'S AN EXPENSIVE MISTAKE AND BEFORE WE GOT IN DEEPER AND DEEPER WE JUST DECIDED TO BITE THE BULLET AND DONATE. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE STARTED THIS WHOLE DONATION THING IN AUGUST, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TAKES THEM SO LONG. ALSO, WE WILL NOT BE OWNERS IN 2012 BUT WE DID HAVE TO PAY THE MAINTENANCE FEE....IT'S BEEN QUITE A BURDEN AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE OUT! GOOD LUCK