Original Message:
Re: Exit parasites... (by KC):
Many timeshare developers (DRI, Wyndham, Westgate, et al) now offer "deedback" programs, which helps to make the "exit" parasites less relevant and (hopefully) much less attractive to people desperate to be rid of their timeshares. Some developers charge a fee for "deedbacks" (Wyndham doesn't), but any such fees are always just a small fraction of what the parasitic, completely ineffective so-called "exit" companies charge to accomplish absolutely nothing.
Many (but not all) independent (non-"chain") timeshare HOA's will also accept "deedbacks", if / when specifically asked to do so. Smart HOA's understand and realize that accepting a "deedback" is better in the long run than enduring years of an owner not paying their maintenance fees, ultimately forcing the HOA to foreclose after years of unpaid fees.
No timeshare owner, no matter how desperate, should EVER consider paying ANY so-called "exit" parasite outfit. Period, amen. Throwing money at these parasites is not going to result in successfully getting rid of an ownership or its' financial obligations. Instead, if the unwanted timeshare has no real market value and cannot be sold, the owner should attempt to just give away the unwanted timeshare for free and / or energetically pursue a "deedback".
Paying ANY "exit" parasite outfit only proves the old adage to be true that "A fool and his money are soon parted".