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Re: Wyndham's new "Ovation" program offers exit solutions for their owners... interested? (by Don P.):
NEVER pay anyone money that claims they can get you out of your contract. As long as you work directly with Wyndham you can safely rid yourself of future maintenance fees. Unfortunately most people walk away with nothing but it's better than getting ripped off by a scammer or paying future increasing fees and assessments. I agree with Suzan that ridding yourself of future fees is a huge plus. I gave back two timeshares in 2011 through deed backs. I walked away with nothing from the resorts but since then my money market account has groan very large.
Besides the maintenance fees and assessments I don't feel the need to travel as much and now I save on airlines, food and all the costs that are related to traveling I don't want to lose the week and use it anyway.
Most people buy into vacation plans when they're in a phase of life where they like to travel. For a lot of people like myself that changes in time not to mention changes in ones life that happens. The problem lies in the fact that you signed a lifetime contract unless you can find someone else to take that commitment from you. Like myself most people think they will always want to travel as much as when they bought their property.
I can tell you from personal experience that your preferences change over time and unfortunately the timeshare industry hasn't come up with an exit strategy and that leaves people vulnerable to scammers preying on desperate victims. If anyone is serious about getting out of their contract they should utilize a safe way to exit through a safe program.