How to Get Rid of a Timeshare
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Sell your timeshare →Get rid of a timeshare the way that can pay you: sell it to a buyer. There are four common ways to get rid of your timeshare – a sale, the resort's own take-back programme where your brand has one, renting the week out while you decide, or handing it to family – and a sale is the only way out that pays you for the ownership. On BidMyTimeshare you set your own asking price, pay one flat advertising fee from $16.90 and keep the whole sale price, with 0% commission.
Get rid of a timeshare: four ways out
When owners look for a way to get rid of a timeshare, the choice comes down to four routes. You can sell it to a buyer who wants the week or points. You can ask the resort whether it runs a take-back or deed-back programme – some brands do, under their own terms. You can rent the week out so it helps pay the maintenance fees while you decide. Or you can hand it to someone in your family who wants to keep using it. Each route that ends the ownership finishes with the same step: the resort or its management company transfers the ownership under its own rules and fee, and you keep paying the maintenance fees until that transfer is complete. Of the four, a sale is the only way to get rid of your timeshare that pays you for it, so it is the natural place to start.
Sell it: the way to get rid of a timeshare that pays you
Selling is the most direct way to get rid of a timeshare and the only one where money comes to you. On BidMyTimeshare you sell directly to the buyer. Start with a free draft – no account needed – and describe the resort, the week or points, the season, the unit and your asking price. You can sell at a fixed asking price or run an auction of 1, 2 or 3 months, and you decide which offer to accept. When you publish, you pay one flat advertising fee – from $16.90 for an auction ad, $27.50 for a for-sale ad for 6 months or $51.90 for 24 months – and the commission is 0%, so you keep the whole sale price. Your ad is shown in 8 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. Every advertising purchase has a 10-day money-back guarantee.
Get rid of your timeshare through a resort take-back programme
Some developers run their own take-back or deed-back programme, which lets an owner hand the ownership back to the resort. Where your brand has one, it can be a tidy way to get rid of your timeshare, but the terms are set by the developer: who qualifies, whether the maintenance fees must be paid up first, whether a fee applies and how long it takes. A take-back returns the ownership to the developer rather than passing it to a buyer, so there is no sale price coming to you for the week or points. Ask your resort or management company directly whether it has a programme and what it needs from you, and set that against what a buyer could pay you. You can check both side by side: put your timeshare up for sale and keep the take-back in mind as another way to get rid of a timeshare.
How to sell your timeshare in 4 steps
Describe your timeshare
Resort, week or points, unit and your asking price. Saving the draft is free and needs no account.
Choose a package and publish
One flat fee from $16.90. No commission – you keep the full sale price of your timeshare.
Buyers contact you anonymously
Questions and offers arrive through the site's messaging. Your phone number and email are never shown.
Agree and transfer
You agree the price with the buyer. The resort transfers the timeshare under its own rules and fee.
Not ready to get rid of a timeshare? Rent it out
If you are not sure you want to get rid of a timeshare yet, renting it out lets the week work for you while you decide. A rental ad on BidMyTimeshare costs $16.90, paid once when the ad is published. You set the rent and the dates, renters contact you through the site's anonymous messages, and your phone number and email are never shown. A rental can help pay the yearly maintenance fees, and it shows you what interest your resort and season attract before you decide to sell. Renting does not end the ownership, so the maintenance fees stay yours, but it can turn an unused week into income instead of a cost. When you are ready to get rid of your timeshare for good, you can sell the same fixed week, floating week or points directly to a buyer.
Get rid of a timeshare by handing it to family
Another way to get rid of a timeshare is to hand it to a child, a sibling or another relative who wants to keep using it. The resort handles this transfer much like a sale: it asks for its forms and signatures, checks that the maintenance fees are paid and charges its transfer fee. No price changes hands, so the ownership leaves you without a sale price, and the yearly maintenance fees move to the new owner. That makes it important to agree it openly: the relative should want the week, know the yearly costs and be ready to take them on. Ask your resort for its transfer rules before you start – see our transfer fees by brand for the fees and steps at each brand. If nobody in the family wants it, selling to an outside buyer is the way to get rid of your timeshare that pays you.
Before you get rid of your timeshare: a checklist
Whichever route you choose, a few checks make it easier to get rid of a timeshare cleanly. First, make sure the maintenance fees are paid, because resorts usually transfer an ownership only when the fees are up to date – and you keep paying them until the transfer is complete. Second, find your contract or membership number, your week number or points, the season, the unit size and the contract end date. Third, read your resort's transfer rules and transfer fee. Fourth, set a price that matches the resale market rather than the developer's original price; for timeshares outside the US, our free valuation compares similar ads and resale data and shows a realistic price range. Finally, take a few photos of the resort or your unit. If you would rather not write the ad yourself, our done-for-you service writes it, translates it into 8 languages and adds resort photos.
Get rid of a timeshare: frequently asked questions
What is the best way to get rid of a timeshare?
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Selling it to a buyer is the way to get rid of a timeshare that pays you, so it is the natural first step. A resort take-back can suit owners whose brand runs a programme, and handing it to family works when a relative wants the week. Renting it out keeps the ownership but lets the week help pay the maintenance fees.
How much does it cost to get rid of a timeshare by selling it here?
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One flat advertising fee, paid only when your ad is published: from $16.90 for an auction ad, $27.50 for a for-sale ad for 6 months or $51.90 for 24 months. The commission is 0%, so you keep the whole sale price, and every advertising purchase has a 10-day money-back guarantee. The resort charges its own transfer fee when the ownership changes hands.
Can I get rid of my timeshare by giving it back to the resort?
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Some developers run take-back or deed-back programmes that accept ownerships back under their own terms. Ask your resort or management company whether it has one, who qualifies, whether a fee applies and what it needs from you. A take-back is not a sale, so no buyer pays you a price; compare it with what a buyer could pay before you decide.
Do I keep paying maintenance fees until I get rid of my timeshare?
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Yes. You remain the owner until the resort has transferred the ownership, so the maintenance fees stay yours until then. Resorts usually transfer an ownership only when the fees are up to date, so check your balance with the resort before you set a price or agree a take-back.
Can I get rid of a timeshare with points or a floating week?
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Yes. Fixed weeks, floating weeks and points-based ownerships can all be sold on BidMyTimeshare. Describe the season, the unit size or the number of points, set your asking price and publish your ad. The resort then transfers the ownership to the buyer under its own rules and fee.
Will buyers see my contact details when I get rid of my timeshare here?
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No. Buyers contact you through the site's anonymous messages, and offers, bids and messages arrive in your email as notifications. Your phone number and email are never shown in the ad, and you decide whom to answer and which offer to accept.
Can someone help me get rid of my timeshare without writing the ad myself?
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Yes. Our done-for-you service writes the ad for you, translates it into 8 languages and adds resort photos. You still set the asking price and decide which offers to accept, and the commission on the sale is 0%, so the whole sale price is yours.
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