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As a Festiva timeshare owner, you have a variety of travel options at your disposal. You can choose to remain an owner at just a single location where you purchased your timeshare – there are spots to pick from throughout the Midwest and Southeast, along with the Caribbean – or you could go for the Festiva Adventure Club membership to have access to them all.
The sales pitch is a strong one, which is why so many members have bought in over the years. Of course, the problem is that timeshare ownership doesn’t often work out as well for the owners as it does for the developers. You may wind up spending a lot of money for something that you don’t actually use very often, and in the end, many people wish they had never made the purchase. If you are feeling that way about your Festiva timeshare and want to find a way out, explore the ideas below.
What is Festiva Resorts?
This is a collection of timeshare properties with locations in many attractive tourist spots. If you are a part of the Festiva Adventure Club ownership level, you can use points to take trips at any of the various resorts, and you can also take part in the exchange with Interval International. This is a relatively standard setup for timeshares and plenty of owners are able to take annual vacations through this system.
The reasons you might want to get out of this timeshare as soon as possible are many, however. It might be that the maintenance fees are just too expensive to justify staying an owner, or maybe you keep getting hit with assessments that are adding up. Also, it could be that a life event – like having a child – has meant you are cutting back on travel for a while and won’t be able to take advantage of the opportunities the timeshare brings. Whatever your reason for wanting or needing to get out of your Festiva Resorts contact, it’s important to start right away on this process.
Did You Just Buy Your Festiva Resorts Timeshare?
There can be no debate over the best way to cancel a timeshare purchase, and that is to use the rescission period that is available in most places shortly after you make the deal. A rescission period – or “cooling-off” period – is a length of time during which you can decide that you want to cancel your purchase and move forward without any penalties. The time you have to make this decision varies from one place to another but it generally around five days or so.
Why is using the rescission period such a great option? Because there is nothing the timeshare can do about it. They aren’t able to deny your cancelation, impose restrictive terms, or do anything else to otherwise impact the outcome. You are protected by the law, and if it is your choice to cancel, that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do. If there is even a little bit of doubt in your mind as to whether or not you want to be a Festiva Resorts timeshare owner, and you are still within the rescission period in the area where you made the purchase, get out while you can.
Sell – or Even Rent – Your Timeshare
If you can’t cancel your timeshare purchase within the rescission period, one of the next steps is to think about selling it. There is a possibility – although not a strong possibility – that your Festiva timeshare will have some value on the open market. If you can find a buyer who is willing to take over your ownership responsibilities so you can get out, that’s a deal to strongly consider.
At this point, it doesn’t particularly matter if they are only offering you a single dollar for the timeshare. The point is to get out of the contract once and for all. Leaving your timeshare behind would be a great relief even if you don’t get anything out of the sale financially. Timeshares are notoriously worthless on the open market in most cases, so simply getting rid of it is a win and cause for celebration.
As an alternative option, while you consider your future with the timeshare, you might want to list it for rent. Many timeshares can be rented out but you will need to check your contract for specifics to be sure that it is allowed. If you can manage to rent out some or all of your time at the resort, that will go a long way toward offsetting the costs that you have incurred.
Work with Festiva Resorts to Find a Solution
You already know that many timeshare properties have a reputation for being a little less than helpful when it comes to problems encountered by their owners. To many people, it seems like the only time a timeshare developer is helpful is when they are making a sales pitch – after that, the customer service tends to go downhill dramatically.
With that said, you shouldn’t just assume that Festiva Resorts won’t work with you when the time comes to cancel. They might not, and if that’s the case you’ll need to look for other options, but they may make you an offer that helps you get away without much trouble. The only way you’ll know what is available is by reaching out directly to ask. Programs to take back deeds from owners tend to not be advertised openly, but they might exist if you are persistent and ask in the right places. If you don’t get an answer that you like from one person, try to reach out to someone else, or move up the ladder to someone in a higher position. If you can get the resort to offer you a way out, take it and never look back.
Understand That It Will Take Some Time and Effort
It would make for a great section of this article if we were able to tell you that canceling your Festiva Resorts timeshare is going to be quick and easy. That’s simply not the truth, however. There is no way to know how this process is going to play out, and while it’s possible that it will go pretty easily from start to finish, that’s far from guaranteed. So many people wouldn’t be struggling with their timeshares if it was always easy to get out of these contracts.
The best advice we can give on this point is to prepare yourself for a long battle. Go into this process thinking that it’s going to take some time and you are going to need to be patient. If that’s not how it works out, and it ends up being pretty easy, all the better. While you are dealing with various people and trying to get your contract canceled or taken back by Festiva Resorts, be sure to record everything and keep those records in case you need them later.
Put a Professional In Your Corner
It might put your mind at rest to know that you don’t have to go through this entire process on your own. It’s fine to start on your own, and it probably makes sense to do so. However, if that isn’t getting anywhere, or if you find that you don’t have the time available in your schedule to work on it by yourself, hiring a timeshare exit company to represent you in this matter makes a lot of sense. Through the use of an exit company, you’ll be able to tap into the expertise of people who do this kind of work day in and day out and have a variety of techniques and tactics available to get their clients out of timeshare contracts.
When considering the use of a timeshare exit company, it’s necessary to weigh the costs of these services against the benefits they can deliver. Sure, you are tired of paying for your timeshare and probably aren’t too excited by the prospect of paying for a service to get rid of that timeshare. However, if the exit company can deliver results and get you out, the benefits will likely outweigh the costs soon enough. In fact, after just the first couple of maintenance fee payments that you no longer have to make because you aren’t an owner any longer, it’s likely that the exit company fees will have more than paid for themselves.
A Long Process Starts with One Step
We can’t promise that it will be quick or easy to get out of your Festiva timeshare, but nothing will happen without you taking the first step. Our team is available at 833-416-8796 to help you understand the options you have available and to go over the timeshare exit companies that could be able to serve you. It also works to explore our live chat feature to get more information right here on the site. Whatever you choose, starting down the road toward no longer owning a timeshare is an exciting time. Good luck!
