TIMESHARE BROKER ASSOCIATES

Following the success of my first business endeavor, BuyaTimeshare.com, I felt a need to create another timeshare resale company to supplement our advertising ability to attract buyers for our customers.

While the advertising business was providing an important service to owners looking to sell their timeshare, I saw a need to build a licensed brokerage company. Since a brokerage employs licensed real estate agents, creating a working relationship between the two separate companies would allow us to provide more of a full-service option for our customers.

In 2013, I made the decision to open a brokerage firm called Timeshare Broker Associates. TBA operates as a licensed real estate brokerage, comes under the jurisdiction of the Florida Real Estate Commission, and works under the same principles as a traditional real estate operation with licensed agents. Timeshare Broker Associates works on a commission-only basis to match buyers with timeshare sellers.

The fit between BuyaTimeshare.com and TBA was a natural one, as TBA does not take advance fees and can provide the kind of follow up services that my ad company cannot because of state law.

Once one of our advertisers finds a buyer, TBA offers the seller the ability to hire an agent to negotiate with the buyer instead of doing it as a for-sale-by-owner. TBA handles negotiations between the seller and buyer, then creates a binding purchase and sales agreement. At that point TBA will collect deposits and utilize a licensed and insured closing company.

With the services of Timeshare Broker Associates, we can hand off those sellers and buyers to TBA agents to create the purchase and sale agreement, manage the requisite signatures, and facilitate the use of a reputable timeshare closing company.

By operating a real estate brokerage, it has also given me the ability to network with other timeshare brokers and conduct co-broke arrangements to create even more business opportunities.

There are also instances where a seller would rather not pay an advertising fee and feels as though they need the entire process managed by a professional agent. That’s fine, since BuyaTimeshare.com is designed as a for-sale-by-owner advertising company, whereby a seller can advertise and negotiate the sale themselves for the lower cost of online advertising.

For those sellers that choose not to be involved in the process, we can refer them to TBA, who may decide to take them on as a client. If so, TBA would work to find a buyer, handle the contract preparation and liaise with the closing company for a commission paid after the sale is concluded.

The relationship between BuyaTimeshare.com and TBA has been mutually beneficial, and we continue to work together to provide multiple options for owners looking to sell their timeshare.