Surviving a Timeshare Presentation

By Lisa Ann Schreier
Publisher:  Insight Publishing (August 2004)
ISBN:  1932863125
Soft cover, 80 pgs.

Thinking of attending a timeshare presentation? Read this book before you take the tour. You’ll be glad you did. In fact, many people who have read this book wish that they’d done so earlier! Every year thousands of people attend timeshare presentations. Many find what they wanted, while others aren’t so lucky. Learn your timeshare presentation ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’. Ms. Schreier’s book is the ultimate timeshare survival guide. She’ll show you what to expect and get you to the ‘closing’ table with the right tools.

Written by an ex-timeshare salesperson (who is now the founder of Timeshare Insights, www.timeshareinsights.com, an independent organization for educating potential and current timeshare owners), this information-packed book should be required reading by anybody considering jumping into the world of timesharing.

The book is concise, objective and informative, with just a touch of humor. Schreier does exactly what she sets out to do: Let people know what to expect from their timeshare tour and help them determine whether timeshare is the right vacation product. Ms. Schreier outlines exactly what should happen at one of these sales pitches, so that the reader knows what they’re getting into and how to handle these pitches.

Ms. Schreier provides readers with tips on the following: How to “check the math”, how to pay for your timeshare, ten reasons not to buy a timeshare, the four words to be wary of, what questions to ask that will put you in control and much more.

About the Author
Lisa Ann Schreier, founder of Timeshare Insights, is the first timeshare industry insider to offer unbiased consumer information to help people before they buy a timeshare. Schreier is a 15 year advertising, media, and sales veteran, a licensed Real Estate agent, and has extensive experience in timeshare sales and sales management. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Hiatus Magazine, the Orlando Sentinel and other national and regional media. Schreier believes that "timeshare is a wonderful product, oftentimes marketed and sold in the worst possible manner” and is working to demystify the product for consumers.

Surviving a Timeshare Presentation (Paperback)
by Lisa Ann Schreier

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