[ GONE ] Annual Red Week at Carriage Hills Resort, Barrie, Ontario

zilentbob · Nov 11, 2014

I have 1 Deeded Red Season week at Carriage Hills Resort in Horseshoe Valley, Ontario Canada.
http://www.shellhospitality.com/en/Carriage-Ridge-Resort/gallery
Take a look at the new Adventure Park which is a short drive away! http://www.horseshoeresort.com/ontario-summer-activities.htm

The Unit for this week consists of a 1 bedroom and a studio apartment. Each accommodating 4 people for a total of 8. They are in a "lockoff" arrangement meaning they both have their own entrance from a joining foyer so they can be used together or separately. This means you can have 2 groups of people (parents/children, 2 couples) use both at the same time together but still have the able to have some privacy, or spit the 1br and apt into 2 weeks and use them at separate times.

Carriage hills is also a member of RCI giving you access through RCI to over 4000 beautiful resorts worldwide if you sign up with RCI. Carriage Hill has great trading power though RCI because it is a 4 season resort. Through RCI you can split your 1 week into 2 and use them whenever you want, 1 week every year, 2 weeks in the same year.

Maintenance fees are just over $1000 which are due every November.
We are paid until then end of 2015 so a free week is included here !
We also pay any related transfer fees.

Please PM me if interested.

Travelclam · Nov 14, 2014

what weeks are considered Red Season weeks?

zilentbob · Nov 17, 2014

RED

Prime Golf and Ski weeks (weeks 1-13 ie Jan-Mar), (weeks 19-45 May-Oct), (weeks 51-52 late Dec)

zilentbob · Nov 21, 2014

Have a buyer from my local classifieds.

Will let you know how it goes..

:banana:

torontobuyer · Nov 23, 2014

Throwing in the free year was a very intelligent way to divest yourself of this. There are scores willing to give away for free. We almost went for one. This way you set yourself apart, and moved to the front of the line.

Egret1986 · Nov 23, 2014

Here's hoping it goes through for you!

zilentbob said:
Have a buyer from my local classifieds.

Will let you know how it goes..

Wow, the local classifieds; whatever works! :hi:

zilentbob · Feb 5, 2015

So according to the lawyer on this deal, the transfer has been registered ! :whoopie: This is good right?

:wave:

so long ever-increasing maint fees !
..and being chained down to ownership of a non-investment

To recap, here are some tips on how how I found a buyer and gave away my timeshare.

Advertised in KIJIJI (Canadian version of Craigslist) in the Condo Sales section in the region of my timeshare.
Offered to pay MFs for next year as well as all closing fees for a transfer. (~$800)
@torontobuyer, good advice !
Someone from that area always wanted a unit there so she was thrilled about seeing my ad.
A lawyer who was familiar with this process brokered the deal about a month ago.
Now I'm just waiting for the documentation in the mail.

Do you think I was too generous here?
Possibly but I'm happy with how things turned out.
I didn't see any other way out which I tried,

RESALE Company (with valid references or no-upfront fees)
TUG forums or BBS
Donation sites
Lawsuit (this is in progress from a few current owners but I haven't seen much progress)
Defaulting - that was my next exit strategy if the buyer never came through

Maple_Leaf · Feb 6, 2015

Congratulations!

Do you think I was too generous here?

No, just right. You got rid of it, didn't you? :whoopie:

You wouldn't believe how many of these Carriage Hills / Ridge units are for sale out there. :wall:

torontobuyer · Feb 7, 2015

zilentbob said:
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A lawyer who was familiar with this process brokered the deal about a month ago.

Do you think I was too generous here?

This first statement is the only one that worries me for you. Such as who contacted them, what are they getting out of this? Did you go to their office and/or check them out, etc.

The second statement is easily no, not too generous. Proof will be the fact no one here wanted it did they? I've even heard of people paying two years to get out.

DeniseM · Feb 7, 2015

zilentbob said:
So according to the lawyer on this deal, the transfer has been registered

Unless you verified the transfer yourself, directly with the resort, you have no way of knowing if this is true or not...

zilentbob · Feb 9, 2015

Wow, I was starting to get a little worried there !

This was all kicked off just before Christmas so I figured it would take some time to finialize, but I'm happy to report that the resort mgmt group (someone at wyn.com) has confirmed full interval transferage ! :hi:

It's official

Still awaiting the paperwork but the legitimate law firm from Toronto -who brokered this deal- has also confirmed (via email) so I'm in pretty good spirits today :rofl:

DeniseM · Feb 9, 2015

zilentbob said:
Still awaiting the paperwork but the legitimate law firm from Toronto -who brokered this deal- has also confirmed (via email) so I'm in pretty good spirits today :rofl:

What paperwork are you expecting?

zilentbob · Feb 9, 2015

I guess the final documentation on land registration (deed update) or some such paper showing new ownership on this interval.

DeniseM · Feb 9, 2015

zilentbob said:
I guess the final documentation on land registration (deed update) or some such paper showing new ownership on this interval.

It is unlikely that you will get anything. That will go to the owner.

zilentbob · Feb 10, 2015

I spent a fair bit on the lawyer for this transaction, there better be !

And sure enough, I just received the package of docs to finalize it all.
Case closed.

For those of you trying to sell/unload their TS... bonne chance !

DeniseM · Feb 10, 2015

Are you required to use a lawyer for a title transfer in Canada?

zilentbob · Feb 10, 2015

I don't think so but I'm no expert so I paid a premium and let them take care of all the details/mailings with respect to a Deed Transfer here.

If anyone is interested in using them, particularly in Canada just PM me for the contact. This was the firm gsnh.com

torontobuyer · Feb 14, 2015

zilentbob said:
I spent a fair bit on the lawyer for this transaction

Why don't you tell us a rough number? It'll help others in the same situation, because that has to be figured in the equation. Especially with your mentioning they brokered the deal.

zilentbob · Feb 17, 2015

torontobuyer said:
Why don't you tell us a rough number? It'll help others in the same situation, because that has to be figured in the equation. Especially with your mentioning they brokered the deal.

That's fine. It's in the area of ~$800 (Canadian $) range
To maintain all the paperwork and get it done right I think this was pretty fair.

There's also an option to have it done yourself and they just perform the necessary paperwork but then you have to follow up with all parties yourself (Wyndham office, land registry office, buyer, etc etc). This is about half the price.

gdurham · Feb 20, 2015

Congrats on selling your timeshare! I have been trying for 4 years off of kijiji now

DeniseM · Feb 20, 2015

gdurham said:
Congrats on selling your timeshare! I have been trying for 4 years off of kijiji now

He actually gave it away and paid for the transfer. Unfortunately, most timeshares have little or no resale value.

zilentbob · Feb 23, 2015

DeniseM said:
He actually gave it away and paid for the transfer. Unfortunately, most timeshares have little or no resale value.

I agree !

My advice would be to highlight all of the strong features of the TS.
Pay for EVERYTHING and make it as easy as possible to take on the interval.
I got a handful of interest but when I moved to local area condo sales posting, I found a lady who was looking for something close to her home.

zilentbob · Apr 13, 2021

Or this works too.... wait a few years until a pandemic wipes out the tourism industry.

I was interested to see what had become of this "resort" I gave away and they're being sold off!

Carriage Hills and Carriage Ridge to be Sold/Liquidated

Job losses expected as Horseshoe Valley timeshares close down MR By Marg. Bruineman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporterbarrietoday.com Thu., Oct. 15, 2020timer3 min. read Job losses are certain to result from the closure of two timeshare properties in Horseshoe Valley, a court broadcast over...

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Now I'm curious to see what the final outcome is. We shall soon find out!

zilentbob · Apr 14, 2021

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