Looking to buy a Hilton timeshare resale? You’ve come to the right place! In this definitive Hilton timeshare buyer’s guide, we will walk you through the entire process of buying a Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare on the resale market. We’ll also provide tips on what to consider when choosing your Hilton Grand Vacations Club resale, how to find the best timeshare resale for you and how to negotiate the best price. So whether you’re a first-time Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare buyer or an experienced timeshare owner, this guide has everything you need to know!
Hilton Grand Vacations Timeshare Resale: Defined
Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGV) is one of the most popular timeshare companies in the world, and for good reason. Hilton Grand Vacations timeshares offer incredible accommodations and are a great way to vacation at some of the most popular resort destinations around the world. And when you purchase a Hilton-branded vacation ownership on the resale market, you can save thousands of dollars off the cost of buying directly from Hilton at a timeshare presentation.
When buying a Hilton Grand Vacations resale, you are purchasing the same ownership that was sold at the presentations, but you are buying from an existing owner who has chosen to sell their ownership on the secondary resale market. If you’d like more information on the differences between buying on the resale market, and buying directly from Hilton, you can read this article: Hilton Grand Vacations Elite Benefits: Retail vs Resale.
Selecting The Perfect Hilton Timeshare For Your Situation
When it comes to buying a Hilton Grand Vacations on the resale market, there are a few things you should keep in mind before trying to find the right timeshare listing. The main attributes that you will want to consider when differentiating Hilton timeshare listings would be:
Hilton Grand Vacations Timeshare Are A Deeded Timeshare Ownership
Hilton Grand Vacations Club timeshares are a deeded timeshare ownership, where owners buy into a specific home resort, during a specific season, for a specific unit size. HGV owners can use a points-based reservation system to book any resort within the Hilton resort network during the Club Season booking window, but selecting the right home resort for you is still of paramount importance.
Why Buy One Home Resort Over Another?
Your deeded home resort and unit size will determine your annual maintenance costs, and you will have at least a 3-month priority booking window during which you can reserve your home week before Hilton timeshare owners that own at other home resorts can book at your resort. If you’d like to read more about HGV booking windows and how they work, we have an excellent article on the subject here: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) Reservation Booking Windows.
Methodologies For Choosing The Right HGV Contract
There are a few different ways you can approach your purchase when shopping for the right ownership for you. Here are a few ways we suggest our clients view their selection strategy:
Focusing On Annual Cost Per Point
Some owners choose to purchase their HGV points at a home resort that has the lowest maintenance fees and simply book non-home resorts during the Club Season booking window, which is 9 months in advance for most HGV resorts.
These reservations will be subject to availability, so you’re trading lower annual costs for a less than 100% chance of getting the reservations you want. Although, many owners prefer this methodology of buying Hilton Grand Vacations Club Points, due to their nature of planning vacations 9 months in advance or less each year.
- Lowest Annual Maintenance Costs
- Generally a lower initial purchase price
- Great for those who usually plan vacations 9 months or less in advance
- You may end up being deeded to one of the resorts you don’t wish to travel to often, and not take full advantage of your Home Week Priority booking window
- Your reservations will be subject to availability, which can make getting bookings during peak weeks at popular resorts challenging
Focusing On Owning At The Resort You’ll Want To Travel To Most
Other HGV owners tend to plan their vacations up to 1 year in advance and enjoy knowing they have a 100% guarantee of booking their favorite resorts, during their favorite time of year, with their preferred unit size, if booking takes place during the Home Week priority booking window. This can work well for those folks who love to travel to a resort that is historically hard to book during the time of year they wish to travel.
- You can be deeded to one of the resorts and one of the seasons you find most favorable for your travel style
- 100% guarantee of booking your Home Week during your Home Week priority booking window
- Great for those who generally plan vacations 12 months to 9 months in advance
- Generally a higher maintenance cost (if your preferred home resorts are not in Orlando FL or Las Vegas NV)
- Generally a higher initial purchase price (particularly if your preferred home resorts are in Hawaii or New York)
Buying The Right Amount Of Annual Club Points
Understanding just how many Club Points you will need to have each year to get the reservations you would like to book can be done by taking a look at the points charts for the various resorts you would like to travel to most often. You can view our Hilton Resort Directory, which features links to each Hilton Grand Vacations resort’s points chart.
These charts list every unit size that is offered at each of the Hilton Grand Vacations resorts and show you how many points it would take to book during different seasons of the year. You may also need to cross-reference with a timeshare calendar so you can convert week numbers into calendar dates. This will help you to get a feel for what season you might be traveling within for your favorite Hilton Grand Vacations resorts.
Researching Maintenance Cost For Hilton Grand Vacations Club HGVC Timeshares
If you’d like to get a hands-on feel for what we’re describing here, you can view our Hilton Grand Vacations Club 2022 Maintenance Fees page. Here you will be able to sort by annual maintenance costs per point.
You will find some of the cheapest annual maintenance costs are in locations like Hilton Elara, with as low as 10 cents per annual ClubPoint. This could be great if you love to vacation in Las Vegas often with the added benefit of being able to book other resorts at the 9-month Club Season booking window.
You can also see that some of the highest annual maintenance costs are in locations like Hilton’s Kalia Tower, with as high as 73 cents per annual ClubPoint. You may prefer to travel to Kalia Tower most years, want to book 12 to 9 months in advance, and want to know you can travel to your favorite resort during the season you want each year.
Hilton Elara
Hilton Kalia Tower
How To Buy A Hilton Timeshare Resale On The Secondary Market
Now that you know how you will be approaching your purchase, have a clear idea of what home resort you want to own, and how many Club Points you’ll need each year, the first step is to find a reputable Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare broker. A Timeshare Broker has helped thousands of satisfied clients find their perfect vacation ownership over the last 20 years, but don’t take our word for it, we have great reviews as well.
Once you’ve found a trusted broker that you’re comfortable working with, it’s time to start shopping for Hilton timeshares for sale.
Shopping For The Right Listing
To view our current Hilton timeshare resales, you can click the yellow button below this paragraph. This will allow you to see all of the Hilton timeshares that are currently for sale, and there are generally hundreds of listings at any one time. We offer a convenient filtering function so you can avoid a lengthy search, and zero in on the listing with the right attributes for your personal travel needs.
Our licensed Real Estate agents have extensive knowledge of Hilton timeshare resales and are always happy to consult with you to help you search for the ownership that will be the best fit for your situation.
Making An Offer To Purchase
Once you’ve found the Hilton Grand Vacations listing that you’d like to purchase, it’s time to make an offer!
If you’re not sure what a fair price would be for the listing you’re interested in, our agents can offer a generalized market analysis of similar Hilton timeshares that have recently sold. This will give you a good idea of what you can expect to pay for some of the Hilton timeshare resales that you’re interested in.
Your agent will present the offer to the seller of your desired property and if the offer is accepted, purchase agreements will be executed and you will begin the closing process to transfer ownership of the timeshare.
Hilton Timeshare Closings
Once your offer has been accepted by the seller, it’s time to move on to closing your HGVC points purchase. Any reputable broker will require the use of a third-party closing company who will hold any of the buyer’s deposits in an escrow account, ensure all contracts are upheld, and work with Hilton directly to transfer the ownership into the buyer’s name in a timely and efficient manner.
The sale and closing process is always overseen by your licensed agent, who will walk you through every step of the way so that you know what to expect, and communicate on your behalf with the closing company to collect any needed documentation and provide updates as to the progress of the transfer.
Learn More About Hilton Timeshare Resales
There you have it! We hope you found our definitive Hilton Grand Vacations resale buyer’s guide enlightening. We hope this has been helpful in providing you with the information you need to make an informed decision about purchasing Hilton timeshare resales.
Hilton really does offer a unique vacation club with a lot to learn about. If you’d like to continue learning with us, you can read our vast collection of Hilton timeshare articles that walk you through using your timeshare like a pro, understanding the finer points of the booking system, and keep you up to date with any new developments.
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