Can't afford an oceanfront condo? Is that villa near a ski resort too expensive? Those are some of the reasons for the appeal of owning a timeshare. Timeshares allow buyers to spend a week somewhere through a real estate deal, meaning they own the property. The average $25,000 price doesn't include yearly maintenance fees that could run in the thousands. Unhappy buyers complain those mandatory yearly costs become too much and sometimes their circumstances change and they can no longer use the timeshare.
