Have you ever been on a vacation? Have you ever been to a resort where you thought the cottage was good but you felt it would've been better with a personal touch? With timesharing, you are able to purchase properties over a certain week instead of renting the place. The concept of timeshare originated during the 1960s, when a French developer innovatively offered rooms for ownership to his guest rather than just renting them. Ever since then, the idea has picked up worldwide and you can now find resorts that offer timesharing in the US, Europe, Australia, Asia and other areas of the world.

There are different modes of ownership you can avail of with timesharing. Deeds to the property are usually sold in weeks. The only difference is if it is sold over a fixed period of time, floating time scenario or in rotation. Fixed week ownership simply means that you own the property during a specific week of the year. For example, if you bought the place during the Christmas week, the place is yours during Christmas week every year. Floating week ownership means that every year, you would have to option to select from a specified set of weeks. Rotating week ownership allows you the chance to gain ownership during the best weeks of the year. For example, for this year, you owned the place during week 1, and in rotating week ownership, the next year, you would own the place during the second week.

When you avail of a timeshare property, the ownership rights are so flexible that during your time of ownership, you can opt to use the place for your own vacation, or rent out the property when you do not plan to use it. If you belong to a resort where the host company owns multiple properties, you may even have the option to exchange your place with other timeshare owners within the same resort or worldwide.