Testimonial about donating your timeshare to charity
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Life Oasis for Children works with you to transfer your ownership out of your resort. Guaranteed deed transfer. We actually take over ownership of your timeshare. This process only takes about 45-60 days to complete. If you wish to proceed, we'll draw up the documents from the deed you fax us, you'll get the documents in the mail. You sign, notarize, and mail them back in a prepaid envelope. When we get them back it goes into recording with the county clerks office where your timeshare is. You'll be notified of the transfer once its completed.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR US TO FIND A BUYER BEFORE YOU GET OUT OF YOUR TIMESHARE. SIGN, NOTARIZE, AND WE WILL GET IT RECORDED FOR YOU! IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT!

Since we take care of the transfer process and paperwork for you, the hassles of taking care of this on your own are solved.

When donating your timeshare to charity, you will need the following information to ensure a smooth transfer of the timeshare to the charity:

° The name, address, and phone number of the resort
° The timeshare deed or certificate
° The contract or membership agreement
° The financing agreement, if you're still paying for the property
° The information to identify your interest or membership
° The exchange company affiliation
° The amount and due date of your maintenance fee
° The amount of real estate taxes, if billed separately
By having all this information, it will speed up the process of the timeshare transfer. We will work with you if you're missing some of the information above.

You are allowed to deduct the "Fair Market Value" of the timeshare on your taxes if you itemize your tax return. Once the transfer of ownership to the charity is complete, your chosen charity will send you a receipt as proof of your donation. The receipt usually will not have a value on it - the fair market value is determined by you and your tax preparer, but you must get an appraisal for the timeshare if you decide to claim the fair market value of the timeshare above $5,000. Note that appraisals for timeshares can be quite expensive with most costing more than $500. If you need to get an appraisal for tax purposes, get it in writing that the appraiser will guarantee their appraisal amount for the timeshare in tax court. You can read more information regarding charitable donations at the IRS Website.

Timeshare owners also frequently want to know if they can donate the use of the timeshare for one week to charity. This tax question usually arises when for some reason the timeshare owner is unable to use or rent out their week and will lose it. Unfortunately, the Internal Revenue Service doesn't allow a deduction for a gift of "right to use" Rental.

Donate Your Timeshare Process:

° The donor submits the donation form on our website, or calls us to help at (800) 863-7065.
° Print the Consent and Donation Agreement from the Forms section of our website, fill out and fax to us at 866-308-9608(or scan and email back to lifeoasisforchildren@yahoo.com).
° Our closing agent will then contact you within a few business days to start the donation and the transfer process.
° Once the transfer is complete, you will receive your receipt from the charitable organization.

Girl watching a butterfly to donate your timeshare