Even in that situation, timeshares are a bad idea. When you own a timeshare, you are obliged to pay fees to the timeshare company (like an HOA). Since it's not rent, you can't just stop paying those fees. You have to find some sucker to buy your timeshare from you to get off the hook. This is why if you check government property tax auctions they're full of timeshares, and why you can easily find people who will pay you to take their timeshare off their hands. It's nothing but an indefinite liability.