Rent vs Own Timeshare Presentation: My 5 Steps

Rent vs own is a side-by-side that you run after the vacation calculator. You confirm the guest already plans to spend the money, ask why it matters to them, show what they have left when it is spent, then contrast that with ownership and let them tell you why ownership fits better. Done well, the guest says the important parts out loud, and you are not pushing anything.

I am a former corporate trainer who still leads a sales floor and is on tables daily. I teach this inside my free Basics class. I built my version from what a mentor taught me and then trimmed it to my own style. Here is how it goes, step by step.

Start with a strong calculator

Rent vs own only works if the vacation calculator before it is solid. I am direct about this.

You must have a strong vacation calculator, those commitments, before we get in here. A soft commitment here turns into a hard commitment here.

The calculator is where the guest commits to what they spend on vacations now. Rent vs own builds on that same number. If the commitment up front is shaky, everything after it wobbles.

Step 1: Tie them to the number they already gave you

You open with something simple: you know they are going to spend that money anyway, so you share why owners choose ownership instead of continuing to rent the way they do now.

I call this my big domino. At the end of this piece, the guest should be sold on the concept of ownership. The product does not matter yet. You have not shown it.

Then you recap what they told you earlier: how they travel now, what they spend, and what that adds up to over the years ahead. Ask if that is correct, and get a yes.

Step 2: Ask why, and keep asking

Now you ask the real question. That is a lot of money, so why is it important to them?

They will say they want to see the world, take trips, get away. Keep going. My point is that you let them keep talking until they land on the heart of it, which is usually the memories and what those memories mean to them. Then you affirm it: it is worth it, and that is why they are committed to spending it on vacations either way.

By my count I have tied them to that number three or four times by now. That is not trickery. It is the guest repeating, in their own words, what they already decided matters.

Step 3: Show what they have left

Next comes the honest part. I ask how much of that money they have left at the end. The honest answer is nothing but the memories.

Then I ask: knowing you are going to end up with nothing, is it still worth it? They will say yes, because of the memories. Good. I leave it there: it is an expense they are willing to make, and it is fine to say so.

Step 4: Show the contrast

Now you share why people choose ownership. I build the contrast around three ideas.

Space. Renting often means one small room. Ownership can mean a larger unit. I ask: if it was the same money, and you could stay in that or one of these, which would you prefer? Then I ask why, and let them list their reasons.

Flexibility. I name the old problem honestly: older timeshare meant the same place at the same time, over and over, and that did not match how people travel now. Would they want that? No. So I show how the program is designed to fit the way people travel today, with more choice of places, times, unit sizes and length of stay than the old fixed-week model. Then I ask: would you still be able to take those vacations the same way? Would you still have those memories?

Something you keep using. The difference is that one side ends when the trip ends; the other is a vacation plan you keep using, can share with family, and can pass on.

Then the summary question: same money, same way of traveling, which is the better use of your vacation dollar? They will pick ownership, and then comes the most important part.

Step 5: Ask why again

Anytime you get the answer you want, the question behind that is why.

Why does that matter to you? If they do not say anything specific to ownership, I push back gently: you can do that renting too, so what is it about this side that is better? Make them tell you. When they do, they should have the belief.

Now you can check where they are with a soft trial close: if the money they already plan to spend could go toward ownership instead, does that make sense for them? Some guests will hesitate. I do not argue. I remind them, kindly, of what they told me earlier about spending that money anyway, and I ask what is on their mind. That question is where the real conversation starts.

That is where I want the commitment to the belief, before I show any product.

The one belief that matters

I boil the whole section down to one belief the guest needs: the guest is going to spend this money no matter what, and ownership makes more sense if they are spending it anyway.

The five steps, in order:

1. Tie them to the number they already gave you.
2. Ask why, and keep asking.
3. Show what they have left.
4. Show the contrast.
5. Ask why again, and make them be specific.

You can also do all of this right on the vacation calculator. Some reps like to write it out, and I see a benefit to that for the right guest.

If the guest gets hesitant or walls up, I do not defend the product. I remind them I have not even shown the program yet, and I ask what specifically they would want to know about it. That way I cover what they care about instead of everything.

Why this is love and serve, not pressure

Every step above is a question, and every answer comes from the guest. You are not telling anyone what to feel. You are showing them what they already said and asking whether the other way makes more sense for them. If it does not, that is a real answer, and a good one to have.

Train with me

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Thanks, and go kill it out there.