Fractional Ownership

HAVE YOU HEARD?

Fractional real estate is one of the fastest-growing segments of the real estate industry.

WHY?

Fractionals are NOT your ordinary second home. Fractional buyers want the pleasure of a second home with luxury amenities and services, without the expense and hassle of full ownership.

A fractional owner benefits from shared costs, no management worries, less expensive access for a better place, beautiful surroundings well cared for by others, an appreciating asset, and a tax advantaged purchase.  For just a fraction of what a waterside second home in Florida would cost, fractional ownership provides a second home lifestyle with none of the headaches, including details of maintenance, taxes, or property management.

When you become a fractional owner, no longer will the home you live in for only a few weeks each year demand just as much money and maintenance as the one you inhabit year-round.

Have the best of all worlds – a luxurious vacation place to call your own without the hassles of home ownership. When you close the door after each visit, you leave all the troubles behind.

Does this add up for YOU? Fractional Ownership is:

Proven

Fractional ownership has been widely known commercially for the last 30 or so years, especially for the ownership of business jets where individuals or corporations match their aircraft purchases with their expected use patterns.

This concept of purchasing only what you need or use is perfect for second homes. Actually, for years family members and friends often joined forces to buy a home. It cuts down on the cost, and everyone gets to enjoy a home that’s more than just a hotel room and less than a year round maintenance headache. This old idea has taken on new life.

A dozen years ago, fractional ownership of vacation homes began to blossom in the United States. At the posh ski resorts of Colorado and Utah, real estate was so costly that wholly-owned second homes were out of the question for most people.  Since then fractionals have begun appearing in beach communities of California and the golf and beach-oriented communities like Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. In the last five years residential fractionals on the East Coast have blossomed. A new, fractional-oriented industry has spread to other areas of the country, including Florida. This industry is now seen as an emerging market trend in the rapidly growing leisure travel industry.

Smart

Do you have the time, financial means, and lifestyle orientation to buy a second home? Maybe you’re retired, or your work is more flexible because of advances in technology. Or you may want a gathering place to bring extended families or friends together. Perhaps you’re ready to diversify household financial assets, or provide some balance to a portfolio measured by the S & P index.

A second home by definition is a luxury product, for the most part used only a portion of the time. Do you want a beach experience in your portfolio and on your calendar?  Yes, have your waterside second home! But say no to another job, maintaining and managing that dream home.

Consider the benefits of the fractional approach to second home ownership: shared costs, no management worries, less expensive access for a better place, beautiful surroundings well cared for by others, an appreciating asset, and a possible tax-advantaged purchase.

Fractional Ownership – it just makes sense.

It’s smart, it’s sensible, it’s savvy, it’s sophisticated

This “smart” second home is a concentration of assets for mutual benefit, so you can:

1. Choose your lifestyle dream…and pay only for what you use
2. Own desirable property in one of the most sought-after areas of the U.S.
3. Enjoy a high quality product in a desirable resort area at a price less than whole ownership
4. Get the convenience of a full-featured second home without the maintenance and cost hassles of actually owning all of it
5. Lower your access cost to increase your financial flexibility
6. Invest your money in wiser choices than taxes, insurance, and maintenance during your vacancy
7. Eliminate financial responsibilities when you’re not there to enjoy your home
8. Secure your future happiness while the supply of hotel and motel rooms in beach communities continues to shrink

Get “A second home in Florida at a fraction of the cost, a second home lifestyle with none of the headaches”.

International

Fractional real estate worldwide is one of the fastest-growing segments of the real estate industry. Locations stretch from the United States to the European continent, from the Caribbean to Mexico, the Turks and Caicos, the British Isles and other world-class destinations. The pace of development has been steadily building since the late 1990's. The Fractional Symposium, which debuted with 50 attendees in 2000, grew tenfold in 5 years to international stature. Deeded shares through Traditional Fractionals and the more deluxe Residence Clubs are growing in popularity worldwide.  As this niche concept becomes better known, and the quality of the product remains high and relatively small number of opportunities for purchase exists, perceived value in the product will continue to increase.