Editorial Standards & Methodology

ExitHonest exists to help timeshare owners pursue an exit themselves, honestly, without paying thousands to an exit company. People make real financial and credit decisions based on what they read here, so we hold our content to a clear standard for sourcing, accuracy, and honesty. This page explains exactly how we work.

Last reviewed August 7, 2026. We review this policy at least twice a year.

Our commitment in one sentence

We explain self-help timeshare-exit steps accurately and build every one of them around the scam patterns regulators have prosecuted, we point you to the authority that governs each decision, and we never promise an exit, never tell you to stop paying what you owe, never contact your resort for you, and never guess your rescission deadline.

Where our information comes from

A timeshare exit turns on your contract, your state's law, and the resort's own programs, so those are our sources. When we describe a step, we work from the material that actually governs it:

Your own purchase contract and your state's timeshare statute, which set the cancellation (rescission) window and how notice must be given.
Published enforcement actions and consumer alerts from state attorneys general and the FTC, which define the exit-company scam patterns we write against.
The published terms of a resort's or developer's voluntary deed-back or surrender program, which vary by company and change over time.
A licensed attorney in your state for any question that calls for legal judgment about your specific contract or situation.

Where a claim depends on the law, we point you to your contract and your state's statute so you can read the rule at its source and confirm it yourself.

How we handle facts that vary by state

Rescission periods, deed-back eligibility, and resort programs differ by state and by developer, and they change. Rather than print a single deadline that would be wrong for someone, we never compute a specific rescission day count for you. Instead we show you exactly where your cancellation window is set, in your contract and your state statute, and how to find and act on it today. We assert no rescission period we have not verified against a state's official source, and we do not guess your deadline.

Who writes and reviews our content

Our guides and tools are researched, written, and edited by the ExitHonest Editorial Team. Every article carries this team byline and a published or updated date.

We are deliberate about what we are not. We are not a law firm or attorneys, not an exit company, and not a debt-settlement service, and we do not publish content under invented expert names or fabricated professional credentials. When a decision calls for legal judgment, we say so and point you to a licensed attorney in your state instead of pretending to be one.

How we keep content current

Each article shows when it was published and, when applicable, when it was last updated. We revisit content on a rolling basis and when we learn that a state law, a resort program, or a regulator's guidance has changed. Timeshare laws and resort programs still move faster than any publisher can track perfectly, so a date on this site tells you when we last reviewed a page, not that a rule has not changed since. Always confirm your state's current rules and your contract terms before you act.

Corrections and feedback

If you spot something that looks out of date or wrong, tell us and we will check it against the source and fix it promptly. Accurate content is more valuable to us than being right the first time, and reader corrections make this resource better for the next owner trying to get out.

Email corrections to team@exithonest.com with the page URL and what you believe should change.

What we will never publish

Invented facts, made-up statistics, or citations to sources that do not say what we claim.
A specific rescission deadline or day count we have not verified against your state's official statute.
Any promise of a guaranteed exit, which we document only as a scam red-flag and never make ourselves.
Advice to stop making payments you owe, which carries real credit and foreclosure risk and is the pattern regulators have prosecuted.
The name of a specific exit company as either an endorsement or a target of disparagement; we describe patterns, not companies.
Fabricated owner testimonials, success stories, reviews, or ratings.

Independence and how we pay for this

ExitHonest is an independent self-help publisher. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any resort, developer, or timeshare exit company. Our free guides and tools are supported by our paid $149 Timeshare Exit Kit, which organizes the same do-it-yourself steps, letter templates, and checklists into one honest, printable kit for your situation. Buying the kit is never required to read our free content, and a purchase never changes your contract, your state's law, or what your resort decides.

Read more about who we are on our About page, review our full disclaimer, or browse our 1072 published articles.

Disclaimer: ExitHonest is an independent publisher of self-help information. We are not a law firm, exit company, or debt-settlement service; we do not contact your resort, developer, or anyone else on your behalf, and we never advise you to stop making payments you owe. Timeshare laws, rescission periods, and resort programs vary and change; confirm your state's current rules and consider consulting a licensed attorney. We make no promises that any approach will end your ownership.