BRANSON MO NEWS: Buy PhotoBetter Business Bureau’s St. Louis office CEO, Michelle Corey, talks about the Missouri timeshare industry at a press conference on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.(Photo: Nathan Papes/News-Leader)Buy PhotoThis week, the Better Business Bureau released a study on the timeshare industry that focused on Branson and its 30 timeshare resorts.Because of a pattern of “deception, pressure and traps disguised as vacations,” the president of Better Business Bureau’s St. Louis office said the timeshare industry should do more to regulate itself — and protect Branson’s reputation.Branson Mayor Karen Best went a step further. She called for the state of Missouri to add more regulations on timeshares. Best also told the News-Leader she thinks timeshare salespeople should be “required to possess a real estate license.”If you or a family member are thinking about buying a timeshare, here are seven things to think about.More: Better Business Bureau report: Branson timeshare industry ‘deceiving consumers’Buy PhotoLarry Rushing talks about paying $4,995 to Escape Resolutions, a Springfield-based timeshare exit company, during a press conference to promote a Better Business Bureau study on the Missouri timeshare industry on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Photo: Nathan Papes/News-Leader)1. Owning a timeshare is a long-term commitment. Or headache. “It’s easier to get out of prison than a timeshare,” Larry Rushing told reporters Tuesday. He and his wife, Gayle, live in Springfield. They bought into a Branson timeshare about 15 years ago and lost almost $5,000 trying to get out of it.So why buy a timeshare at all?”It’s easy to see why people buy timeshares,” said Melody Payne, a USA TODAY Network columnist, in a video on timeshares. “You went on a vacation and had a great time. The kids loved it. You loved it. So why not go there every year?”But, Payne cautioned, don’t expect to make money from your …
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