If you are looking to buy or sell a Certificate of Ownership, you’re in the right place.

Everything you need to know about the Certificate Transfer process is below!

Current Certificate Owners 

Selling: Once this Certificate Transfer Fee is paid and a buyer has been found, the certificate can be sold at any mutually agreed upon price. 

Waitlist: If you do not have a buyer lined up, NWSC can provide contact information for persons on our Certificate waitlist, upon request. Currently there are nearly 300 persons on the waitlist with an estimated three year wait to purchase an Owner’s Certificate. 

Reminder: If a transfer is made during the operating season, please remember we do not refund any prorated dues so keep that in mind when you are negotiating with you’re buyer. Payment deadlines must also be adhered to regardless of where you are in the sales process.

Donation: With this option, no transfer fee is charged, and the certificate will be sold to a member of the waiting list at the current club price of $250.  Just select “donate” on the Owner’s Certificate Transfer Application and you are done!

The quickest way to purchase a Certificate of Ownership is to purchase a certificate from a current Owning member. Being part of our waitlist will allow selling members to contact you and offer a sale or you may go through other personal channels. When you have found a seller, feel free to reach out to office@nwswimclub.org to verify their account’s good standing as the exchange of your agreed up on price will be handled privately. Once this is complete, your seller will contact NWSC and we will invoice you for your annual dues (to be prorated if sale is made mid-season).

The other avenue to ownership is to join our waitlist and be eligible to purchase a Certificate of Ownership directly from NWSC! When you purchase directly from the club, the cost is $250. Our waitlist is currently over 200 long so this route can take a couple seasons to get an opportunity but we promise it will be worth the wait!

Northwest Swim Club cannot take responsibility for the exchange of money between buyers and sellers. We suggest using a secure backed method such as PayPal or transferring funds in person (at the pool when in season) once verifying a legitimate seller.