Advice??? Please

What would you do? I have use of my own home resort (Custom House). Originally I had [dates deleted.] For us to use or trade it into II. In Dec. I decided since my son is graduating from BU Law, I would switch [ ] hoping to rent it out [ ]. I had a few bites but have not rented it.

My question is....should I split it up and use it ourselves in small increments throughout the year or if I put it in to II now, what will my chances be of getting any kind of a trade for 2016?

I appreciate your best suggestions. Thank you in advance.

I'm having trouble understanding your question, given that you say your son is graduating from BU. I guess you're suggesting you won't need it anymore there rather than something concerning being there for his graduation.

So, if your question is solely about depositing it for exchange, I think that the hotel prices in Boston justify your keeping it for your own short stay use or renting it out. The maintenance fee is a lot higher than that of most resorts available for exchange outside of the Marriott system.

However if you want to go elsewhere, pick the larger Marriott resorts where your chances of trading up to a two bedroom or at least being able to trade your 1 BR for an actual 1BR lock off are good.

There is also a Marriott owners only exchange website which has been talked about on tug.

The key is always, in my mind, what would the same amount of dollars that you pay for Custom House maintenance buy you in the lodging marketplace? All of this assumes you have the patience to deal with the effort involved to do any of these options.

First of all, congratulations on your son's graduation from law school. Our son graduated last May and as you know, it's a major accomplishment.

As for what you should do with your CH week, do whatever meets your needs the best, and only you can decide that after considering the options and varying costs. If you like being in Boston several times, split it up.

If you exchange it thru Interval Int'l, you have an excellent chance of a great trade assuming you booked, or can book, a great week for deposit. Same for renting it out----if it's a highly desirable week, you'll do well and can fund another nice trip. You're lucky to have options---most cannot split a week up like that, and that's a perk unique to CH (aside from using Interval's split option). There are many Marriott resorts that only have 2-BR villas, so CH has always traded just as well as any 2-BR villa----Marriott considers it to have the same trading power.

Sorry for the confusion. My main question if I give my May 2015 week to II at this late date....my chances of getting a good trade for next year? Being within the 60 day of usage.

I've been putting in trades for years but not at such a late date.

We live in NH so we do not need to spend any nights in Boston for the graduation. I booked that week in hopes of renting it because it is graduation weekend in Boston for many schools. Hotel prices are very high so I was trying to take advantage of the timing. It has not worked out like that.

We personally would like to trade into II vs staying in our home resort. Yes we have ALWAYS gotten 2 bdrms. Going to St.Thomas next month

Since your dates were edited out by the moderator (as they should be), I didn't realize it was within the 60-day window. In that case, your trading success will be much restricted, with no way to predict----it's just what shows up on short notice. The best option might be to rent it, but you're close again and that is not guaranteed either. All depends on how much in demand your booked week will be. The only sure thing is to trade it in and try to find something using flex time (Interval short notice).

Joe....thank you. That's what I thought.