Cape Cod TS owners

GrayFal · Sep 8, 2013

Joe33426 said:
I also read that Bluegreen is also do a major renovation at the Soundings Seaside in Dennisport. I started to look into Bluegreen, but there was too much to read and there are definitely differences between resale points and developer points and there is only one "authorized" reseller.... Way too much information, thought my head was going to explode. The resort is right on the water in Dennisport.

Resale and developer points are used to reserve time at the resorts in the same manner at 11 months out from check-in.

One of the big differences between the two is that if you are a resale owner, you can only reserve bonus time at the resort where u r deeded.
I have owned for 3 years and have never used bonus time (booking for cash 45 days out) so this would not be a problem for me. If you did want to use bonus time at a particular resort, you would just make sure to buy your resale deeded at that resort.

It is a lot of information but once mastered, it is a very user friendly system. :hi:

that does not nickel and dime the owners with fees.

The resorts on the cape have been renovated and are very nice (friend stayed there this past year)

tonyg · Sep 9, 2013

Whether you like being on the beach or not, there is no doubt that beachfront trading power will be higher.

SMHarman · Sep 9, 2013

tonyg said:
Whether you like being on the beach or not, there is no doubt that beachfront trading power will be higher.

Summer School weeks on the Cape are about as good as it gets TP wise. Beach front or inland which is never far from a beach.

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ahdah · Sep 12, 2013

We own three weeks at Brewster Green 22, 23 and 24 because with 7 grandchildren in MA, graduation is always week 22, so it has worked out for us. We bought them all through Michele who works in the BG office. We found it very easy to work with her and the staff at BG. For several years we traded to the Cape, but we were never able to get BG in the summer. After going to BG and looking at the property, we decided that it was the timeshare for us. Our Marriott timeshares have decreased in value but not our BG. If we were to buy again on the Cape, it would be at BG. The weeks that Michele has available are not on line, so worth a call, if she doesn't have what you want she will call you when she does. BG is a well run timeshare. Excellent manager and staff. There is week 26 available on TUG. Good luck.

channimal · Sep 12, 2013

ahdah said:
We own three weeks at Brewster Green 22, 23 and 24 because with 7 grandchildren in MA, graduation is always week 22, so it has worked out for us. We bought them all through Michele who works in the BG office. We found it very easy to work with her and the staff at BG. For several years we traded to the Cape, but we were never able to get BG in the summer. After going to BG and looking at the property, we decided that it was the timeshare for us. Our Marriott timeshares have decreased in value but not our BG. If we were to buy again on the Cape, it would be at BG. The weeks that Michele has available are not on line, so worth a call, if she doesn't have what you want she will call you when she does. BG is a well run timeshare. Excellent manager and staff. There is week 26 available on TUG. Good luck.

thanks! I'll give her a call. I've been indoctrinated the TUG way so I am leery of buying from developer/retail :wall:

theo · Sep 13, 2013

Clarification...

channimal said:
thanks! I'll give her a call. I've been indoctrinated the TUG way so I am leery of buying from developer/retail

Michele does not represent the developer; Brewster Green is fully sold out anyhow.
She is instead a licensed realtor who is also affiliated with a local real estate office.
That much being clarified, you'll still have to pay top dollar (...including her commission).

channimal · Sep 13, 2013

theo said:
Michele does not represent the developer; Brewster Green is fully sold out anyhow.
She is instead a licensed realtor who is also affiliated with a local real estate office.
That much being clarified, you'll still have to pay top dollar (...including her commission).

ouch

ahdah · Sep 13, 2013

I would give her a call anyway, it is a point on the curve. That doesn't mean you have to buy from her, and you can see what is out there. We found the price for the weeks reasonable.

SailBadtheSinner · Sep 28, 2013

ahdah said:
I would give her (Michelle) a call anyway, it is a point on the curve. That doesn't mean you have to buy from her, and you can see what is out there. We found the price for the weeks reasonable.

Don't know if anyone is still interested in owning at the Brewster Green, but just got back from a week at BG, and here is the scanned list of resales Michelle is offering -

SBtS

channimal · Sep 28, 2013

Thank you very much! This is helpful!

NKN · Sep 29, 2013

What are approx maintenance fees?

Joe33426 · Sep 29, 2013

Thanks for posting the list! Very helpful.

I see one week on the list that I might be interested, but not sure if I want to pay the asking price. I wonder how negotiable they are on the prices.

Funny thing on the sheet says very high TPUs, which is true for the high red weeks, but not so much for the shoulder months. Just one of the weeks on the sheet has high TPUs and even then the TPU/MF ratio is around $17, not a super traded, but good for someone looking to go to the Cape in the summer every year.

NKN said:
What are approx maintenance fees?

Around $700

e.bram · Sep 29, 2013

IMHO. Basically all weeks on the Cape except for Summer weeks are worth $0.00 or less(neg value). This might effect the viability on all of them in the future.

NKN · Sep 29, 2013

I just went online at RCI. Brewster currently has about 75 units for exchange from now through 2015. All off-season or shoulder season, ranging from 6-20 TPU's.

But I only have a total of 30 TPU's available to use, so if a unit was worth more than 30, I might not see it.

Also, it is really hard to tell what Brewster summer weeks would go for on RCI, since we almost never see prime summer weeks listed, historically.

Joe33426 · Sep 29, 2013

NKN said:
I just went online at RCI. Brewster currently has about 75 units for exchange from now through 2015. All off-season or shoulder season, ranging from 6-20 TPU's.

But I only have a total of 30 TPU's available to use, so if a unit was worth more than 30, I might not see it.

Also, it is really hard to tell what Brewster summer weeks would go for on RCI, since we almost never see prime summer weeks listed, historically.

I see this week 31 when I search (it requires 47 TPUs)

2 Bedrooms 6 (6) Full Fri 31-Jul-2015 Fri 07-Aug-2015 Exchange Fee 47

NKN · Sep 29, 2013

That's always been my worst complaint about RCI. If you don't have enough points or quality or whatever, they don't let you see "everything".

Joe33426 · Sep 29, 2013

NKN said:
Also, it is really hard to tell what Brewster summer weeks would go for on RCI, since we almost never see prime summer weeks listed, historically.

Since it's a small place (56 units or something like that) I think most summer week owners either use the week or rent them, so summer trades are probably going to be tough.

Perhaps some deposits are picked up by ongoing searches. The resort is also listed in the points program, so some deposits might show up in points, but are probably picked up quickly with folks with VRI group preference.

SailBadtheSinner · Sep 29, 2013

NKN said:
What are approx maintenance fees?

For our 2 bedroom unit (sleeps 6), paid $675.00.

SBtS

wackymother · Sep 29, 2013

NKN said:
That's always been my worst complaint about RCI. If you don't have enough points or quality or whatever, they don't let you see "everything".

Now they do--you just have to check the box that says "Show all available exchanges."

persia · Oct 19, 2013

Just got Brewster Green Week 23 in 2014 from RCI trade.

ProfPaul · Feb 11, 2014

theo said:
There are actually three timeshare facilities in Ptown. I'd stay far away from the ongoing Sandcastle mess, but Eastwood is o.k. and Harbor Hill is also o.k. too, although Harbor Hill units have no a/c, when last I knew.

There is no more "Sandcastle mess." A few complainers are still lingering, but the vast majority of owners there are perfectly happy with the way things have changed over the years.

Without dredging up any old arguments, most of which went nowhere, let me say that we have been owners at Sandcastle for over 10 years, and we love the place--in fact, we just bought another week. The costs have gone up, yes, but that's because the previous management let everything go to hell, including the association's finances. So the new management had a big hole to dig themselves out of, and that required money--which came from them as investors, and from the owners.

It is now running well in the black, and there have been significant physical improvements. Despite the yowling from a few people, management has shown many times that everything they're doing is legal and above board. It's still not a Marriott, but it's a very sweet place to stay, and for Provincetown it's a great bargain.

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