thetimeshareguy
TUG Member
I have a friend -- a couple actually -- who are considering buying a lock-off unit (two-bedroom one side and studio on the other) and are happy with the price and so on. But they've sought my help with a couple of issues. Any guidance appreciated.
1. The condo is at Vacation Village in Orlando, and my friends hope to exchange it regularly into Weston, where they prefer to be. The vendor says they've never had a problem doing this. Is that a realistic expectation?
2. The vendor says the unit comes with two free extra weeks annually, provided by RCI. They say there is no annual maintenance fee on those weeks, only the original week my friends are considering purchasing. Anyone ever heard of this?
3. The vendor says that they pay only ONE RCI exchange fee ($200) when exchanging all THREE weeks at the same time. Is this likely?
Basically my friends want to stay in Weston every winter for thee or more consecutive weeks and believe this may be a savvy way to do it. The vendor suggests they'll have no trouble exchanging the Orlando interval into Weston, and that the costs will work as described above. Thoughts?
1. The condo is at Vacation Village in Orlando, and my friends hope to exchange it regularly into Weston, where they prefer to be. The vendor says they've never had a problem doing this. Is that a realistic expectation?
2. The vendor says the unit comes with two free extra weeks annually, provided by RCI. They say there is no annual maintenance fee on those weeks, only the original week my friends are considering purchasing. Anyone ever heard of this?
3. The vendor says that they pay only ONE RCI exchange fee ($200) when exchanging all THREE weeks at the same time. Is this likely?
Basically my friends want to stay in Weston every winter for thee or more consecutive weeks and believe this may be a savvy way to do it. The vendor suggests they'll have no trouble exchanging the Orlando interval into Weston, and that the costs will work as described above. Thoughts?