Best low maint fee weeks traders

[nolesman98]

Any recommendations is appreciated

 

[Alwaystravelling]

Williamsburg plantation. Get a high rated summer week. 4BR unit, MF is about $950. No lockoff fees, no prop tax. Locks off to two 2BR units which will each have full TDI power. I own a couple that I picked up for a buck each.

 

[Hindsite]

Where do you want to trade into and during what seasons? Do you want to use II or RCI or another exchange?
If you want to be able to consistently trade into MVC via II, then you can take advantage of the MVC preference period associated with owning an MVC resale week. Lots of choices and differing views on what constitutes "best", so take a bit of time to work out where you want to go and from that you'll get to the answer of what best looks like for you.

 

[nolesman98]

Williamsburg plantation. Get a high rated summer week. 4BR unit, MF is about $950. No lockoff fees, no prop tax. Locks off to two 2BR units which will each have full TDI power. I own a couple that I picked up for a buck each.

Sounds like a good tip. Thanks much.

Any thoughts on Grandview Las Vegas 2br lockoff. I was thinking of renting one side and turning the other side into points

 

[nolesman98]

Sounds like a good tip. Thanks much.

Any thoughts on Grandview Las Vegas 2br lockoff. I was thinking of renting one side and turning the other side into points

What about Vacation Village @ Williamsburg?

 

[nolesman98]

Williamsburg plantation. Get a high rated summer week. 4BR unit, MF is about $950. No lockoff fees, no prop tax. Locks off to two 2BR units which will each have full TDI power. I own a couple that I picked up for a buck each.

What tpu do you get at Williamsburg Plantation?

 

[Alwaystravelling]

What tpu do you get at Williamsburg Plantation?

This is using Interval, not RCI

 

[rickandcindy23]

Interval is my preferred exchange company, which is why we bought Marriott/ Vistana weeks, nothing in Orlando, all platinum Marriott's and Gold Plus Sheratons, SDO and SBR.

 

[BJRSanDiego]

What tpu do you get at Williamsburg Plantation?

You can access the Interval directory without needing to log in. Once you select the region and then the resort area you are looking at you can also check the "travel demand index". Its on the upper right side of the page. It is a clickable.

So, you can do your own research on TDI for various regions that you might be interested in.

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[nolesman98]

Williamsburg plantation. Get a high rated summer week. 4BR unit, MF is about $950. No lockoff fees, no prop tax. Locks off to two 2BR units which will each have full TDI power. I own a couple that I picked up for a buck each.

Have you ever rented out any of your units at VC Williamsburg? How did you do it? How were the results?

 

[dioxide45]

These types of threads always have a limited number of responses

 

[Alwaystravelling]

Have you ever rented out any of your units at VC Williamsburg? How did you do it? How were the results?

Waste of time. They are.worth so little. I got like $600 for each 2BR side in prime July summer weeks

 

[Conan]

I bought a 1-BR July fixed week at Sandcastle Resort Provincetown MA (RCI #0126) on Ebay for $1,065 in 2010. Maintenance has increased over the years from around $350 to $650, plus special assessments totaling about $1,200. Total cost about $10,000 for 15 years of ownership, $667/year.

I traded it into RCI in 2011-2015 for 33 to 39 TP points per year. Since then I've let them rent it out for me, and even after their substantial commission I make a decent profit.

 

[jackio]

I have a studio unit in Sand Pebbles, Solana Beach, CA. MF are under $500 and it trades well in both RCI (45 TPU for a summer week) and in II (if you reserve a summer week).

 

[Maryjuine]

thanks so much!

 

[lindner]

I can recommend a Christmas Mountain Village UDI. While annual dues are around 2 grand, you get a dozen weeks to deposit each year (net cost per deposit is about $300). You can deposit in either II or RCI (or any of the smaller networks). So if you would like a lot of weeks, it is the most cost effective timeshare for that

 

[BJRSanDiego]

I always get a kick out of "what is the best...".

It is a rhetorical question. Like what is the best car, what is the best place to live, what makes the best spouse, what is the best investment, what is the best house, etc.

A better question might be what are some of the better given my constraints which include ...

For timeshares it depends on a lot of things, like where you want to go, what network you want to use for exchanges, what star level you want to stay in, and a bunch of other things.

Just my opinion...

I would encourage the OP to come back and tell us what they are looking for in a timeshare (where, quality level, network, etc.). Maybe they'll get better answers.

 

[davidvel]

I always get a kick out of "what is the best...".

It is a rhetorical question. Like what is the best car, what is the best place to live, what makes the best spouse, what is the best investment, what is the best house, etc.

A better question might be what are some of the better given my constraints which include ...

For timeshares it depends on a lot of things, like where you want to go, what network you want to use for exchanges, what star level you want to stay in, and a bunch of other things.

Just my opinion...

I would encourage the OP to come back and tell us what they are looking for in a timeshare (where, quality level, network, etc.). Maybe they'll get better answers.

Very true. People want 1 size fits all certainty, where it doesn't exist, and where more works is needed to get a decent answer.

I see this in points threads all the time, where people refuse to look up how many points then need to get their typical reservation, and how much that is in real dollars.

 

[4TimeAway]

Very true. People want 1 size fits all certainty, where it doesn't exist, and where more works is needed to get a decent answer.

I see this in points threads all the time, where people refuse to look up how many points then need to get their typical reservation, and how much that is in real dollars.

With "Ownership" everything is free.... right?

Also, needs change over time. 2 weeks in a 2 bedroom works until it is just 2 people.. Then maybe 5 weeks in Studios. You can't get it perfect. You have to work with what you have.


Hint: A TImeshare is not ever "free."

 

[nolesman98]

What does the number mean that comes up on II when you click "travel demand index?" It seems to come up the same for every resort in a given region. I assume it reflects the demand for a given season in that region, but for what season? For what unit size? For what level resort?

 

[dioxide45]

What does the number mean that comes up on II when you click "travel demand index?" It seems to come up the same for every resort in a given region. I assume it reflects the demand for a given season in that region, but for what season? For what unit size? For what level resort?

It’s just the number assigned to the region. It means nothing.

 

[CaliSunshine]

To reiterate what others have said the best trader is the one that gets you to where you want to go at a reasonable cost.

So a few examples:
1. Some people just want to get to Marriott Ko Olina every year in high season without paying the 3K maintenance fee. For those folks a lower MF Marriott and maybe a Vistana is the best bet because of the preference periods.
2. Some like @Clifbell want to live in a timeshare full time at a reasonable cost. Worldmark, Wyndham, and Hilton fit the bill there.
3. Some want the best trades in RCI. The right Massanutten RCI points week can get you four weeks of vacation for a single maintenance fee.
4. Some just want the absolute cheapest II or RCI trader. That’s probably some independent that will sell you like 3 bonus low season weeks for a single week purchase that nobody on TUG has even heard of.
5. Some don’t even really want to “trade” at all. They get all of their value from ”getaways” and other cheap cash bookings through the exchanges. The best week for them is probably some EOY studio that charges 200 dollars a year in MFs.
6. Some want to go to the exotic Four Seasons that cost thousands a night or exchange into someone’s multimillion dollar vacation home in Aspen. Those folks might get value from a Four Seasons Aviara week.

So as you can see there are many ways to make good exchanges but the key question is what you’re looking to *exchange into.*

 

[CaliSunshine]

For our family, what made the most sense was a Worldmark. 2000 dollars a year in maintenance fees gets us two weeks of vacation in a 2 bedroom in high seasons at resorts all up and down the west coast (which means we can drive and not fly, saving at least a thousand or two right there) with $0 exchange fee.

If we get tired of those resorts it trades well in Interval at the same rate (10K points/$1000 MF for a two bedroom in high season)

 

[jp10558]

To reiterate what others have said the best trader is the one that gets you to where you want to go at a reasonable cost.

So a few examples:
1. Some people just want to get to Marriott Ko Olina every year in high season without paying the 3K maintenance fee. For those folks a lower MF Marriott and maybe a Vistana is the best bet because of the preference periods.
2. Some like @Clifbell want to live in a timeshare full time at a reasonable cost. Worldmark, Wyndham, and Hilton fit the bill there.
3. Some want the best trades in RCI. The right Massanutten RCI points week can get you four weeks of vacation for a single maintenance fee.
4. Some just want the absolute cheapest II or RCI trader. That’s probably some independent that will sell you like 3 bonus low season weeks for a single week purchase that nobody on TUG has even heard of.
5. Some don’t even really want to “trade” at all. They get all of their value from ”getaways” and other cheap cash bookings through the exchanges. The best week for them is probably some EOY studio that charges 200 dollars a year in MFs.
6. Some want to go to the exotic Four Seasons that cost thousands a night or exchange into someone’s multimillion dollar vacation home in Aspen. Those folks might get value from a Four Seasons Aviara week.

So as you can see there are many ways to make good exchanges but the key question is what you’re looking to *exchange into.*

Hmmm, does Massanutten only trade in RCI now? Or is that specific to if you get a "points week"? I want to get into II mostly for the getaways and whatever their "extra vacations" are, but am debating picking up something to just get in II (and in that case, should I size to what I'd want anyway if I used it or ever needed to trade it) vs getting more HGVC points but in scotland where I can also join II.

Downside to the first is I still need to figure out an ownership I could possibly resell down the road, that also has a lower purchase price and MFs than the HGVC scotland 3 BR I'm considering.
Downside to the HGVC option is upfront purchase price, though I'll eventually get that together.

 

[legalfee]

We have deeded fixed / float weeks. I have no desire for points. I bought both my Wyndham and VRI timeshares off Ebay. We use our units almost every year and when we don't have no problem trading or renting them out.