Enrolled week with best maintenance fee per point in US

[WahooWah]

........and you pay top dollar to initially obtain that week on the resale market or thru Marriott.












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As one should

 

[WahooWah]

NCV Week 26:

5300 points for $2000 in MFs (plus taxes of about $200 billed separately, but that will depend on the purchase price). Gets to around $0.42/pt.

The property taxes billed by the State of CA vary by the amount you purchased the unit? What were the property taxes specifically for a week 26 at Newport in 2025?

 

[dioxide45]

The property taxes billed by the State of CA vary by the amount you purchased the unit? What were the property taxes specifically for a week 26 at Newport in 2025?

It seems to depend on the county. For Riverside County (Palm Desert), they seem to have assigned a fixed assessed value to each unit and season and thus the tax amount is the same regardless of what you paid. For Orange County, where NCV is, the assessed value is based on what you paid, so a developer purchaser might be paying a higher tax rate than a resale buyer. Different resale buyers may be paying a different tax amount.

 

[daviator]

It seems to depend on the county. For Riverside County (Palm Desert), they seem to have assigned a fixed assessed value to each unit and season and thus the tax amount is the same regardless of what you paid. For Orange County, where NCV is, the assessed value is based on what you paid, so a developer purchaser might be paying a higher tax rate than a resale buyer. Different resale buyers may be paying a different tax amount.

And I want to point out that not every timeshare resort in California has "unbundled" property taxes paid separately. I gather that a separate property tax bill is common but it is by no means ubiquitous. My weeks ownership at Westin Desert Willow does not pay separate property taxes.

Since nobody has said differently, I'll assume that the Marriott Tahoe and Newport properties do have to pay separate property taxes. Maybe all of the Marriott-branded timeshares in California are set up that way; seems to be a decision that Marriott made when they developed those properties.

 

[Marriottsrule]

Look at Park City Mountainside platinum plus week 7,51 or 52 is one of the best if not the best for US resorts (similar to Thailand but in perpetuity vs. RTU)

 

[Marriottsrule]

Shoot if you have a week that is only .38 per point for main fee you might as well travel the world using the cruises, guided tours, river boats, vacation homes…even the hotels…because your cost per point is around the same anyways…boy that would be nice! I would love that program…one can only wish!

 

[csalter2]

Beware of some Florida resorts due to the large increases in reserve requirements and poor expense management. Ocean Pointe's MF's have increase substantially over the past three years and are now have very high costs per point.

I find that my maintenance fees per point are at least better than having the points maintenance fees. All three of my properties maintenance fees are less than pure Club points. My 13475 points average .64 per point. The Ko Olina property is the killer at .86./point, .56/point for Aruba Surf Club and .54 for my platinum oceanfront 2 bedroom. My total average per point for maintenance fees are .64/point. I believe that we can’t ignore that initial cost we paid as well. Platinum seasons are overall a better deal in the points world which is why I bought weeks to elect points. It was more cost effective and the maintenance fees were less.

 

[igopogo]

And I want to point out that not every timeshare resort in California has "unbundled" property taxes paid separately. I gather that a separate property tax bill is common but it is by no means ubiquitous. My weeks ownership at Westin Desert Willow does not pay separate property taxes.

Since nobody has said differently, I'll assume that the Marriott Tahoe and Newport properties do have to pay separate property taxes. Maybe all of the Marriott-branded timeshares in California are set up that way; seems to be a decision that Marriott made when they developed those properties.

Grand Residence pays tax separately. The assessed value is based on the purchase price, so two owners with the same unit will generally have different assessed values and different tax liability.