My Survey

[Db3127]

1. 
   
   1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where?
   
   Florida beaches and Orlando
   
   2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time?
   
   About 50/50
   
   3) What are your 5 top trade destinations?
   
   Hawaii, Colorado, East Coast
   
   4) How many people do you usually travel with?
   
   5
   
   5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule?
   
   Mostly locked to school schedule
   
   6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance?
   
   Yes
   
   7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time?
   
   Yes
   
   8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars?
   
   3 or 4
   
   9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing?
   
   $5000
   
   10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year?
   
   $700
   
   11) Are you a detail oriented planner?
   
   Yes
   
   12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do?
   
   Yes
   
   We just bought a every even week in Branson on Sunday that they assured us we would have no problem trading. I'm believe we will be rescinding after finding this site and looking for something on resale.

 

[DeniseM]

Florida has poor trading value (more supply than demand) so if you want to trade it for Hawaii, Colorado, and East Coast, you would be better off to buy in Colorado or the East Coast, and use that week for a (stronger trader) which can trade into Florida and other locations.

You may want to consider Vistana (Sheraton/Westin) which has:

-Resorts in Hawaii, Colorado, and East Coast.
-Top rated resorts.
-Vistana to Vistana priority for trading in Interval International.
-Timeshare for cheap and free on the resale market

However, you need a 2 bdm. with a party of 5, so you need to plan to spend more like $900-$1,200 for a top resort.

Vistana Resorts: https://www.vistana.com

 

[Dave Landry]

If you wish to trade that much it might be advantageous to look at timeshare points instead of a fixed week. Since you need a 2 bedroom it would probably be more affordable for you to rent from an owner unless you need very high demand weeks.

 

[DeniseM]

What kind of points?

He has kids in school, so he needs high demand weeks.

In general, Hawaii and a Ski week in Colorado are going to be more expensive to rent, rather than own.

 

[Db3127]

Florida has poor trading value (more supply than demand) so if you want to trade it for Hawaii, Colorado, and East Coast, you would be better off to buy in Colorado or the East Coast, and use that week for a (stronger trader) which can trade into Florida and other locations.

You may want to consider Vistana (Sheraton/Westin) which has:

-Resorts in Hawaii, Colorado, and East Coast.
-Top rated resorts.
-Vistana to Vistana priority for trading in Interval International.
-Timeshare for cheap and free on the resale market

However, you need a 2 bdm. with a party of 5, so you need to plan to spend more like $900-$1,200 for a top resort.

Vistana Resorts: https://www.vistana.com

Should I be looking for fixed week instead of float. They sold us a floating week in Branson but from what I'm reading sounds like it will be difficult to trade

 

[DeniseM]

It is no more difficult to trade a floating week, and fixed weeks are a lot more difficult to find.

With Vistana, to trade a fixed or floating week, you simply call or go online with Interval and deposit your (pre-registered) fixed or floating week, and then you put in an ongoing search for the week you want.

The only advantage to a fixed week would be if you owned a great date - like Christmas week or New Years week. But that will not be easy to find or cheap. Instead - I would try to find a high season floating week.

 

[GT75]

I'm believe we will be rescinding after finding this site and looking for something on resale.

I would handle settling rescinding what you have purchased first. You are on a "short fuse" (eg. limited amount of time) to get that handled. After you follow the rescind instructions exactly as provided, you will then have plenty of time to learn about making a wise resale purchase.