Hello -
I just joined the TUG forums so I'm really looking forward to some advice and assistance from the seasoned TUG members. As for some family background, we are a family of four with two seven year olds and just started going on an annual vacation last year (as we went to Myrtle Beach and LOVED it). We haven't went this year as we just purchased a puppy a month ago so we're going to see if we can squeeze somewhere into OBX or MB 08.03-08.10 (if you have a TS to rent, please send me a message!). Anyways, I thought it would be nice to purchase a TS to ensure we take one vacation as a family a year. I've been looking at purchasing a Hilton TS but just missed on one as it was exercised. So without further ado...
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? We live near the East Coast so we would visit there 95% of the time, generally from NYC-to-OBX/MB (more-so the latter locations).
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? I would like to purchase a TS as inexpensively as possible and am assuming we would never visit our home resort.
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations? 1.) MB, 2.) OBX, 3.) Orlando, 4.) NYC, 5.) Anywhere else between MB and Jersey Shore (the kiddo's LOVE the beach as we typically drive to our destinations so they would need to be situated on the East Coast and close to Pennsylvania).
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself? Four total but would like the occasional option to also include my brother's family of four (2-parents and 2-kids, 13 and 10 y.o.).
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule? We would travel primarily during the summer as my wife and kiddos have off from school/work.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance? Sure we could.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time? Yes at a min. as I like to also stay 9-to-10 total days so we get a full relaxing vacation as we typically drive to our destination.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars? 4 stars and up.
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing? We would like to keep the initial purchase price around $5K but could flex upward for the right TS (up to $10K but would prefer, like anything else, to keep our upfront costs as low as possible).
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? Ideally, I would like to be less than $1,500.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner? Not really as I like our vacations to be low-key, unplanned and relaxing.
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, this is an investment in family happiness and togetherness.
Thank you in advance for helping as I think a TS would be great as we stayed at a resort in MB and our bill was $4K for the week. Again, I almost purchased a Hilton TS earlier this week but it was exercised (7K points) and my total costs would have been around $7K for the initial buy-in. Lastly, based upon which TS the community thinks is best, where is the best location / person / website to purchase?
Cheers!
I just joined the TUG forums so I'm really looking forward to some advice and assistance from the seasoned TUG members. As for some family background, we are a family of four with two seven year olds and just started going on an annual vacation last year (as we went to Myrtle Beach and LOVED it). We haven't went this year as we just purchased a puppy a month ago so we're going to see if we can squeeze somewhere into OBX or MB 08.03-08.10 (if you have a TS to rent, please send me a message!). Anyways, I thought it would be nice to purchase a TS to ensure we take one vacation as a family a year. I've been looking at purchasing a Hilton TS but just missed on one as it was exercised. So without further ado...
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? We live near the East Coast so we would visit there 95% of the time, generally from NYC-to-OBX/MB (more-so the latter locations).
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? I would like to purchase a TS as inexpensively as possible and am assuming we would never visit our home resort.
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations? 1.) MB, 2.) OBX, 3.) Orlando, 4.) NYC, 5.) Anywhere else between MB and Jersey Shore (the kiddo's LOVE the beach as we typically drive to our destinations so they would need to be situated on the East Coast and close to Pennsylvania).
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself? Four total but would like the occasional option to also include my brother's family of four (2-parents and 2-kids, 13 and 10 y.o.).
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule? We would travel primarily during the summer as my wife and kiddos have off from school/work.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance? Sure we could.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time? Yes at a min. as I like to also stay 9-to-10 total days so we get a full relaxing vacation as we typically drive to our destination.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars? 4 stars and up.
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing? We would like to keep the initial purchase price around $5K but could flex upward for the right TS (up to $10K but would prefer, like anything else, to keep our upfront costs as low as possible).
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? Ideally, I would like to be less than $1,500.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner? Not really as I like our vacations to be low-key, unplanned and relaxing.
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, this is an investment in family happiness and togetherness.
Thank you in advance for helping as I think a TS would be great as we stayed at a resort in MB and our bill was $4K for the week. Again, I almost purchased a Hilton TS earlier this week but it was exercised (7K points) and my total costs would have been around $7K for the initial buy-in. Lastly, based upon which TS the community thinks is best, where is the best location / person / website to purchase?
Cheers!
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