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  1. C

    Staying at King's Creek, Williamsburg. Can you give us some input?

    Hi everyone! My husband and I are newbies. New, new, newbies. My husband's family owns several units at Suntide Island Beach Club in Sarasota, Florida, so the idea of potentially getting timeshare(s) of our own at some point has crossed our minds. We are currently at King's Creek in Williamsburg...
  2. RiesTravels

    What am I going to buy?

    1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Well to keep it to timeshares and not my dream home or RV (house on wheels) Williamsburg and/or Gatlinburg, and maybe Massanutten 2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the...
  3. M

    Trying to decide on brand and type of system

    Hello! Thank you in advance for any help. After spending a few years reviewing a articles, attending sales meetings, signing and rescinding a contract last year, I am close to pulling the trigger…I think. I am comparing some resale Wyndham points to MVC. I’ve always been interested in the MVC...
  4. theslice

    Sunrise Booking

    Hello everyone, New to TUG, as I started to do my homework after a sales presentation that I said no to, (Couldn't get them to understand that if it was such an important deal that required legal paperwork but I could only review it on premise then there was no way it could be a good deal for...
  5. Grammarhero

    My survey

    1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Someplace within a few hours driving distance from DC, MD, VA. I don’t want my vacation to depend on flights. I like Ocean City, Williamsburg, Massanutten. Only place I’d travel every year...
  6. K

    Keep or Cancel?

    Hello. I know NOTHING about timeshares, but travel internationally and domestically within the US often. My fiance and I went to a presentation and....guess what signed up! It is an every other year timeshare valued at 10500 pts with RCI (double pts and rci fee waived every year), we paid 6200...
  7. P

    New owner, not sure i did the right thing

    Just bought in August 2018 and already having a hard time trying to reserve something. Inquired about selling it back, but they will only give me 1/3 of the price minus fees. It is a brand new Hilton grand timeshare, just need a few pointers to see whether I should sale or try to keep. Thanks...
  8. A

    Where to refinance

    Hep! Where do you all go to refinance your Wyndham purchase? Ive owned mine for 6 months and with a %16.99 interest rate, Its crazy! I Want to refinance and get a normal mortgage for it but everywhere I call doesn't do timeshares. In case it makes a difference, I have the points ownership...
  9. M

    Need help! Considering a time share

    Where do I go to look at options? We stayed at the new Hilton in Hilton Head, and loved it. We want somewhere to spend a week with our kids and eventually with grandchildren. We like Hilton Head (golf for me and beach for my wife) and would also consider something more family friendly for future...
  10. N

    Potential Buyer looking for some guidance

    For the first time in my life, I am considering buying a timeshare, and after seeing some of the good advice given by TUGers on similar topics, I was hoping to mine the wealth of knowledge on here to challenge my thinking. Here is a bit of the backstory as to how this idea got planted. In the...
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