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So I have been doing A LOT of reading in the last 24 hours and it seems Westgate has a lot of restrictions on resale buyers and treat them worse. My family has gone to gatlinburg for the better part of 25 years and spends 3500 on a cabin each year so i question if the maintenance fee is worth saving my price on the cabin and for better location and amenities. Which is why I can’t find historical maintenance fee prices and I’m wondering if they truly stay close to the same.
I can't help you with your specific questions about that resort, or the booking options. I do know that Westgate is referred to as "Wastegate" around here by those who own there. That has to say something about how they operate, and what owners think about them.
As to maintenance fee increases, even if they've stayed the same for years, there is no guarantee they won't skyrocket next year. So take that sales comment with a huge grain of salt. Expect maintenance fees will increase every year, and be surprised if they don't.
If you feel you will get your money's worth, and you feel you'll have no regrets, then go ahead and continue with what you purchased. But your nagging questions about ability to book what you bought and paid for would concern me though. They did you no favors with what you bought, and you're paying $7K for something you can only use every other year - after you pay the maintenance fees - and then only IF you can book what you want. I don't consider that a good way to start off owning any timeshare.
So I'll say it again - rescind while you can. If you do your research and decide this was the best deal you could get, then you can always buy it again. They'll gladly sell you the same thing again. But if you don't rescind, and find out it isn't what you were promised, or if there are problems with booking there and such, you could be stuck with something that will not suit your needs.
For me, those red flags are enough to pull the plug and rescind. Don't get ripped off.
Dave