Any II-Foxrun in NC owners?

[jjking42]

I have been watching and looking at foxrun for some time.

I am looking to buy one when the time is right. It meets my criteria for a trader. Purchase price less than 2500.00 and maint fee under 500.00. It will get an AC for summer red weeks

Most of the trades I hear about are in shoulder seasons. But not that many red prime weeks trades.


That's the basic problem with weeks exchanging those priem red weeks are too valuable to deposit. they get rented

 

[Laurie]

What unit were you in?

I checked my confirmation and there's no unit # on it. I can describe its position at the resort, which seemed like one of the best locations: top of little hill in a cul-de-sac, corner unit facing the mountain with a lake view at the left side of the deck as you walk out on it - not the row facing the golf course, which is set below the parking lot... I could pick it out on a resort map, if I had one.

 

[madouglas3]

I would like to join the Foxrun group. Would someone send me a link to join.
Thanks,

Mary Ann

 

[mikey0531]

I would also like to join and would appreciate an invitation.

Thanks,
Debi

 

[Perl04A]

I have been a FXR owner since 2003. Since that time I have landed a spring Ft. Myers, Fl. week, a summer Hilton Head, and this year I will be going to Myrtle Beach during 4th of July week. The key with using Fox Run, like any timeshare, is to be persistent (almost obsessive) in checking the Interval site for availability. Once something good comes up, you must act immediately. I hope all this "the sky is falling" talk is not true. I am getting some very good usage out of Fox Run so far.

 

[JudyS]

I've owned at Foxrun for a little over a year. I've been happy with my trades. The MF was $440 for 2005, and $440 for 2006. This strikes me as fine for a two-bedroom unit with good amenities.

Laurie, I'm sorry you had such a bad experience! I wonder if maybe that unit had been trashed by the previous tenants? There doesn't seem to be a lot if reviews mentioning similar problems. By the way, in this case, it might have helped to call RCI. There are a number of units in the same resort complex that are Fairfield managed, not VRI managed. Even if the Foxrun office had nothing available, it's possible that RCI could have offered you one of the Fairfield-managed units.

I am a little concerned about the trades I hear about on the yahoo ...

JJking, I just wanted to add some general information about what II has available. I watch DVC deposits pretty closely. A few units are deposited for spring (except what Disney calls Premier season, which is two weeks around Easter) and for summer. With the right II trader and an ongoing search, I think the chance of a DVC is decent anytime except Christmas and Spring Break. However, most of the units in peak time are studios.

As for Marriott, if you check the sightings board, you will see that plenty of good Marriott weeks make it into II. However, usually only another Marriott can pull them; for the first few weeks (23 days? I forget the number) after a Marriott week is deposited into II, only other Marriott weeks can receive it in trade. This means that non-Marriott owners get the leftovers. That said, there are some Marriott locations where desirable times of year are available to non-Marriott owners, including Orlando and Palm Springs.

Starwood has its own system for internal trades, which means many Starwood weeks never make it to II in the first place. Also, I believe Starwood weeks have a brief internal trade priority in II, similar to Marriott's but shorter. So, you are right that Harborside in peak season is very unlikely with Foxrun or any other non-Starwood trader (and probably unlikely with a Starwood trader in II, too.)

Spring weeks at the Royals sometimes get deposited in II, but you usually have to reserve two years out, or close to it.

 

[Carol C]

Foxrun trades great with II. It's as simple as that. You can buy a prime Foxrun week for $1500, or less, and trade it into Marriotts on a consistent basis. You can also trade it for the Royals in Cancun, two bedroom Disney DVC weeks, and lots more. For the price and the maintenance fees, it's trade power in II is outstanding.

Some Foxrun owners are worried that it is becoming too popular and that this will cause their trade power to drop. This could happen down the road, but it certainly hasn't thus far.

There are, however, some Foxrun owners who have specifically stated their intention to discourage people on TUG from buying at Foxrun. They are hoping to scare people away from buying there in order to "protect" the good thing they have going.

Therefore, the question for Carol should be: if you're so concerned about Foxrun, why haven't you sold your week?

Steve

...since you're so curious and concerned about my interests in Foxrun...I sold 3 of 4 weeks I owned there and will likely sell the 4th one before maint fees go up in 2007 which I guarantee you *will* happen. Enough info for ya?