Considering a Massanutten resort to use for trading into Orlando

[Jesse6283]

I like your idea Tamara, any recommendations from anyone on resorts on the west coast that are good II traders?

Worldmark!! Get an 8k contract you can do interval last minute for 4k. Also because worldmark is such high trading power you see everything and I always get bonus certificates I ended up with 4 this year. You also get bonus time and there are tons on the west coast for cash deals

 

[TjTraveler]

Worldmark!! Get an 8k contract you can do interval last minute for 4k. Also because worldmark is such high trading power you see everything and I always get bonus certificates I ended up with 4 this year. You also get bonus time and there are tons on the west coast for cash deals

I thought Worldmark was RCI?

 

[stardrive]

For what it's worth, we have a 2BR Casa Lockout at Massanutten (annual). If you pay maintenance fees for the next year by August, it's 17 TP, I think. If you have Wyndham and do the PIC thing, and bank it as a single unit by the same time frame it's worth 159k points.

Our is listed in the bargains and sales, if it's something you might be interested in.

 

[Eric B]

For what it's worth, we have a 2BR Casa Lockout at Massanutten (annual). If you pay maintenance fees for the next year by August, it's 17 TP, I think. If you have Wyndham and do the PIC thing, and bank it as a single unit by the same time frame it's worth 159k points.

Our is listed in the bargains and sales, if it's something you might be interested in.

OP isn't a Wyndham owner, but for a 2 BR it's 154K vice 159K.

 

[TamaraQT]

UPDATE: As the OP of the thread I felt compelled to return with an update of my search. Over the past month I finally made up my mind. I reached out to a couple of TUG members thru PM for some help and guidance. I finally decided on an annual 4 bedroom Woodstone @Massanutten. It's a 'weeks' contract that will work for my current and future vacation needs. Due to the COVID situation, there was no vacation for my family this year. But, I am hopeful for a very 'extended' vacation of at least 2 to 3 weeks next year. Maybe 4 weeks if I can swing it. We shall see. If not, we can always go somewhere within reasonable driving distance. As I said in my OP I intend to use this mainly for trade into Orlando and this will easily get me a minimum of 2 weeks in a 2 bedroom unit in a nice Orlando resort(s). I appreciate all the help and advice I received on this thread and I am sure there will be some advice offered to help me make the most of my Woodstone purchase. I am still waiting to receive my "official" deeded paperwork but I am VERY excited just the same.

 

[escanoe]

It's great that you found something that would work well for you. What division in Massanutten and which week did you get?

 

[CPNY]

It's great that you found something that would work well for you. What division in Massanutten and which week did you get?

Woodstone in July.

 

[perfectstorm]

I was wondering what everyone's thought of a Regal Vistas 4br 174 points contract with 1st usage in 2021 what that would sell for? I tried looking up sold listings on eBay and didn't see any just the 151 points contract but that came with 2020 usage and was 1700

 

[bendadin]

I was wondering what everyone's thought of a Regal Vistas 4br 174 points contract with 1st usage in 2021 what that would sell for? I tried looking up sold listings on eBay and didn't see any just the 151 points contract but that came with 2020 usage and was 1700

I think that the last one that I saw went for a couple thousand but current points were available. I decided that I wanted to find one myself. I searched and searched. I ended up finding a 151k EOY. I paid $100 plus the $98 RCI fee.

 

[TamaraQT]

I think that the last one that I saw went for a couple thousand but current points were available. I decided that I wanted to find one myself. I searched and searched. I ended up finding a 151k EOY. I paid $100 plus the $98 RCI fee.

Nice!! I tried to find a cheap Regal Vista points deal but found Woodstone weeks instead. I hear points are better so I am sure you will be happy with your purchase. Congrats!!!!

 

[bendadin]

Nice!! I tried to find a cheap Regal Vista points deal but found Woodstone weeks instead. I hear points are better so I am sure you will be happy with your purchase. Congrats!!!!

I have 4 different RCI accounts. Normally I don't see my weeks account but a manager gave me my points week back in a TPU week so I had to learn that one. I learned that the fees to do anything are really expensive. I made an exchange with that gifted TPU at the Houses at Summer Bay. Now I have a few TPU left over with nothing to do with them. I much prefer my RCI points account that I have upgraded to Platinum.

 

[Eric B]

I have 4 different RCI accounts. Normally I don't see my weeks account but a manager gave me my points week back in a TPU week so I had to learn that one. I learned that the fees to do anything are really expensive. I made an exchange with that gifted TPU at the Houses at Summer Bay. Now I have a few TPU left over with nothing to do with them. I much prefer my RCI points account that I have upgraded to Platinum.

FYI, if you upgraded the RCI points account to Platinum, the associated RCI weeks account is also Platinum. Also, in general, I agree with you on the flexibility and availability of resorts in the points side - that's pretty much the whole point as RCI wants folks on that side due to the "captured" business nature of it. There have been a few times when I've seen things show up only on the weeks side though; once was a Grand Luxxe Spa 2 BR in Nuevo Vallarta that wasn't in the Platinum priority access portion and several times the Solaz resort in Cabo.

 

[bendadin]

FYI, if you upgraded the RCI points account to Platinum, the associated RCI weeks account is also Platinum.

I had the option to upgrade for $59 if available on that weeks account the same as my Wyndham portal account. Hmm. This is interesting.

 

[Eric B]

I had the option to upgrade for $59 if available on that weeks account the same as my Wyndham portal account. Hmm. This is interesting.

It could be that the weeks account was associated with a different one of your points accounts or something like that. Not sure why you would get that otherwise. I'm assuming that the other RCI accounts you've got are corporate ones (e.g., the Wyndham-RCI one, which doesn't really use RCI points, but instead Wyndham points deposited into RCI). I already had an RCI account when I bought Wyndham points, but understand they give you an independent RCI account to use. I've never asked them to look up how many RCI accounts they have me owning, but it might be worth it.

 

[escanoe]

Here is a pancession special. 4BR, Week 26, Woodstone at Massanutten. They pay you a $100 gift card (minus the winning bid) to take it.

Massanutten Resort !!! 4 Bedroom! Free 2021 Usage / Transfer !! **$100 VISA ** | eBay

Woodstone at Massanutten. Failure to do so may result in a delayed or cancelled transfer. Week # Fixed / Float. Unit # Fixed / Float. Four Bedroom. Usage Type. First Year of Usage. Week 26 / Fixed.

www.ebay.com

Note: I have no interest in the eBay posting. I do not know the seller, and they have a positive feedback score of 1.

 

[TamaraQT]

Here is a pancession special. 4BR, Week 26, Woodstone at Massanutten. They pay you a $100 gift card (minus the winning bid) to take it.

Massanutten Resort !!! 4 Bedroom! Free 2021 Usage / Transfer !! **$100 VISA ** | eBay

Woodstone at Massanutten. Failure to do so may result in a delayed or cancelled transfer. Week # Fixed / Float. Unit # Fixed / Float. Four Bedroom. Usage Type. First Year of Usage. Week 26 / Fixed.

www.ebay.com

Note: I have no interest in the eBay posting. I do not know the seller, and they have a positive feedback score of 1.

This is like the one I am waiting for the transfer to complete. Mine was an annual Week 28. So far the eBay seller has kept in contact and kept me updated. The entire transaction hasn't completed yet, but so far I would use this eBay seller again.