malonem68
TUG Member
Hello All,
I have been visiting this site often after a presentation we went to in AC. We didn't buy (and am happy about that) but decided to research timesharing on the internet and found this site. Lot's of GREAT information here.....so thank you for that.
I have a decision to make. I have been offered a FREE prime week timeshare in a resort which has excellent trading power through II. (Not sure if I can mention the resort). Now...I just have to decide if I want to accept it or not.
A little back ground. Family of 5, oldest graduating High School this year and the other two are 13 and 10. So we can only travel in the summer for the most part. We typically take the last week in August for vacation.
I would be interested in the unit for trading purposes. We like Disney, Vermont, Williamsburg, etc. and when the kids are older the wife and I would like Jamaica and Hawaii at some point.
I've worked out the fees to be $660 MF, $89 for II and I believe $179 for an exhange. I have also been told that the week should get an AC to be used and that it is $299 to use it. So I am looking at a total of around $1,200 per year for 14 nights of vacationing which isn't too bad considering it works out to be under $100 per night.
So, my question is from what I have posted above, am I missing any fees or any other cost that any owners didn't expect? (I know there is the possibility of a special assesment but am willing to deal with that.)
The unit is a fixed week and trades in II and it is a week system and not a points system. Apparently it also trades through RCI, but it isn't as strong a trader as in II.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you!
I have been visiting this site often after a presentation we went to in AC. We didn't buy (and am happy about that) but decided to research timesharing on the internet and found this site. Lot's of GREAT information here.....so thank you for that.
I have a decision to make. I have been offered a FREE prime week timeshare in a resort which has excellent trading power through II. (Not sure if I can mention the resort). Now...I just have to decide if I want to accept it or not.
A little back ground. Family of 5, oldest graduating High School this year and the other two are 13 and 10. So we can only travel in the summer for the most part. We typically take the last week in August for vacation.
I would be interested in the unit for trading purposes. We like Disney, Vermont, Williamsburg, etc. and when the kids are older the wife and I would like Jamaica and Hawaii at some point.
I've worked out the fees to be $660 MF, $89 for II and I believe $179 for an exhange. I have also been told that the week should get an AC to be used and that it is $299 to use it. So I am looking at a total of around $1,200 per year for 14 nights of vacationing which isn't too bad considering it works out to be under $100 per night.
So, my question is from what I have posted above, am I missing any fees or any other cost that any owners didn't expect? (I know there is the possibility of a special assesment but am willing to deal with that.)
The unit is a fixed week and trades in II and it is a week system and not a points system. Apparently it also trades through RCI, but it isn't as strong a trader as in II.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you!