There is a yahoo e groups sales lady called Angel Bittle England who works for RPMI Realtors. (I thought she worked for Akinson in Virgina Beach)
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Fairfield-Deals-AngelEngland/
She usually has some good deals on points. I think (if I figured this right), she has a Bonnet Creek for less than .017 cents a point....but a small amount...and of course, the maint is pretty high.
A Palm Aire (Pompano Beach) is listed at .019 cents plus closing.
If you really have a place in the FF system you would want to return to every year, I would not advise points before looking at a weeks (DEEDED) sale in some FF resorts.
When FF switched to points, or they took over management of a resort that had weeks ( ie....Royal Vista, Santa BArbara, Palm Aire, Sea GArdens, many others)....they asked deeded weeks owners to pay to convert to points....each week in various places were worth more (or less) points than other places.
But many refused....these weeks sell at very low prices. I often believe that these weeks owners are treated as second class owners by FF, but that is just my opinion......however, if you don't feel like trading, I would also look into a weeks ownership.
I've seen weeks at the Royal Vista (in the sand beach front) go for less than $2000....2 bed 2 bath, and her sister resort across the street (A!A)....if FF ever gets it reopened, for under $1000.
And, of course, e bay may have some super sales....watch.