HICV Question - What should I do?

[MoneyBear]

I have 5 properties with HICV that I've listed below. I'm considering sitting through another Sales Weasel pitch in order to trade the "equity" (HA!) in one of my properties for a piece of their "property trust". My original purchase was the Piney Shores deed and I bought it for the bonus time which is rapidly becoming less of a benefit but I can't see myself letting it go even with the higher booking costs. I've indicated the ones that I think make more sense to drop but I'm interested in hearing others' opinions on it. Thanks in advance!

My reasoning is this:

• Most of my points are resale and I want to gain the 300k point status bump.
• My maintenance fees on the first 3 properties are relatively high IMO and I'm hoping/wondering if the maintenance fees on the property trust will be lower.
• I really don't need 383k points. 300k would get me where I want to be.

My questions are as follows:

1. What kind of purchase or trade am I going to have to make for my point to count?
2. How much credit are they going to offer me for any points I trade in?
3. Does anyone know what the MFs on the property trust are?

Properties owned:

• 15k points @ Lake Geneva ($120.12/yr Maintencance Fee)
• 92k @ Gatlinburg ($801.66 MF)
• 120k @ Piney Shores ($872 MF) - Bonus Time on this one.
• 81,250 @lake Geneva ($438 MF)
• 75k @ Lake Geneva ($475 MF)

 

[Bmatrose]

1. Im guessing 180,000 points since I'm assuming only your Piney Shores was actually bought from a developer.
2. Zero equity if not bought from developer
3. I believe trust points have a maintenance in the .008 a point range 100,000 points would be around $800.