Made an offer to purchase a week, and sellers want reimbursed for 2025 maintenance fees

[dioxide45]

I have no idea why this personal opinion was posted. It has nothing to do with the OP questions. If you really wanted to know why it seems easy to figure out. The OP wants an organization she is already heavily invested to take over control of a resort that she already owns. Totally self explanatory

I didn’t share an opinion. Is asked a question that seemed like a logical one to ask given the OP’s past comments about Wyndham.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I didn’t share an opinion. Is asked a question that seemed like a logical one to ask given the OP’s past comments about Wyndham.

You had to have seen my answer.

1) Wyndham controls fees and manages the resorts well. On the resort level, I have no complaints, really. Just have a problem with CORPORATE, specifically Michael Brown.
2) I have a LOT of Wyndham points to use that don't get used right now, but I would use them for Maui. Would be the ideal.
3) I could avoid using RCI with leftover points. $299 exchange fees/ Diamond and Hilton add-on fees.
4) I would be able to book our home resort weeks ahead of anyone with our Hawaii home resort priority (or whatever it's called), so could likely get the oceanfront units with points. Even if the points were 500,000 for each Oceanfront week, it would be getting rid of Hono Koa $3,000 MF's and using Wyndham points we already own to book. Might even cost me a little more through Wyndham, depending on the points required.
5) Wyndham needs Maui. They have all of the other islands covered. Lots on BI, Kauai has a bunch, Oahu has 3 now with the Shell Waikiki Marina, and nothing at all on Maui.

Ironically, the first Wyndham timeshare presentation we attended was on Maui. They were selling the other islands but talked up Outrigger Club, which we cannot book anymore, not that we ever thought it was a good deal.

We absolutely love Shearwater and would love to stay there with the kids and grandkids sometime. We will do our best to do that at some point in the future. That would use a lot of points. Two of our kids always seems to have plans to go to Europe, our son likes for us to tag along to help with the little twins. Our oldest son, daughter-in-law and two grandkids go to Hawaii a lot with her parents, since they own Marriott Abound.

 

[daviator]

I don't really like Kihei enough to stay at the WorldMark. The units are fine, but the competition is crazy at 13 months and it's not worthy of the points. Valley Isle is done for now as a timeshare. VI and WorldMark no longer have access, for whatever reason.

I temporarily have control of some Worldmark points (they were my late mom's, and they will transfer to my brother next year) and I was able to make a Worldmark Kihei reservation this fall with only three or four months advance notice. I had to go on the waiting list but it cleared after about a month.

Cant really speak to whether it’s worth the points, I was booking something for my sister's family with points that would have otherwise gone to waste so I didn’t really care.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I temporarily have control of some Worldmark points (they were my late mom's, and they will transfer to my brother next year) and I was able to make a Worldmark Kihei reservation this fall with only three or four months advance notice. I had to go on the waiting list but it cleared after about a month.

Cant really speak to whether it’s worth the points, I was booking something for my sister's family with points that would have otherwise gone to waste so I didn’t really care.

One of the firefighters at Rick's firehouse, also retired and now living at The Villages in FL, has owned WorldMark for about 30 years, before Wyndham's takeover. He goes to the Kihei resort quite a bit and likes it, but when he saw our Hono Koa view, he wanted to own at Hono Koa. I don't know if he bought but I told him you have to buy weeks with PH1, 301, 201 or 101 on the deed to get that view.

 

[Nonnie Capurro]

This is through Redweek. I am concerned that the sellers won't pay the fees and I will have to pay or lose usage for 2025.

Is this a valid concern?

If RW's closing company doesn't make sure those fees are paid, which is just an estimated amount until the bills come in November-December, I would have to count on the closing company to make sure we won't be stuck paying the full amount in January.

Seems a little early to require reimbursement of fees, but maybe a slow closing could be the reason for this.

What do you think?

My 2025 maintenance fees aren't due until December.

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[rickandcindy23]

12 weeks for transfer with Marriott/ Westin is a problem with this closing, so we will definitely have to reimburse maintenance fees.