First off, I just want to say thank you to this board. I'm new at this, and browsing this board has already saved me from making some bad decisions. One of which was buying access points instead of points at a specific property. For my purposes, I think finding a property with low maintenance fees is definitely the way to go.
So, my question is this - is there a way to predict how quickly fees at a particular resort will rise? For example, I've seen several places like Grand Desert, National Harbor and Old Town Alexandria that appear to be a good deal on the resale market. 150k-200k points, paying anywhere from $0 to $500 upfront, with maintenance fees ranging between $750-1000. Another place was Shawnee Village, but the spreadsheet here doesn't even list fees there for the past few years. Does that mean something? Any particular places I should stay away from?
The way I am looking at it is this is - I am likely going to take a couple vacations with my family every year. Normally between 3 and 5 nights, but occasionally a full week for that special trip. I generally stay between $100-200 a night when it comes to hotel stays, so I figure for now I'd be spending less in maintenance fees, and potentially stay at nicer places than I would have in the first place. A discount for prepaying essentially. But for how long? Are these fees going to increase 50% over the next 5-10 years?
Thanks for the help.
So, my question is this - is there a way to predict how quickly fees at a particular resort will rise? For example, I've seen several places like Grand Desert, National Harbor and Old Town Alexandria that appear to be a good deal on the resale market. 150k-200k points, paying anywhere from $0 to $500 upfront, with maintenance fees ranging between $750-1000. Another place was Shawnee Village, but the spreadsheet here doesn't even list fees there for the past few years. Does that mean something? Any particular places I should stay away from?
The way I am looking at it is this is - I am likely going to take a couple vacations with my family every year. Normally between 3 and 5 nights, but occasionally a full week for that special trip. I generally stay between $100-200 a night when it comes to hotel stays, so I figure for now I'd be spending less in maintenance fees, and potentially stay at nicer places than I would have in the first place. A discount for prepaying essentially. But for how long? Are these fees going to increase 50% over the next 5-10 years?
Thanks for the help.