GeNioS
TUG Member
Ok...I've been looking for a Marriott resale for a while.....right price, trading power, season, ROFR database, etc......own two weeks of developer sold already.
My thinking is that I can pick up a 2br lockoff somwhere, lock it off and have 2 weeks for trading, and essentially get a timeshare week for 1/2 maintenance fees......like my other two weeks now. All well and good......
....but......
I keep seeing these Wyndham weeks going for next to nothing and I'm wondering if I can't ignore them anymore. I'm sure that this has been beaten to death before, but given current prices, market, etc....input is greatly appreciated.
As far as I can tell:
Marriott pros:
- Know them
- Know II
- Nicer accomodations (?)
- Locking off gets me two weeks for one-week fees (+lock off fee I suppose)
- Better resale value (although I'll pay more so it's probably even there)
Wyndham pros:
- Internal trading system so nearly no exchange fees (except pooling)
- (much) Lower upfront costs
- Can book less than full weeks
- Points lets me book how much room I need for less points
- No rofr (i think?) so I know once I buy one I own it
- Pooling points gets me 3 years time as opposed to 2 years through II deposit
Am I completely off the wagon here(?), but I'm seeing 154,000 point weeks go for next to nothing and I'm wondering if, at that price, I can't afford to ignore them anymore. But I have used Marriott for years and have been happy with them.
Help?
My thinking is that I can pick up a 2br lockoff somwhere, lock it off and have 2 weeks for trading, and essentially get a timeshare week for 1/2 maintenance fees......like my other two weeks now. All well and good......
....but......
I keep seeing these Wyndham weeks going for next to nothing and I'm wondering if I can't ignore them anymore. I'm sure that this has been beaten to death before, but given current prices, market, etc....input is greatly appreciated.
As far as I can tell:
Marriott pros:
- Know them
- Know II
- Nicer accomodations (?)
- Locking off gets me two weeks for one-week fees (+lock off fee I suppose)
- Better resale value (although I'll pay more so it's probably even there)
Wyndham pros:
- Internal trading system so nearly no exchange fees (except pooling)
- (much) Lower upfront costs
- Can book less than full weeks
- Points lets me book how much room I need for less points
- No rofr (i think?) so I know once I buy one I own it
- Pooling points gets me 3 years time as opposed to 2 years through II deposit
Am I completely off the wagon here(?), but I'm seeing 154,000 point weeks go for next to nothing and I'm wondering if, at that price, I can't afford to ignore them anymore. But I have used Marriott for years and have been happy with them.
Help?