Good afternoon and thanks in advance for your time and any help you can provide.
We have three timeshares that we no longer need/want, two HGVC and one Fiesta Americana. We thought we were going to build up points to a level that the fees/charges were less of a factor relative to the points (according to the high pressure sales pitch), but that never happened and now we don’t travel enough to justify keeping what we have much less getting more. After going through the listings and forums, I found I still don’t know exactly what I have/how to list or what they might be worth now, hopefully something. All three are paid off, current on fees and still have all points available for 2024.
The Fiesta Americana was a 40 year membership at 1600 points for a Gold season Studio Unit at Los Cabos that expires July 2042. Since there is no actual deed, does anything beyond 1600 points and expires in 2042 matter? Would this have more value since the points can be used at Hilton, maybe to push someone over a point level? What would be a realistic asking price if I want to sell this year? 2024 fees were $721.92 total.
The MarBrisa is an ocean view 1BR/1BA unit type B at 6720 (new) points. One paragraph says “Annual float week/floating unit“ and doesn’t mention seasons, and another paragraph says “Float use week during Gold season”. I know it’s just legalese and probably accurate, but… When creating an ad listing, is the beginning/end of the float season all year or just gold season? Does it matter? I didn‘t see any MarBrisa listings, so don‘t know how much to list it for. What would be a realistic asking price if I want to sell this year? 2024 fees were $1385.74 total.
We also have an Elara deed which is a little less convoluted. It’s a One Bedroom Grand EOY Even, Platinum season, at 11,200 points, assigned unit 2023, floating week #11. What does this last part mean? Is it floating or is it week 11? How can it be both? Does it matter? More legalese, WTH? I’ve seen Elara ads and think maybe $4-5000 might be ok, but is it a realistic asking price if I want to sell this year? 2024 fees were $1195.37 total.
We were also thinking about renting them so we don’t completely lose the points this year (we probably won’t travel), but that would affect their resale value so not sure if it’s worth it. Any thoughts on the better option given our current situation?
Again, thank you for any help or advice.
We have three timeshares that we no longer need/want, two HGVC and one Fiesta Americana. We thought we were going to build up points to a level that the fees/charges were less of a factor relative to the points (according to the high pressure sales pitch), but that never happened and now we don’t travel enough to justify keeping what we have much less getting more. After going through the listings and forums, I found I still don’t know exactly what I have/how to list or what they might be worth now, hopefully something. All three are paid off, current on fees and still have all points available for 2024.
The Fiesta Americana was a 40 year membership at 1600 points for a Gold season Studio Unit at Los Cabos that expires July 2042. Since there is no actual deed, does anything beyond 1600 points and expires in 2042 matter? Would this have more value since the points can be used at Hilton, maybe to push someone over a point level? What would be a realistic asking price if I want to sell this year? 2024 fees were $721.92 total.
The MarBrisa is an ocean view 1BR/1BA unit type B at 6720 (new) points. One paragraph says “Annual float week/floating unit“ and doesn’t mention seasons, and another paragraph says “Float use week during Gold season”. I know it’s just legalese and probably accurate, but… When creating an ad listing, is the beginning/end of the float season all year or just gold season? Does it matter? I didn‘t see any MarBrisa listings, so don‘t know how much to list it for. What would be a realistic asking price if I want to sell this year? 2024 fees were $1385.74 total.
We also have an Elara deed which is a little less convoluted. It’s a One Bedroom Grand EOY Even, Platinum season, at 11,200 points, assigned unit 2023, floating week #11. What does this last part mean? Is it floating or is it week 11? How can it be both? Does it matter? More legalese, WTH? I’ve seen Elara ads and think maybe $4-5000 might be ok, but is it a realistic asking price if I want to sell this year? 2024 fees were $1195.37 total.
We were also thinking about renting them so we don’t completely lose the points this year (we probably won’t travel), but that would affect their resale value so not sure if it’s worth it. Any thoughts on the better option given our current situation?
Again, thank you for any help or advice.
