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While RCI points has worked out well for me, I would probably recommend a system that is affiliated with Interval. Of the major systems that leaves you with:
Vistana
Marriott
Hyatt
I own Hyatt and love it. There is a location in San Antonio that is very family friendly that typically has very good availability. You should also be able to exchange into Hawaii. It is also a strong trader in Interval International which would give you access to Marriott and Vistana properties (and some good independent resorts). There aren't as many locations, but they are high quality and typically not in areas where there is good availability in other systems.
If you are patient you can pick up a diamond week (2200 points) for somewhere around $5-8000, and would have ongoing maintenance fees of around $1250-$1600 per year. You can really stretch out those points with a little bit of work, but that is good enough to get you into any 2 bedroom in the Hyatt system during peak season.
You can make trades during peak season to other interval resorts for 1300 points for a 2 bedroom.
Definitely do your research and feel free to PM or post for any questions.
Edited to add, you can do pretty well with gold weeks or above (1880+ points in Hyatt). Those have a cheaper buy in, and can be a good bang for your buck.
Vistana
Marriott
Hyatt
I own Hyatt and love it. There is a location in San Antonio that is very family friendly that typically has very good availability. You should also be able to exchange into Hawaii. It is also a strong trader in Interval International which would give you access to Marriott and Vistana properties (and some good independent resorts). There aren't as many locations, but they are high quality and typically not in areas where there is good availability in other systems.
If you are patient you can pick up a diamond week (2200 points) for somewhere around $5-8000, and would have ongoing maintenance fees of around $1250-$1600 per year. You can really stretch out those points with a little bit of work, but that is good enough to get you into any 2 bedroom in the Hyatt system during peak season.
You can make trades during peak season to other interval resorts for 1300 points for a 2 bedroom.
Definitely do your research and feel free to PM or post for any questions.
Edited to add, you can do pretty well with gold weeks or above (1880+ points in Hyatt). Those have a cheaper buy in, and can be a good bang for your buck.
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