Hi All...!
Years ago I did tours of a bunch of timeshares while on vacation in FL, but didn't buy since I didn't think I could afford it at the time and am pretty glad I didn't then since I've now figured out it seems much less expensive to buy on the resale market.
A week ago I purchased our first TS, a week at Branson Yacht Club, 2-bedroom, on eBay.
I *think* I did pretty well....it's in a fairly popular area of the mid-west, is annual, week 42 on the deed, floats 1-52 and if I can't exchange with RCI, it's nearby enough I can use it, maintenance fees are $450 a year....all totaled, with closing fees, etc. it was $346.
Since that I've been tooling around online, found y'all and am now hoping to also buy an RCI Points timeshare also so I will be able to take advantage of depositing my week for points and having flexibility to use points for even shorter stays of just a few days.
What I'm trying to figure out is what the maintenance fees relative to the points should come out to for a good deal? The maintenance fees seem to be all over the place for points - any way to make rhyme or reason out of them?
Here are some other questions:
1. Does RCI charge two fees for the two accounts? That is one for weeks and one for points, or is it just one fee for both?
2. Are there any sites I should look at, other than here and eBay, to find good deals on points weeks?
3. How long does it usually take a closing to finalize when you buy on eBay?
Thanks for all your help.
Years ago I did tours of a bunch of timeshares while on vacation in FL, but didn't buy since I didn't think I could afford it at the time and am pretty glad I didn't then since I've now figured out it seems much less expensive to buy on the resale market.
A week ago I purchased our first TS, a week at Branson Yacht Club, 2-bedroom, on eBay.
I *think* I did pretty well....it's in a fairly popular area of the mid-west, is annual, week 42 on the deed, floats 1-52 and if I can't exchange with RCI, it's nearby enough I can use it, maintenance fees are $450 a year....all totaled, with closing fees, etc. it was $346.
Since that I've been tooling around online, found y'all and am now hoping to also buy an RCI Points timeshare also so I will be able to take advantage of depositing my week for points and having flexibility to use points for even shorter stays of just a few days.
What I'm trying to figure out is what the maintenance fees relative to the points should come out to for a good deal? The maintenance fees seem to be all over the place for points - any way to make rhyme or reason out of them?
Here are some other questions:
1. Does RCI charge two fees for the two accounts? That is one for weeks and one for points, or is it just one fee for both?
2. Are there any sites I should look at, other than here and eBay, to find good deals on points weeks?
3. How long does it usually take a closing to finalize when you buy on eBay?
Thanks for all your help.