BeachRebel19
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My husband and I were almost talked into buying into HGVC at Waikoloa Ocean Towers recently (read: we signed the contract, and then I took to Reddit and stumbled upon TUG and we managed to rescind within two days of signing the contract and saved ourselves $35k.) Now we're seriously exploring the resale market, and are pretty interested in purchasing HGVC but we're still exploring so I wanted to take to the forum to see if there was any additional advice and to see if we were missing something.
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Ideally we do want to use this to visit Hawaii at least once a year in the fall/winter (probably soemtime between November and February), were in the PNW and need to escape the gray once a year.
2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time? We're pretty flexible on this, but maybe leaning towards wanting to stay there at least half time?
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations? Predominantly internationally: Europe, Japan, Australia, we would like to use any additional time not spent at the home resort internationally if available.
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself? Typically just two, but wouldn't mind having the flexibility of having others join us.
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule? Can basically travel anytime if given enough notice for work.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance? Yes.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time? Yes.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars? Probably somewhere in the 4 range, but depending on where the location is that could be adjusted.
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing? $5,000-6,000 possibly more.
10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year? Somewhere around $2,000-3,000, we could possibly go higher if it was the right fit.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner? When it comes to getting there yes, but once we're there pretty flexible. After the hotel, flights and cars are booked we don't stick to an itinerary, we typically just go where we feel like it.
12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do? Yes.
As you can see we have some flexibility, and I'm really hoping to just get as much information as we can to make an informed decision before buying. Thanks in advance for the help!
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Ideally we do want to use this to visit Hawaii at least once a year in the fall/winter (probably soemtime between November and February), were in the PNW and need to escape the gray once a year.
2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time? We're pretty flexible on this, but maybe leaning towards wanting to stay there at least half time?
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations? Predominantly internationally: Europe, Japan, Australia, we would like to use any additional time not spent at the home resort internationally if available.
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself? Typically just two, but wouldn't mind having the flexibility of having others join us.
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule? Can basically travel anytime if given enough notice for work.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance? Yes.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time? Yes.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars? Probably somewhere in the 4 range, but depending on where the location is that could be adjusted.
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing? $5,000-6,000 possibly more.
10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year? Somewhere around $2,000-3,000, we could possibly go higher if it was the right fit.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner? When it comes to getting there yes, but once we're there pretty flexible. After the hotel, flights and cars are booked we don't stick to an itinerary, we typically just go where we feel like it.
12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do? Yes.
As you can see we have some flexibility, and I'm really hoping to just get as much information as we can to make an informed decision before buying. Thanks in advance for the help!
