raeuven
newbie
I have owned two South African timeshares for over 10 years with great, great success in trading. We were in Flagstaff and attended a sales meeting but of course didn't buy but became interested in the points system for more flexibility. So I want to buy a points week.
The questions I have are as follows: Sorry if they are all over the place.
I have been gathering questions as I am reading here.
1) Any advantage over owning Wyndham points vs RCI points?
2) What does UDI stand for? My understanding is that it is original points and not a converted week, but I'm not sure what that means and what the consequences of have a non-UDI week vs a UDI week?
3) Does a resorts MF include the FSP if it is a Wyn resort or is that additional?
4) What is the advantage to having a fixed week with points attached and how do I find that out? I am assuming the seller would know that.
5) Is there a way to check with Wyndham or RCI to find out if a resort is a points resort or converted points? I saw where some points you would purchase but at the end of three years, it converts back to weeks? How do I find this out for myself doing due diligence instead of relying on the seller?
6) I have an existing RCI account from when I was single and now I am married. Should I put that in both of our names and the kids names and how do I do that? This question comes from something I saw that if I did buy a Wyn points resort, that I should consider putting the new contract under a different name and having them give me a free II account? What would be the benefit of that? or would I just be paying two membership Fees? One for Wyn/II and one for RCI?
Can I have, through Wyn, a II account and RCI account?
7) If I put my name and my husbands and the two children on the deed, does that help in paying for guest certificates or would all of us have to be present when checking in or just one?
8) How do I find out if Wyn has right of first refusal on a resort I want to buy?
9) If I do buy an Wyn points resort, can I transfer my RCI weeks to that account? this kind of ties into the previous question about my husband and kids' names on the deed?
Any help is greatly appreciated as I am looking on e-bay right now to buy a points resort. I was only looking at Wyndham Resorts, but it seems like maybe a regular points resort would work out great, too. I have always been able to trade into they Wyn resorts with my weeks with no problem.
thanks so much for your help
The questions I have are as follows: Sorry if they are all over the place.
I have been gathering questions as I am reading here.
1) Any advantage over owning Wyndham points vs RCI points?
2) What does UDI stand for? My understanding is that it is original points and not a converted week, but I'm not sure what that means and what the consequences of have a non-UDI week vs a UDI week?
3) Does a resorts MF include the FSP if it is a Wyn resort or is that additional?
4) What is the advantage to having a fixed week with points attached and how do I find that out? I am assuming the seller would know that.
5) Is there a way to check with Wyndham or RCI to find out if a resort is a points resort or converted points? I saw where some points you would purchase but at the end of three years, it converts back to weeks? How do I find this out for myself doing due diligence instead of relying on the seller?
6) I have an existing RCI account from when I was single and now I am married. Should I put that in both of our names and the kids names and how do I do that? This question comes from something I saw that if I did buy a Wyn points resort, that I should consider putting the new contract under a different name and having them give me a free II account? What would be the benefit of that? or would I just be paying two membership Fees? One for Wyn/II and one for RCI?
Can I have, through Wyn, a II account and RCI account?
7) If I put my name and my husbands and the two children on the deed, does that help in paying for guest certificates or would all of us have to be present when checking in or just one?
8) How do I find out if Wyn has right of first refusal on a resort I want to buy?
9) If I do buy an Wyn points resort, can I transfer my RCI weeks to that account? this kind of ties into the previous question about my husband and kids' names on the deed?
Any help is greatly appreciated as I am looking on e-bay right now to buy a points resort. I was only looking at Wyndham Resorts, but it seems like maybe a regular points resort would work out great, too. I have always been able to trade into they Wyn resorts with my weeks with no problem.
thanks so much for your help