No not recommending it was a question. I would actually never recommend buying any developer points. I also would not buy resale points to be burdened with maintenance fees knowing its cheaper to rent vs paying maintenance fees.
Gotcha. Yes, I have seen your comments about how renting can save you money. Sometimes. But folks who bought resale want to be able to book exactly what they want when they want. They don’t want to rely on other people and the complications that can come with that.
But you completely miss an important reason many people buy TS’s, (both retail and resale): they like prepaying their lodgings because it makes you go on vacation. Some have no issue. But many people talk and think about going on vacation with their families and friends, and then for myriad reasons don’t go. Prepaying means pre-planning which means the vacations happen: every year, not occasionally. Places TS owners want to go, in unit sizes they want, views they want, when they want.
