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[Q=marty8084] [Q=david1432] How or where do you find the resorts through redweek that have points(how many to get into) and are availible? This is all new to me[/Q] Hi David, We don't have a list of points resorts. The best thing is decide what point system your interested in. Then, either look at our timeshare company page for that company (i.e. Trendwest/WorldMark or Fairfield), or go to the company's website for a full list of participating resorts. Some point systems like RCI have certain resorts participating in their points program, but not all owners at the resort will have a points membership. If they bought into the resort prior to the RCI Points program, they would have had to convert their timeshare over to points in order to be part of that program. Hope this helps. Thanks, Marty[/Q] The Bluegreen Vacation Club resort chain is another good points based group. There is no fee for exchanging among its members and unused points roll over into the following year (with some limitations). Fairfield/Wyndham lets you keep points you can't use if you put them into the Points Pool. This gives them a 2 year life, but there is a small fee and it must be done rather early in your use year. However, you can convert unused points into weeks to bank with RCI right up to the end. If you have RCI, the directory tells you which of their resorts are RCI Points Resorts. Fairfield/Wyndham can access those also through Plus Partners. If you are trying to rent through RedWeek rather than buying, it may not really matter to you whether or not it is a points based resort. The owners know what they can offer! A true fixed week owner can rent out the week owned. A floating time owner can offer any week in his "color" period (or lesser) even if his contract is based on a specific unit and week. An owner in a points system can usually offer any time or location in his group for which he has enough points. BUT IF A SPECIFIC UNIT TYPE AND WEEK IS NOT INDICATED IN THE OFFER ON REDWEEKS FOR RENT, THE OWNER MUST CHECK AVAILABILITY TO SEE IF HE CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT AND CONFIRM IT FOR YOU. With the best will in the world, he can't get what is no longer there, so ask early and lock in what you want. The more specific your needs, the farther out you must act. For prime dates at a great location, 6 months out is probably NOT soon enough. MD