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Based upon my limited experience with having owned a timeshare (once) and renting many times, I heartily agree that renting is much better. My wife and I purchased a 1 week early April time share at Marco Island, FL in the 1980s when we had small children. After never visiting the place again we rented our share some years, traded for nice places 3 times, and ate our ever increasing owner fees, taxes, and insurance a few other years. A broker called us out of the blue one day and asked if we were willing to sell! When the purchaser met our price (a few thou above what we paid) we gladly accepted. The broker's commission ate up all profit.