Original Message:
Beware of rising maintenance fees before purchasing a timeshare (by R P.):
From what I've been reading many timeshare maintenance fees have gone up dramatically for 2007. Rising yearly maintenance fees are hidden factors when purchasing a timeshare (both retail and resale) that most purchasers are NOT aware of.
First, you make the initial investment of buying a timeshare week, then you pay maintenance fees each and every year with the vast majority of those fees rising. It looks like the best option is to rent and not be saddled with ever increasing maintenance fees and other fees related to owning a timeshare.