How can I rent a timeshare?

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Re: How can I rent a timeshare? (by Mary D.):

jenniferh259 wrote:
jenniferh259 wrote:
Okay, if I have someone (friend/family), who wants to vacation somewhere, and I use my points and book the exchange through RCI, I would have my friend/family pay the exchange fee and guest pass on their credit card. Then, however, couldn't they technically give me a gift--monetary or other that would be equal to the point value used? Could a gift be considered renting? Also Fairfield points can be rented, can they only be rented by other owners? Could the person possibly rent the points from me first, and I then just book the exchange? I'm just curious as to how RCI could prevent these two scenarios... JH

Thanks for replying, but I think the rental thing is with Fairfield points and RCI. It sounds like you have something different maybe? Once a FF week is exchanged, it can't be rented. I asked the question above to see if those two other ways would be a possibility, without actually renting. Anyone else know??

I rented some excess FF/W points recently to another FF/W owner. She can use them just as she would her own, so I see no reason why she could not use them to secure a FF/W week and then deposit it in RCI to exchange for her own use or that of a guest. However, I don't think this transaction would work between me and a non-Fairfield/Wyndham owner.

I could not have used those same points to reserve a FF/W week (instead of renting them to her), deposit it with RCI myself, and then rent the week received in an exchange to her.

As for the question of accepting a "gift" from someone you "give" an RCI exchange to--it had better not be a stranger or someone who would not normally give you big gifts. Maybe they could pick up the check for dinners out together for the rest of the year! Or if you both own timeshares but they were "running short" this year, they might make a deposit and give that excchange to you another time. That would be an even exchange of gifts. No commercial profit involved. (At least that would be my take on it.)

MD