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Re: Against RCI/II Rules to Rent out Exchanges (by Mary D.):

jayjay wrote:

adahiscout wrote:

Why do you say "under $200"? The exchange fee is now $164 and the Guest Confirmation $59 as I understand it from a recent transaction. That's $223--till it goes up again. MD

It's been a while since I've performed an exchange, so I wasn't aware that RCI's fees had gone up that much. When I was exchanging the fee was $139 and the guest fee was $39. Gosh, that's an increase of $25 for exchanges and $20 for guest fees in just a few years. I think I read somewhere that their membership fees are also going up.

Sheeesh, glad we sold our 9 timeshares when we did. RCI has definitely outpriced our budget. Timesharing used to be an economical way to vacation if you bought resale and traded, but NO MORE.

It also means that if someone still insists on trying to rent out an RCI exchange, they have to add $223 to the rental price before they even begin to reimburse themselves for maintenance fees and equity on the week they exchanged. That being the case, they are normally non-competitive with someone who is renting their own comparable week with no additional fees to cover (unless the owner is totally unrealistic in what he is asking). So, as I said before, why on earth should we even consider trying to mess with renting RCI exchanges? There seems to be no up-side to that attempt these days. Use what you own, rent out what you own, or exchange for something you want yourself. MD