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Re: BUYING DEVELOPER vs RESALE (typical scenario) (by Bonnie A.):
I have learned just from verbal conversation at the different resorts that you should only by resale and I could not agree more. This is how I do it. I would take a $25000 unit new and divide it out by what the maintence fees are to get a weekly total of what it would cost me per year for only one week!! Then I go to the resales and see how many I can buy all over the world for that amount of money and have many to trade and more trading power with the exchange companies. I picked my first one up its a lock off at Sheraton Vistana Resort float week-Cascades for a resale and I paid under $2000-my second 1 bedroom Cascades was under $1000 and my third 2 bedroom Lakes was under $750.00 all resales in the new section of the resort. I have had more benefits buying resale than someone buying new because I have 3 units and they only have one ! Resale is totally the way to go .. I get 3-4 vacations a year for a minimul total of about $1500.00 (3 fees combined). Don't buy new you are crazy.