Purchasing thru Redweek or other resale companies

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Purchasing thru Redweek or other resale companies (by Meryl N.):

caseyy4 wrote:
llhayden wrote:
Hi All:

I have been a lurker on Redweek for many years - never, though, have I taken advantage of either renting a timeshare or buying one. I did, however, have my sister rent through Redweek, and she said it was a great experience.

My question is this, as I am a novice timeshare person. I already know that there is a ton of overhead costs if you purchase a timeshare directly from the facility (Marriott, Sheraton, etc.), so using a website like Redweek to purchase is best. But, how do you know whether these timeshares for sale on this site are in the "old" or "new" section of the resort?

Also, 2 questions regarding "floating" weeks- how easy is it to get a reservation at a resort outside of your home resort when your week says "floating"? In other words, if your home resort is in Orlando and you want to RCI elsewhere, is it just as easy with a floating week than with a set week to get a reservation elsewhere? ****Does having a floating week help or hurt you when you want to make a reservation at your resort - since there's no set week, do you have to call many months in advance to get the week you want?

Thanks for your help! I'd like to purchase something, but am a little hesitant due to the floating week thing!

Hello,

It looks like you have received a lot of advice on this question so I won't say a whole lot, other than, buying on RedWeek or through timeshare resellers (the Good Business ones) is a great way to save money!! Us that bought at the resort...well from my experience we could have made a better purchase elsewhere :-) As for floating week vs set week I think that depends on your vacationing lifestyle...if your a planner and like to know get to know your neighbors..a set week is great. If you like to change it up during each year and don't care if you know your neighbors or not then floating works.

Good luck to you with whatever you end up doing!!! Happy Timesharing :-)

Casey

you can ask before you buy which week and unit number you are buying. I know some old resorts have phases but ussally the older phase like 1 have more rights than the second phase.