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Re: Purchasing thru Redweek or other resale companies (by R P.):
llhayden wrote:"we couldn't believe that the maintenance fee was basically what it normally cost for us to vacation for a week - then you had to pay for the timeshare itself! .... I think that after you've paid the price of the timeshare, it's not that much in the grand scheme of things.Besides Aruba, where are the best places to purchase"?
I couldn't agree with you more. First you purchase the week (some in the 5 digit range) then you pay yearly rising maintenance fees and possible special assessments. It's like you're buying then paying to rent each year (maintenance fees). If I was you, I would rent from a current owner unless you want a specific week (very popular week) in a specific location at a specific resort.
As far as Aruba goes, it's a nice place to own but you have to take into consideration rising airline costs (many ticket prices skyrocketing) due to the high cost of fuel.