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Re: Rent or Buy (by R P.):
I'm not Lisa, but in this day and time, I wouldn't buy any timeshare as the vast majority can't even be given away AND when buying you're stuck with ever increasing maintenance fees and possible special assessments .... there are so many rental outlets now such as Redweek and that's the route I would take if I were you.
The only reason to buy is if you want a certain timeframe in a certain area at a certain resort and you want to go there every year (re: oceanfront, etc.). Be aware that it's much harder to sell a timeshare than to buy a timeshares, especially in this weak economy.
It's my opinion that the timeshare market will never return to what it was pre 2007 .... too many people have been burned and there's too many scams relating to timeshares that people are reading about ... people will not be using their disposable income for such luxuries as timeshares .... this weak and crashing housing/timeshare/recession market will not be forgotten any time soon.