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Floating weeks --- the devil is always in the details... (by KC):

jayjay wrote:

Just make sure that your floating week is for all year or for during the timeframe of weeks you wish to reserve.

Floating week restrictions (if any, at a particular resort) generally CANNOT actually be determined merely by examining the deed. Any "blackout periods" or any other "seasonal restrictions" must be flushed out and discovered by calling the resort directly. Do this BEFORE you plunk any money down and maybe make a big mistake!

I learned this particular lesson "the hard way" many years ago, in my very first timeshare purchase. The (private resale) seller did not tell me about the applicable "blackout periods" for the floating week I was buying and back at that time I did not yet have the knowledge or experience to ask ALL of the the right questions BEFORE buying.

I later (...after purchase) learned that in the floating week ownership I had bought, "float" owners were specifically restricted from reserving ANY week between weeks 1-16 (which is basically the entire winter). This "blackout period" was actually the ONLY time when I WANTED to reserve a week, so my purchase was basically useless and worthless to me. I sold off that week (..at a loss, but not a huge loss). Believing in "the golden rule", I was completely honest and upfront with the next buyer about the float reservation restrictions. I learned a valuable, expensive lesson; "the hard way".

I hope this helps you avoid learning an important lesson "the hard way" (as I did, all those years ago). Don't make the same mistake.