Original Message:
July Newsletter Q&A: Sick of the Media Bashing Timeshare (by David B.):
My wife and I have taken our vacations for the passed eight years using the advantage timeshare properties offer. I am on a strict diet due to health problems, and the use of a full kitchen has allowed me to travel away from home again. I have purchased a few through resale at a drastically lower price than the unfortunate young couple are paying to the developers. I feel the mandatory maint. fees in addition to having a mortgage are mainly responsible for the bad publicity. Why not have a single price, with maint fees prepaid for a period of time. This would still be less than the developer's price, and the HOA's can earn there way by managing the up front funds. Dave B.