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Considering to Buy a Timeshare (by Jim B.):

I HAVE BEEN A MARRIOTT TIMESHARE USER FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH OUR CHOICE UNTIL NOW. THE NEW PROGRAM MARRIOTT HAS IS OUTRAGEOUS IN WHAT THEY ARE ASKING. EXAMPLE: FOR SOMEONE WANTING TO GO TO THE SURF CLUB IN ARUBA ON A YEARLY BASIS, MARRIOTT WANTS TO SELL YOU POINTS WORTH APPROX. $45,000. YOU CAN BUY ONE OF MY THREE SURF CLUB CONDOS FOR $32,000 AND USE IT EVERYEAR, RENT IT, OR TRADE IT THRU INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL FOR ANOTHER VACTION SPOT. THE ONLY THING YOUR MISSING BY BUYING FROM ME IS TRADING FOR POINTS WITH MARRIOTT WHICH I HAVEN'T DOEN FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. SO ARE YOU MISSING ANYTHING, NO. ANYTIME YOU TRADE FOR POINTS WITH MARRIOTT , YOU ARE ON THE SHORT END. I HAVE 5 CONDOS, 3 IN ARUBA AND 2 AT SABLE PALMS IN ORLADO.THE 2 IN ORLANDO WERE BOUGHT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND THE MAINTENCE FEES WERE ABOUT $700/yr and the trade for points was 1100 pts. today the maintenace is $1100 and the point value is still 1100. same is true with my aruba properties. your much better off trading thru interval or renting if you're not going to use it yourself. if you buy a condo buy in a top location, like hawaii or aruba, you assure yourself of a good trade or rental. also you must seleck your reservation dates 12-13 months ahead. don't worry about the dates being used by you, only that they are the high priority dates that are easy to trade and rent. when you have a quality location, highly requested dates you have the upper hand. my email address is jimnvi@aol.com with your interested in one of my aruba condos.