Does it sound realistic?

We are a Canadian couple considering buying 40,000 RCI points from Aviawest Resorts. They told us we can use these points for short term travel and stay at participating hotels such as Sheraton and Hilton, and do it on a short notice too. Does it sound realistic? Is anyone familiar with Aviawest? How easy is it to book properties on a short notice if you want a specific date?

You will be at the mercy of the resort when you want to book . Try renting without having the burden of forever increasing maintenance fees and assessments .

You don't want to buy a timeshare with points to book hotels. Likely you will be spending $500 in MF to get $200-$400 worth of hotel rooms. It's almost never a good conversion rate especially when they add on the transaction fees for that type of transaction.