Thinking about purchasing a week in WKORV-N

[LA_Transplant]

My wife and I have stayed here for the last three years and have thoroughly enjoyed our time. We are debating whether or not to purchase a week via resale. For those of you own timeshares, what would you say are the pros and cons of purchasing a timeshare vs. just renting them from owners on TUG or Redweek?

 

[PamMo]

You should ask the mod to move your post to the Vistana forum, but to get you started, here are some pros and cons of owning.

Pros:

• If you can plan a year ahead, you can book your week/view at a lower cost than renting
• If you reserve a high demand week, you can rent it for more than maintenance fees
• You may feel obligated to continue vacationing every year in Maui!
• It's a mandatory resort, so you may use StarOptions to book other Vistana network resorts

Cons:

• Hefty resale purchase price
• It's a long term commitment to high annual MF's ($2,6,23 for 2017) due EVERY January
• MF's and (Maui taxes) go up every year (The Maui County Council has a contentious relationship with the resort)
• If you can't plan travel at least 8 months out, the only way to get a guaranteed view is to rent from an owner who booked early