I understand there are wealthy people and people who pay cash, but you can't discount anyone when you look at it from my point of view...
Whether you paid cash, credit card, balance transferred to 0%, got a Marriott loan or other loan, sold a kidney or what have you, you still paid. Period.
Why does everyone compare MF's to other alternatives of vacationing or other resorts? What about the initial buy-in and closing costs that came along with your ownership? Have you truly broken even on your initial purchase price(s)?
Now, if you buy on eBay or something for a couple thousand, you could say you spent a year or two's worth of "vacation money" but even still, it's dollars spent.
I suppose for the owners who have owned for quite some time are well in the green on their ownership's, but what about us newbies or people adding on to their portfolios? You're paying or have paid for ownership plus your maintenance fees and traveling, why do you only associate the cost of your vacation with the MFs?
Whether you paid cash, credit card, balance transferred to 0%, got a Marriott loan or other loan, sold a kidney or what have you, you still paid. Period.
Why does everyone compare MF's to other alternatives of vacationing or other resorts? What about the initial buy-in and closing costs that came along with your ownership? Have you truly broken even on your initial purchase price(s)?
Now, if you buy on eBay or something for a couple thousand, you could say you spent a year or two's worth of "vacation money" but even still, it's dollars spent.
I suppose for the owners who have owned for quite some time are well in the green on their ownership's, but what about us newbies or people adding on to their portfolios? You're paying or have paid for ownership plus your maintenance fees and traveling, why do you only associate the cost of your vacation with the MFs?