I read somewhere that if you bought more points at Wyndham you can get a situation with no increase in your maintenance fees. Anyone know about this?
That is lived in salesman's dream line and (s)he know it will never happen.
On the other hand, these are some possible methods for you to think about, it may help you reduce some of your MF burden
1. FF salesman will tell you that your MF will get increase again by a big number, and by buying from them and doing "exchange" or "equity transfer", you will get a new deed with all the points in the new resorts which will have less MF per point. For doing that, your purchase price per point will be higher than their normal charge.
It is true because new resorts that has yet to be open does not really need any maintainence. Thus, it is having less MF. Once it starts open, it need cleaning and maintain, so you will see your MF go up, and it may or maynot higher than your existing MF per point. So, you have about 2 to 3 year to enjoy the low MF, if you have 4 M+ point, it may worth the consideration. If not, the loss of the purchase money along will not make it work.
2. Some people doing renting business. So they rent out some of their reservations or some of the points to another owner, it help them reduce their MF fee. However, good landlord is a talent, and you may or may not want to step in.
3. Some people constantly buy and sell timeshare, and sometimes, the TS comes with MF paid, so they get free vacation, most of the time, with the profit it made as business, it help the MF. However, doing business as buy and sale need certain talent also.
4. Save money that intended for MF. It is doable. You know the amount you are paying, you know the ratio it get increased, you can find all kinds of calculator to tell you how much it needs to save to achieve that goal, it is simple, and you got control the money and how it get used. It is espcially helpful if you buy resell and pay the retail money. Most people after setting a goal and displine themselves will reach it.
5. although you can sell your TS holding and buy other TS with less MF in mind, since your contract come with VIP, I probably will not suggest you do it. Otherwise, you will loss your VIP status, you can wait till you think the VIP benefit is no longer adjustifiable to your holding.
6. If you do need more vacation, learn using exchange to extend your use of the points instead of buying more points.
Jya-Ning