Buy RCI points week or is there a better way to now do things?

[chazpbg]

I have an RCI points week with a resort that has struggled of late and raised MFs. I'm thinking about dumping it (that's a separate discussion), but I'd also like to stay in RCI system so I can continue take advantage of the other week I own (it's a week within the RCI weeks system with low MF that I convert into 57k points annually).

What's the best way to do things these days? (I haven't bought a timeshare in over a decade.) Are there cheap weeks to buy with reputable operators/owners that have low MFs and give you a reasonable amount of points? Is a penny a point still the goal? (The resort I'm trying to dump now has an MF that translates into almost 1.75 cents per point).

Or should I forget about RCI and look into another system altogether? (Well, I still want to take advantage of the week that I convert)... So confused.

 

[tschwa2]

If you are happy with RCI points with the availability and the fees associated with membership and exchanges then you might want to stay. It is hard to say whether another system would be better or less expensive and get you similar or better exchanges. I guess it depends where and when you like to travel. For me at a penny a point RCI points is still fairly expensive and if you buy at a penny a point today within 1-2 years you will be over a penny a point. There aren't any real surefire ways to get a good ratio timeshare with enough points to be useful for under $500. In fact in many cases you might be looking at $1000-$2000 for a good week which bites into the savings from the low cost per point.

 

[kukenan]

Take a look at Grandview Las Vegas, you can get 98,000 points 2BR week from free to $1000, and 122,000 points 2BR week from $1000 to $3000. MFs $803 per year.

 

[Magic1962]

That’s what I have.... a 122,000 GV..... best way to have lots of points for not much money.....

 

[AwayWeGo]

We have just a few points for just a little money -- 1BR triennial Grandview points unit.

Most of our timeshare reservations are via RCI for Last Call & special sales on Extra Vacation Getaways, so it works out fine.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[chazpbg]

It does seem like Grandview (or any of the other Vacation Villages) is the way people are going these days. Does anyone have a reliable reseller they like? Or do they just scour TUG classifieds or EBay and such? Also, what would be considered a fair deal? (I know a couple of you have already chimed in... but welcome others.)

Finally -- and this may be difficult to answer -- but since I'm looking at buying something else now that I'm stuck with a resort where the MFs have climbed so much, any sense if that will happen at Grandview as well? What's keeping them low now? Also, if all else fails, does the resort do a deedback?

 

[bizaro86]

It does seem like Grandview (or any of the other Vacation Villages) is the way people are going these days. Does anyone have a reliable reseller they like? Or do they just scour TUG classifieds or EBay and such? Also, what would be considered a fair deal? (I know a couple of you have already chimed in... but welcome others.)

Finally -- and this may be difficult to answer -- but since I'm looking at buying something else now that I'm stuck with a resort where the MFs have climbed so much, any sense if that will happen at Grandview as well? What's keeping them low now? Also, if all else fails, does the resort do a deedback?

I don't think the Grandview fees are especially low, I think they get more RCI points than one would otherwise expect. Likely because of some sort of unknown special deal between the developer and RCI.

 

[flybefree]

You can also just buy points when you need them, since many people sell theirs. I have debated doing that for my points that expire 9/30/18 so I don't have to pay to extend them, if I can't find a friend who can use them. There are ads for it on the Marketplace here.