Citi ThankYou card and maintenance fees

[Arimaas]

Hi All,

New owner. As you guys know you've saved me probably $20k + since I've been reading for years and bought resale instead of developer (at about 10% of the price).

So I just saw some maintnance fees posted and I want to pay it a little each month until the due date. I will probably do this next year too, monthly, so that I can get away with paying $100 a month instead of $1000 at the end of the year.

Anyway, I just paid a third of my fee and I noticed on my citi thankyou card, the charge comes up as real estate and not a lodging charge (Hilton etc). I know there has been discussions about the hilton branded card, but has anyone with a thank you card successfully gotten three points a dollar on HOA fees? If I don't get the theee point rate, it doesn't pay to use this card, Better off using a 2% cash back card.

Thanks again for all the great advice.

Ari

 

[Helios]

I find this card hard to use and know what is going to x3. I get x12 with the surpass.

 

[Seaport104]

Hi All,

Anyway, I just paid a third of my fee and I noticed on my citi thankyou card, the charge comes up as real estate and not a lodging charge (Hilton etc). I know there has been discussions about the hilton branded card, but has anyone with a thank you card successfully gotten three points a dollar on HOA fees? If I don't get the theee point rate, it doesn't pay to use this card, Better off using a 2% cash back card.

Thanks again for all the great advice.

Ari

Are you using a CITI ThankYou® Premier Card?

 

[Helios]

I used the Citi Prestige to pay partial Westin St John MFs and it did not give a bonus.

 

[Arimaas]

Are you using a CITI ThankYou® Premier Card?

Yes. The premier card

 

[grrrah]

Old bump...

I just got the ThankYou Premier card. On it, it says 3x points for timeshares. I’m wondering if things have changed, or does this just mean spend while at the timeshares?

Anyone know one way or the other if things have changed?

 

[Arimaas]

Old bump...

I just got the ThankYou Premier card. On it, it says 3x points for timeshares. I’m wondering if things have changed, or does this just mean spend while at the timeshares?

Anyone know one way or the other if things have changed?

I think HGVC maintnance is keyed in for real estate - not a timehshare - on citis statements.