some (not all ) the free or low cost ones have maintenance fees that are high, so just keep an eye on those. occasionally you will get lucky and find something with decent maintenance fees. Timeshare nation also does giveaways, but the fees tend to be high on those. Don't rule them out entirely because you could get lucky. I find eBay has the best deals too. Look at the completed listings for ones that have not sold, and make an offer. That's how I got my 308,000 anual Branson contract for $1. Six months later someone paid $510 for the same 308,000 point contract. You can even make offers on ones that are still active. That show I got my EOY 308,000 Bali Hai for $1795 out the door when they were charging $3,000, plus closing costs, transfer fee, and six months of maintenance fees. It ended up being about $5,000 total costs. If you are going to make an offer lower then the asking price, make sure you have a reason for offering something lower. In my case, the cost per 1,000 points was higher then what other Bali Hai biennials were going for. Much higher. When i made the offer, in the comments I explained the bases for why I thought what i was offering, was a fair asking price. I used other auctions as examples of why i was making that offer. In the end, they agreed. So i saved about $3,200 by making a different offer and providing a reason for why i was offering a lower price. A little effort pays off.
