Entries Tagged as 'Buying'

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Rent Your Timeshare Before You Buy

Are you seriously considering buying a timeshare? Whether you take my advice and buying your timeshare on the secondary market or buy your timeshare directly from the developer, here’s a tip: rent your timeshare before you buy it, think of it as a fun little test drive of the timeshare experience.
Would you buy a car [...]

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Disney Vacation Club: Timeshare vs. Resort Comparison

The Disney Vacation Club is, as its name says, a vacation club in which you buy membership for a fixed fee and are given points that you can use on its properties. You also pay an annual fee that is subject to increase, though they have historically been around the rate of inflation. The Disney [...]

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Total Cost of Ownership

The concept of total cost of ownership is hardly a new one and you may be familiar with the idea, such as the total cost of ownership of your car, but it’s important to understand all the components of TCO when it comes to your timeshare. After you understand the total cost, you’ll find that [...]

Monday, April 21st, 2008

When To Buy From A Developer

After all the talk about how timeshares from a developer are a raw deal because 50% of the price is for marketing and how you could get a much better deal on the secondary market, I bet you thought this article on when to buy a timeshare from a developer would be brief, right? There [...]