All,
After a little research, I am intrigued about timeshares. I am a points junkie and see that there are a lot of options in buying a timeshare. What I would like to ask those of you who have timeshares is what, in you opinion, is the best program to buy into, within that program, what is the best property to buy into in terms of trading value/maintenance fee (I live in California), and would you recommend purchasing from the resort directly or resale?
I appreciate your help.
Rgds,
Ken O.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Bourne:
75,000 Starpoints( Starpoints one year/its equivalent the next) every year for the rest of your life .
OR
Enough points for 3-5 Six day stays at Hilton Hawaiian Village ( ALON ) every year for the rest of your life .
Better yet, unlike miles and points, it can be deeded to your loved ones.
Wanna finance the amount. You can even write off the interest in taxes.
Dont like it anymore. You can sell it off. Hilton and Starwood don't even mind.
Randy even pulled the rabbit out of the hat sometime back. 
Oh BTW, I love reading InsideFlyer, not just buying it
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