Sorry for not being clear! The big complaint against most timeshares occurs when members tire of paying the yearly maintenance fees, which can get pricey, and realize that their timeshare is very difficult to get out of and impossible to sell. So they either default on paying the dues and take the hit on their credit and just walk away, or give the timeshare away so the next owner will pay the dues. In both cases the timeshare would have become worthless. And, yes, I guess you could will it to whomever you wish, but, if there’s no way to resell it, you‘re basically just passing on the yearly obligation to pay the maintenance fees.
I recommend reading the Tugbbs.com forums. There are tons of Marriott owners and they know all about all of this stuff. You can also look at the Tug Marketplace and see how much resales are listed for. You can go to Ebay, enter the resort and select completed auctions to see how much specific locations/weeks have sold for recently.
Will do. Thanks!
The rate is pennies on the dollar, which is not good at all. From my quick research, points are relatively difficult to sell.
You can do it with DVC, but it takes a little planning. If you have 3 people to whom you’d ultimately want to will, say, 300 points, you’d have to initially buy three 100 point contracts. If they receive them years later, for whatever reason, any time before the contracts’ expiration date, which for the newest resort would be 2070, they could still use the points for potentially many many years. But, you’re correct, with DVC you can’t split up a contract and divide the points.
