Some timeshares are worthless. You can buy them for a dollar on EBay or TUG. Some have retain their value over time. I can sell our DVC timeshare for $9000 more than I paid for it. We have owned it for 19 years or I can rent it out for twice what my maintenance fee is, which is $1800 a year. I can use my points for a 2 bedroom for a week or get a studio for 21 nights depending when we go.
The purpose for a timeshare is to prepay for your accommodations. Cost for lodging goes up every year and even though our maintenance fee has gone up over our 19 years of ownership, cost of rooms has gone up at a much greater rate.
The purpose for a timeshare is to prepay for your accommodations. Cost for lodging goes up every year and even though our maintenance fee has gone up over our 19 years of ownership, cost of rooms has gone up at a much greater rate.