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[Q=tomc183] Can you rent it to try and get some money back?[/Q] Certainly. You can rent out any timeshare that you own, [b]as long as your fees are fully paid up to date[/b]. No occupancy will be permitted if the account is delinquent. If the account is current, you just need to let the resort know in advance if you are authorizing someone else to occupy your owned and reserved unit / week --- and provide your tenants' name(s) to the resort so that those tenants will not encounter any difficulties when checking-in. The difficulty with renting is that you generally have to advertise your week well in advance to find a tenant. The "supply vs. demand" nature of timeshares strongly influences rental prices. Your rental price obviously needs to be competitive with all other advertised comparable weeks in the same time and size unit as yours at the same facility. Depending on supply and demand (and the location and season) of your particular week, your net rental income after paying for advertising costs may or may not cover your annual maintenance fees. If it's a low demand week and / or a low demand location or overpriced (or in an area with lots of available timeshares --- like Orlando, FL) or you place your ad too late to get sufficient exposure, you may not be successful in even finding a tenant at all.