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Re: Buying a timeshare to exchange in RCI (by Lance C.):

Honestly, I 'm having a hard time understanding your question(s) and broken English.

Here's a brief rundown of RCI and owning a timeshare. If you own a timeshare, you have to pay maintenance fees each year. That amount varies from resort to resort and unit to unit. If the resort is affiliated with RCI, then you can exchange your week or interval within RCI's system. You have to pay a yearly membership fee with RCI and an exchange fee every time you exchange. And what you can receive in exchange for your interval depends on what RCI has available and what trade value you have for your interval.

So if you add up all the costs (your unit's maintenance fee, RCI's membership fee, and its exchange fee), you have to decide for yourself if it is worth it for you to do these exchanges.

RCI also has last-minute getaways that are usually available a few weeks prior to check-in. You pay a rental fee but you do not have to put your unit up for exchange. Keep in mind that these last-minute deals are cheap for a reason. They're basically weeks that no one else wants.