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Re: Successful Resales & Rental Feedback Wanted (by Beck):

and I simply repeat - if you want to stay 3-4 nights, rent direct if you don't like that my 7 night rate is less than the 3-4 night rate direct. Don't screw me by claiming you only need 3-4 nights so you should get to pay even less, and don't be one of those people claiming you need 3-4 nights and then stay the week.

Again, I recognize there are a number of resorts with direct pricing in near tandem with owner maintenance. I don't offer those units for rent. I offer units where direct rentals have a premium to owner rentals. In either case my position is the same. If you can rent direct for less than a 7 night owner stay, rent direct. Stop asking owners to rent for less based on what I believe to be a false premise you are staying only 3-4 nights.

On a side note, I've had a few units where my 2BR unit was the only one available. People call me for a two night stay, which they can't even get direct since the resort is booked out also. They can stay in a basic motel for $100/night = $400 plus tax for two units for two nights (two units can occupy about the same number of people as a 2BR timeshare). They can stay in a hotel equal in caliber to the 2BR timeshare I'm offering for $350/night = $1,400 plus tax. Or they can rent my 2BR timeshare for the week $1,500 with no tax. They don't want to pay $1,500 they want to pay $400 ("two nights"). Fine, go stay in the basic motel.