I'm suddenly unable to find the South Beach resort on the drop down bar for making online HICV reservations.

I'm suddenly unable to find the South Beach resort on the drop down bar for making online HICV reservations.  Is it just me?  I wonder if maybe it got bumped when they added Oak N Spruce.

Has anyone purchased a property from Eas, Equity Acquisition Services? Or has anyone heard of them?

Has anyone completed a 3rd party purchase on a Signature unit?

Has anyone completed a 3rd party purchase on a Signature unit?  If so, did the Signature benefits, such as ability to book open access period Signature units 10 months in advance, transfer over?

Has anyone had dealings with My Resort Network to buy properties?

Has anyone had dealings with My Resort Network to buy properties? I am looking at a purchase and want to make sure they are legit. Thank you.

Looking for partners with Elite status who are willing to do rentals at 10% over the Elite point rental cost of...

Looking for partners with Elite status who are willing to do rentals at 10% over the Elite point rental cost of $5/1K points - message me if you are interested. Looking for people with Elite status who have unlimited upgrades and free point shield.

-Scott

Herb asked me me about other timeshare systems that I have experience with, so I thought I'd start a thread on it...

Herb asked me me about other timeshare systems that I have experience with, so I thought I'd start a thread on it and invite others to reply to this post with your own timeshare experiences outside HICV.

I purchased my first timeshare from Escapes in 2010 after a couple of rentals at Escapes Galveston - we purchased at Hot Springs to get low maintenance. In 2012, Galveston was sold to HICV, and we started looking for HICV properties.

We still own several Escapes units, so if anyone is interested in Orange Beach, Hot Springs, and Branson, the maintenance is really low (~$550 get you about 1.5 weeks in a 1BR on the beach in the Summer!). We started a site several years ago with Escapes information on it - it's no longer updated, but it's still accurate and a good resource. Orange Beach is the sister property to Galveston with a very similar look and feel.

-Scott
http://www.escapespoints.com

I'm curious to know which closing company folks have used to complete your points purchase transfers and how much...

I'm curious to know which closing company folks have used to complete your points purchase transfers and how much you paid (if not paid by the seller). I see closing fees ranging from $299 to $675 and from what I can tell, they all work at about the same slow pace.

Good evening, I just became an owner last week at Orange Lake.

Good evening, I just became an owner last week at Orange Lake. I bought a small package, What are my "need to knows"?

Want to thank Scott for this excellent resource.

Want to thank Scott for this excellent resource.
Just bit into a pitch to buy 62k points for week 43 studio at orange Lake resort in Orlando before seeing this excellent forum. While I appreciate benefits and glad that those that participate in HIVC are happy about their experience, I regret that will leave me effectively paying over $12/1k maintenance. I now realize that will leave me paying I realize Florida has the 10 day cancellation notice and I still have another two days (signed on the 3rd of June). How does one cancel exactly? Can an e-mail delivery of the cancellation with the owner info suffice to Orange Lake. I will be looking at the resale market if I can successfully cancel this.

Just noticed that even though I lost Elite status (since all of my points are through resale), my new reservations...

Just noticed that even though I lost Elite status (since all of my points are through resale), my new reservations still have free point shield - since I am a cheapskate, I never pay for point shield, and even though I have an option for paying $35, when I decline, it still shows up on the reservation and I am not charged. I really miss the occasional big upgrade, but free point shield is actually a nice benefit that you can always use.

-Scott

Just noticed that Oak n' Spruce Resort is now available for booking via the HICV member website.

Selling Ozark Mountain SIlverleaf.

Selling Ozark Mountain SIlverleaf.... week 44 (red) currently has 2 weeks booked at Holiday Hills (1 already leased for $1150) other still booked for July1-8.... will consider all offers...2016 week still avail also..

I have Elite status and was thinking about acquiring more points by purchasing Myrtle Beach property resale.

I have Elite status and was thinking about acquiring more points by purchasing Myrtle Beach property resale. However, my counselor at Orange Lake said if I do that, the points I purchase will likely be sequestered separately from my Elite points and I would not be able to use my membership status for upgrades or discounts with these points. Very troubling. She suggested I might need to get with the sales Dept and discuss the situation. No doubt they'd want me to purchase another unit from them.