Points unit sales update - similar to rentals, since this site can no longer advertise units for sale, I will...

Points unit sales update - similar to rentals, since this site can no longer advertise units for sale, I will maintain a private list of owners who have points units for sale in case anyone is looking

-Scott
https://hangouts.google.com/chat/person/113661430919220897359

I am a preferred HICV owner in Orlando and Hill Country.

I am a preferred HICV owner in Orlando and Hill Country. I am considering purchasing 5 or 6 resale units on the market. I have a few questions for those much smarter than me:)
1. Is this possible, for me to buy a certain week form the resale market and convert to points to add to my current portfolio?
2. Can SL/HICV keep me from doing this?
3. Will these other "weeks" add up in points? My goal is 1 million. We travel a LOT.

In advance, thank you so much for your time.

Does anybody have any recommendations for other points systems besides HICV with the following features that make...

Does anybody have any recommendations for other points systems besides HICV with the following features that make HICV a really great fit for me?

1) Good availability for partial week stays outside of owned resort and season
2) Points membership through resale purchase
3) Many resort options
4) Reasonably priced low-maintenance resale units (using HICV as a baseline)
5) Online booking
6) Non-commercial rental of points reservations allowed

The only other system I have used extensively is Festiva/Escapes, which meets #2, #4, and #6 but fails on #1, #3, and #5, which is why I am looking to get out. Consequently, if anyone is interested, I have an annual and a biennial left, which allows for booking Hot Springs, Branson, and Orange Beach, as well as available reservations for Orange Beach in July and August.

This is the first post in a new category called Non-HICV Travel, where people can post other topics of interest.

This is the first post in a new category called Non-HICV Travel, where people can post other topics of interest. Please limit your new posts in this category to one post per week (so that HICV is still the dominant topic). Some of my future topic ideas include non-HICV timeshares and hotel points.

Rental update - since this site can no longer advertise rental points, I will maintain a private list of owners who...

Rental update - since this site can no longer advertise rental points, I will maintain a private list of owners who rent in case anyone is looking.

-Scott
https://hangouts.google.com/chat/person/113661430919220897359

Is there a known reliable method of calculating what maintenance fees would be for converting Silverleaf units?

Is there a known reliable method of calculating what maintenance fees would be for converting Silverleaf units? I know how the check what point values are assigned to each, but can't make sense of the maintenance fee conversion.

Does anyone know which building tis the Signature Building at Gatlinburg?

Received a note from the post office that I have a certified letter from Orange Lake - anybody ever get a certified...

Received a note from the post office that I have a certified letter from Orange Lake - anybody ever get a certified letter from Orange Lake and if so what was it for?

Does anyone suggest going through resale brokers and if so, who do you use? Thanks.

Has anyone recently bought HICV points on resale, and tried transferring them into IHG rewards points?

Has anyone recently bought HICV points on resale, and tried transferring them into IHG rewards points?

I know from experience from the points that I bought retail, I have been able to transfer HICV points to IHG rewards club points at a 5:4 ratio and nominal fee.

I am currently in the process of buying HICV points on resale and the seller/broker told me that I would not be able to transfer them to IHG rewards. Has anyone heard of this. I thought you would be able to transfer them, as the points would be banked/mixed in with my other points (bought retails, go figure). I would like to know how this would be policed. Does anyone know if this is true? Is it written anywhere?

Any and all comments welcomed!!!

Scott Kotrla, I am in the process of buying 150,000 points at South Beach (Myrtle Beach) on the resale market.

Scott Kotrla, I am in the process of buying 150,000 points at South Beach (Myrtle Beach) on the resale market. I currently own 321,000 point and 80,000 annual points which I purchased through retail which makes me a preferred member. Is there a way to get the 150,000 point I am purchasing on resale to count towards my member status? Is there someone I should contact?

I have seen some people post in this community to call OL directly, but who do I call at OL?

If I have to purchase retail from HICV, how much do I have to purchase to have my 150,000 point at South Beach to be included into my status?

I would love any and all advice. thanks!

So I'm wondering what happens now when you try to buy a HICV unit and you have resale units in your account?

So I'm wondering what happens now when you try to buy a HICV unit and you have resale units in your account? For example, if you try to buy a biennial unit to complement your existing biennial unit?

1) HICV won't sell you the biennial unit because the purchase is not large enough to convert the resale units in your account.

2) The resale weeks automatically show up in the HICV contract for the biennial, but HICV won't convert them and/or give status for them. You would have to fight with HICV to either convert the units as stated in the contract or refund your money.

3) The resale weeks don't show up in the HICV contract for the biennial.

4) The resale weeks automatically show up in the HICV contract for the biennial, and HICV converts them and gives status for them.

In my only HICV purchase, all units I owned showed up as points and total status level was based on all units.

Sell:

Sell:

I have unit # 86336 @ Orange Lake, week 49, 2 bedroom on even years, 100,000 points. Bought back in 2013. Looking to get out of it totally.