Question for Summit at Massanutten owners

[euronash Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close euronash]

How many RCI points are you able to get for 4BR/12 (both upper and lower unit) using PFD?

Thanks in advance!

[Jim McLaren Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jim McLaren]

How many RCI points are you able to get for 4BR/12 (both upper and lower unit) using DFP?

I'm assuming you mean Points for Deposit (PFD). At the top of the RCI forum is a sticky (here) that gives the list of what you'll get for PFD. Since the Summit is not Gold or Silver crown you'll probably get credit for a standard resort. If it's a lockoff I'd deposit it as two 2 bedroom units. Then you'd get 80,000 points total for red season. As a four bedroom you'd only get 56,000 points.

[euronash Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close euronash]

I'm assuming you mean Points for Deposit. (PFD). .

Yes, I edited original post to correct myself.

At the top of the RCI forum is a sticky (here) that gives the list of what you'll get for PFD.

Yes I am aware of the RCI grid, however since it is a 2 unit 4 BR I figured you would get more than 78,000 points which is really a 1 unit 3 BR quote. I know some people were getting more points for multi-units. I could be wrong, but I would like to confirm with the actual owner with first hand experience.

Since the Summit is not Gold or Silver crown you'll probably get credit for a standard resort.

Summit is Gold Crown. (check here)

If it's a lockoff I'd deposit it as two 2 bedroom units. Then you'd get 80,000 points total for red season. As a four bedroom you'd only get 56,000 points.

That's a good idea. Thanks for your reply.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

and only a $460 annual MF for 2008.

You're getting warmer.

[euronash Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close euronash]

and only a $460 annual MF for 2008.

You're getting warmer.

[Jim McLaren Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jim McLaren]

Summit is Gold Crown. (check here)

You're right, it is gold crown. I misread the RCI website. BTW, I wouldn't trust a resort's website at this point. The RCI website is the authority. In which case you would get 121,000 for two lockoffs.

I've been thinking along the same lines you have been, only a slight tangent. Here's my thinking for FWIW. If you buy a 4 bedroom lockoff, either at summit or powhatan plantation you can get two exchanges from one maintenance fee. That's in the weeks system. If you buy right you can even exchange them with SFX and get 4 bonus weeks on top of the two exchanges. And you can do like you plan and get 121,000 points for them. I've even thought that owning a 4 bedroom TS would allow me to have a low cost family reunion occasionally. It all sounds too good to be true. At the moment, it's not really too good to be true. But things can change.

• RCI might end PFD. Not likely but could happen.
• Your resort could join the points system in which case you can no longer do PFD. More likely.
• RCI's transaction fees are getting ridiculous.
• Many folks are disappointed with the RCI weeks system.
• SFX (or other independents) might decide they don't want your week.

Because of these possibilities I would make sure any week I bought was a good value, e.g. summertime (or other very red season). That way I can use it, rent it or get rid of it if I need to. I won't buy another TS without having an exit strategy in place. Things change and my strategy may fail in the future but I'll be watching that.

[Jim McLaren Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jim McLaren]

The other thing which some have urged you to do and I would emphasize here is to look at some of the mini systems. If you're interested in the east coast (and you seem to be) I would look at Bluegreen Vacation Club. You're probably going to spend a little more to get into the system but it has tremendous flexibility. Especially at preferred levels. There's a forum dedicated to Bluegreen. Check it out. After a lot of reading I think I've learned enough about BVC to know I would like to own in it. Now I just have to convince DW we need to buy another timeshare. Not an easy task.