Undercover boss

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If you watch this episode with Mr. Cloobeck and are tempted to buy a Diamond Resorts International (DRI) timeshare property or points in their “Club” make sure you do your homework. Skyrocketing maintenance fees and tremendously high assessments have been part of our experience as owners at the Point at Poipu in Hawaii. When you buy, expect to have it for life and your children will be saddled with it because you won't be able to sell it. We haven’t been able to even give it away. This could be you. In my opinion, buyer beware of Diamond Resorts International. See COPP Home Page and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pointatpoipu. Also, do a search of Diamond Resorts International complaints and see what you come up with.

When we bought our timeshare in 1990, it was a beautiful new property, now it is run down and is one of the properties shown on the Undercover Boss episode(Powhatan Plantation). Our maintenance fees ($1233), exchange fees( now $189 with RCI), and RCI membership ($90/yr). That all adds up to $1511/yr plus special assessment fees (sometimes as much as $500/yr because the property needs a lot of renovations). All of those fees made us decide to get rid of it now while we have the option. We paid a company $4295 to transfer our deeded timeshare out of our names forever! It took 3 months and they took care of our 2012 maintenance fee that was due during the process. As I previously stated most timeshares are available on Expedia for a weekly rental - maybe that's why there is no availability when you call for a reservation? If you look on Expedia you can get a 7 night vacation at Powhatan Plantation for $1778 in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit. That is only $200 more dollars than our annual fees without special assessments and we can pick the week we want to travel. Or you can stay at The Point at Poipu in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit for $2414.51. That may or may not be more than your maintenance fee, special assessment fees and if you are a member of DRI or RCI, their fees, but to me it is worth it to book when we want and not have to spend hours searching for an available week or desirable unit, and if we aren't able to vacation one year we don't pay! I am thankful not to have that "use it or lose it anxiety attack" when my weeks/points are about to expire!