Well, fashion - I dunno - it's not like having 2 vacation homes. You're just owning it "part" of the time, so it's not quite the same. Like She11y said, it's like paying for 2 vacations, that's all.

If you own two, and decide to only take 1 vacation that year due to finances being tight, you could rent out the 2nd.

Also, what about buying your timeshare for use during the off-season? That would save money, since the pricing is scaled in blocks according to seasonal demand.

Basically the cool thing about timeshares is their flexibility. The only thing that seems kind of tough is selling them, although on the good side, you don't necessarily have to worry about high closing costs, the price of appraisals, and all that jazz.

The other thing you could do is get a lockout property, I think. Isn't that cheaper - since you share it with another group at the same time?

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