I bought a timeshare, after market in the Poconos, it was on the Interval exchange program. I did have maintenance fees, member fees to Interval and exchange fees, with all of that I exchanged to La Cabana twice, the Surf Club once (ocean front!) and Aruba Beach Club, with all the fees, each exchange was about $750. I had done West Palm as well for about the same price. My ex got the timeshare in the divorce, so now I just use Redweek and have had awesome luck renting from there. I have considered buying in Aruba since I no longer have mine, but the maintenance fees are really high in comparison to some other locations. Good Luck, would love to know what you decide.