Checking in Episode 30: Vacation Rentals Discussion with Chris Hutchins (Patreon)

Kiawah Island Exclusive Resorts Stay: Recap

• Quick Review

• 4 nights in a 4 BR/4.5 BA home that Zillows for $5M

• Super-high quality, daily housekeeping, dedicated concierge, fantastic stay

• Exclusive Resorts Value Proposition (How It Works)

• $195,000 initiation fee for a 10 year plan

• Choose 15-60 nights per year

• Dues are currently $1,750 per plan night, so 20 nights is $35,000

• “Compare at” quality of properties valued at $4,200/nt

Resources Mentioned in:
The Best Deals for Vacation Rentals, Exchanges, Fractionals, Timeshares and More!

• Higher-End Vacation Home Rental sites

  • AvantStay

  • Wander (email hello@wander.com and mention ATH to get $250 off)

  • Haven In

  • Villas of Distinction

• Vacation Home Rental sites

  • Airbnb

  • Vrbo

  • Cabo Villas

  • Robert: Vacasa

  • Robert: Dominant old-school rental agencies with large presence in specific locales

• Home Exchange

  • Home Exchange

  • Love Home Swap

  • People Like Us

  • Third Home

  • Couchsurfing

  • My Place

  • Robert: Elite Alliance (Checking In Ep 28: Fractional Vacation Home Exchange w/Elite Alliance)

• Fractional Ownership

  • Pacaso

  • My 5 Homes

  • Private Residence Clubs

    • The Orchard

    • Timbers Resorts

    • Robert:  Four Seasons Residence Club

    • Robert: The Ritz-Carlton Club

• Vacation Real Estate Investment Funds

  • Equity Residences

• Destination Clubs

  • Inspirato

    • Inspirato Pass

    • Blog: Luxury Pass Reviews

  • Exclusive Resorts

  • Destination Club Comparison List: Sherpa Report

• Timeshares

  • Rent or Buy Secondhand

    • Red Week

    • Tug2

    • Koala

    • Robert: Timeshare brokers for rent of purchase (ex: Tri-West)

• Day Passes to Resorts: Resort Pass

• Rent Private Pools: Swimply (<- $25 off)

Discuss: With so many options, how do these types of stays factor in with points hotels, free night certificates, cash stays, Amex FHR, Chase Edit, etc?

Further Listening

• Optimizing Vacations, New Ways to Earn Points, Airline Changes and More

• The Psychology of Money with Morgan Housel