Is there value in memberships?

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Memberships .........


We purchased a 'home park' with 2 week stays at affiliate CGs using C2C, PRI and AOR via Resale. Total cost for memberships & transfer fees for 1st year was $950.
Then yearly dues were $59/home park (frozen) and $129/$139 for affiliates (Deluxe/Premiere). But after 1st year we didn't renew with RPI or AOR. Lots of overlapping with C2C and C2C website was much easier to use.
So 2nd thru 7th year costs us $198/yr. in membership dues.

With that we could saty at any C2C CG for $10/night and 'other' types of CGs for $15/night. Some CG would add an addition $5/night for 50A.

Wow - you're exactly who I'm looking for! I have been looking at resales and they are really all over the place price-wise. Maybe you (or someone) can explain a few of the terms and stuff?

1) First off, it seems that some people want cash in addition to the transfer fee. I was thinking these were more of a "take over my payments sort of deal" so please clear that up if you can?

2) Is there any advantage to one home park over another? Does it actually need to be near your home/physical address? You mentioned that your one has "frozen" yearly dues which I presume is a good thing? Are home parks allowed to make "special assessments" that you are obligated to pay since the dues are frozen?

3) What is deluxe/premiere for "affiliates mean"? Sounds important, does it mean anything other than being able to stay for 14 nights instead of just 7?

4) You said that your $950 initial investment included memberships (plural) in C2C, RPI and AOR. Could you have purchased those individually to begin with? (You mentioned a bit of overlap in member cg's so I will pay more attention to that when researching.)

5) Do you have to keep paying for it until you sell it?

Thanks in advance to Dear Biscuit (I dislike using the word "old") or anyone else who can share their knowledge.