Legislators in seven states are paid $10,000 a year or less for their service. The 112 members of the New Mexico House and Senate receive no annual salary, while the 424 members of the New Hampshire legislature get only a token $100 a year.
The FTC's Timeshares and Vacation Plan's website offer many helpful tips before buying a timeshare, including: 1  Compare the costs of buying and maintaining a timeshare with renting a similar property. Perhaps rent a unit from a current owner first to make sure you like the complex.
A timeshare is a property with a divided form of ownership or use rights. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each owner of the same accommodation is allotted their period of time. The minimum purchase is a one-week ownership, and the high-season weeks demand the higher prices. Units may be sold as a partial ownership, lease, or right to use, in which case the latter holds no claim to ownership of the property.