It has long been my desire to create a guide that would provide buyers of Private Residence Club properties an insider's glimpse of the industry of which I've been lucky to be a pioneer. Separately, I have wanted to provide developers of Private Residence Clubs an equally "inside" glimpse of our fascinating field. I intend this document to serve both audiences. As it happens, the considerations important to the individual contemplating a PRC purchase are the same issues a developer must integrate into the planning, design, and development of such a property.

I've had the pleasure, over the years, of working on many PRC developments, as a development advisor and as a principal of Spring Creek Partners, Inc. I have spoken personally with hundreds of development professionals, and literally thousands of potential owners — many of whom have become friends. Those valued interactions have inevitably been enlightening to me, often in unexpected ways. I count it as my good fortune to be able to share some of the resulting insights and observations with you here.

—Jim Whitteron