daytondisney
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2008
which is a bargin - except for BCV. and whatever else DVC is buying back (ROFR) now. just don't even consider HH and VB - they will in the future (if not now) have trouble trading into the WDW resorts. besides their maintence fees are the highest.
there was a time when you could buy SSR and OKW for $45 per point.
now I own 60 at VWL, 50 at BWV and 170 at BLT. (did own 240 at OKW but sold it to pay for BLT). 50 points will still get 5 nights at BWV - only 4 nights at VWL with 60 points. these are studios. if I needed to get a 1-bedroom would have to bank points so would only go every other year.
paying a little less now than then $116.31 per month for all the maintence fees. Yes DVC is expensive. and as this post has proved staying at Disney is expensive. BLT cost less than BWV and VWL in maintence fees for now.
but if you love it and want to go - then buy. there have been several times when have looked at offsite to buy - but so far have not found what I want.
that say - if I had to buy now - really could not afford it. So happy I brought back in 1993 (and several other times) - before the prices got so darn high.
stay offsite with my other timeshares and it gets fairly good trades - have not tried thru RCI only II. RCI is the only way to get DVC.
In the meantime I had researched it and found everything you just said. If one is committed to Disney resorts, this sure seems to be the way to go.
There is so much to consider wrt to purchase, such as desirability when resorts begin to age, or availability when aging resorts need reno.
If I were into magic, I'd definitely buy in even at today's rates.
Have you ever rented out your points? If so, did you do it with a standing reservation or just by block? I see on m0u$0wner$ people renting for about $11, which is what Davids is now offering.