We are sort of in the same boat. We bought at BWV bc we love it there and I wanted SV studios. That said, we are looking at adding on a chunk of SAPs so that we can upgrade to 1BRs sometimes. We are looking to be local to Orlando in a few years so we will likely be doing a lot more last minute reservations so we want the points to be able to accommodate that.
As for your comment about RIV, it sounds like you haven't stayed there yet? Before buying direct, I would stay there. Make sure you like it. Good thing is that you could use those direct points anywhere but if you're going to do that AKV probably makes the most sense right now... I'm hoping the AKV sale is just the start of a direct-point fire-sale as I'm like you, I would also like to add on 150 direct to get the membership extras.
As for your comment about RIV, it sounds like you haven't stayed there yet? Before buying direct, I would stay there. Make sure you like it. Good thing is that you could use those direct points anywhere but if you're going to do that AKV probably makes the most sense right now... I'm hoping the AKV sale is just the start of a direct-point fire-sale as I'm like you, I would also like to add on 150 direct to get the membership extras.