That the thing if home resort is SSR no need to have 11 month advantage to book Dec. Buying now wont give her 11 month advantage anywhere for Dec actually.
Is it? As I’ve heard the process can take a few months and I’m just dying to get in the system !
Stay away from that. In a perfect world with everything going perfectly, you're looking at a couple months from signing your offer to getting your points. It often takes longer and some people end up in a cluster that takes 3 months or longer to sort out.
Well, if it got sent to ROFR early next week, she closed early December, the points could theoretically be loaded by the end of December, right? I realize that assumes everything goes smoothly and there are no delays, and there is absolutely no guarantee of that with the resale process (as I'm currently waiting for the seller to send his closing documents so we can close on my current contract). So, probably best not to count on that.
Right now it's unlikely. But I havent watched closing time closely the last 3 weeks. I have missed out on getting the room I really needed/wanted at the 11 month mark because I was negotiating and bought too late for the window. But getting the $101pp deal I got on BW was worth the 1 year sacrifice of staying somewhere else.
Wait-what does that mean? If there are points for 2025 I would lose them?
He is stating actually year not UY.
It would be considered unwise by the overwhelming majority of this board to buy that large of a contract because the points are hard to rent (no real home resort priority) and it would be extremely difficult to sell if you need to.
If you're not planning to use the points until late 2026 or early 2027 and the UY is September, I think the biggest thing you would have to watch out for on any listing would be banked points. If you see a 150 point contract that has 300/150/150 available for 2025/2026/2027, that likely means 150 of the 2025 points are from 2024 and were banked into 2025. Some people really like those because they give you double points for your first year. But, once points are bank or borrowed, they're stuck in that UY permanently. So, in that example, you'd have 150 banked points that have to be used by the end of August 2026.
I’ve ruled that out completely
How price sensitive are you? I can see a world where getting a direct contract for 150 points just to get the current and previous years points loaded instantly and then you can do everything you want. This would also give you a “Welcome Home” stay where Member Svc can book for hard to get rooms from their own inventory. That could take care of your 2026 trip.
I love DVC For Less, but the star rating is questionable. Only you know if it's worth it or not. I have laughed at four star listings.
When do you want to use these points you plan on buying? What is the target month/year? That will determine when you must buy your resale contract. Depending on the trip you could bank and borrow and use three UYs of points on one reservation. A 150 point contract can give you 450 points for a one-bedroom to play with if you don't want to start out too big.
I have a January 2026 already planned but I may want to add on a small contract direct. The deals/incentives aren’t that great right now. Are they better if you are already a DVC owner?
Buying resale points now to add to a Jan 2026 trip is pointless.
What is the dream it forward referral?
