add-on question

[Abbk71]

If I buy a 175 point re-sale contract at BWV through TSS, can I then add on a 50pt AKV contract directly through DVC once I am an offical member? What about if I only own 150 at BWV? I remember on our DVC tour that we had to buy an initial min. of 160 points. Thanks for any help!

 

[DVC Mike]

If I buy a 175 point re-sale contract at BWV through TSS, can I then add on a 50pt AKV contract directly through DVC once I am an offical member? What about if I only own 150 at BWV? I remember on our DVC tour that we had to buy an initial min. of 160 points. Thanks for any help!

Once you are an owner, you can do an add-on direct from Disney. It doesn't matter how many points your resale contract is.

 

[LisaS]

Just in case you're not already aware, you will only be able to use your AKV points to book at AKV 11 months out and your BWV points to book at BWV 11 months out. When booking in the 7-month window you can use points from either/both contracts to book at any DVC resort.

Assuming you want to add on at AKV so that you can book there in the 11-month window, you should calculate how many points you will need for your typical stay and then buy that number of points, or half that number if you plan to stay there every other year (by banking your points in alternate years), or a third that number if you plan to bank and borrow the points in that contract and stay at AKV every 3 years. You can add on 25 points or more if paying cash, 50 points or more if you want Disney financing but it can be any number of points: 27, 53, etc. It doesn't have to be a round number or multiple of 25.

 

[Abbk71]

You both rock! Thanks so much! Am I looking at $104/pt or less?

 

[AKV707]

It depends on the current promotion. I know that as of last week, if you bought 110 AKV points, you received the $8 cash incentive, making it $96 per point. I think that there also some developer points.

I did a 25 point add on to my AKV points so I paid the full $104. But I didn't have the $$ for more than that available for DVC points.