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[Pinnochio]

if i want to add on to an existing contract, do i need to look for the same use year??

 

[intamin]

In order to add onto the same membership it must be the same use year. You can purchase a contract with a different use year but you will have multiple memberships if you do so and will have to either use the points separately or transfer them in order to use them together. You can't add points to a contract that has already been made as it is deeded real estate and can't be changed.

If you don't fully understand use years and etc. it would be a lot simpler to keep it under the same use year.

 

[FFMickey]

I prefer the same UY, keeps things simple. Different UY will trigger a different membership.

 

[TinkAgainU]

They also will not let you Direct purchase a different use year if it is below their minimum at that time (which seems to vary) - a small points Add On must be added to an existing Use Year and under its existing Membership ID. If you bought 150 point Direct for example - that could be a new Use Year and a new Membership ID of its own. Negative to a new Use Year / Membership ID is the complexity of booking with points across the Memberships (Transfers, and inability to do some bookings online), one Benefit is more waitlists (each Membership gets two waitlists in a given Use Year, for example two in UY2023, two in UY2024 at a time).

 

[NVDISFamily]

It's wise (according to most) to stick with one UY unless each membership is large enough to "stand on it's own".

Once you get enough points it's not too much of a pain to book across two UYs. Having two UYs also helps with having points that cover across the "danger zones" of the other UY but again requires buying more points.

 

[Sandisw]

Contracts can never change size so what you are really doing is adding a second contract to your membership if it’s the same UY and same owners.

If you choose a different UY, then it’s no longer an add on, but a new membership, and it’s like you are two different owners.

We have three, but use them pretty much on their own for different trips, or for split stays which we do almost every trip.

 

[Pinnochio]

Thanks everyone!

 

[tom1944]

Contracts can never change size so what you are really doing is adding a second contract to your membership if it’s the same UY and same owners.

If you choose a different UY, then it’s no longer an add on, but a new membership, and it’s like you are two different owners.

We have three, but use them pretty much on their own for different trips, or for split stays which we do almost every trip.

We have 180-point SSR contract with an August use year. We are using our 2024 and 2025 points for our August 2024 trip.

I am also looking for a second contract of 160-200 points and trying to keep an August use year, but I was thinking that might not be necessary since when I purchase this new contract, I will use the 2025 and 2026 points to book for August 2025.

The following year I will use the points for 2026 and 2027 from the original contract to book for August 2026.

Expanding past an August use year for our next purchase gives a far greater selection of contracts to consider but I will not do that if there are flaws, I have not thought about. I will not consider September or October use years since we plan to travel mostly in August for the immediate future.

Is this a workable plan or is it something that could be problematic?

 

[TinkAgainU]

" tom1944: Is this a workable plan or is it something that could be problematic? "

I'm not as experienced as many on disboard - but might suggest waiting until there this August to see if your family has another resort you love? SSR does not seem to need Home Resort Priority as much as some, and you might find having a second location contract is a nice every-other year change. If you love another resort or location (on the monorail for MK, crescent lake or Riviera for Epcot, or enjoy the savannahs of Animal Kingdom, for example) - it might be fun to add one of those as your second contract. Also consider, smaller contracts "tend" to resell faster/easier - so consider a couple of contracts you can divide up to sell (downsize) or bequeath if the added closing expenses are not that much more (ie: 2 100s instead of 1 200). If all the same Membership / Use Year they are pretty easy to use regardless of how many "contracts" you have in a Membership.

 

[Sandisw]

We have 180-point SSR contract with an August use year. We are using our 2024 and 2025 points for our August 2024 trip.

I am also looking for a second contract of 160-200 points and trying to keep an August use year, but I was thinking that might not be necessary since when I purchase this new contract, I will use the 2025 and 2026 points to book for August 2025.

The following year I will use the points for 2026 and 2027 from the original contract to book for August 2026.

Expanding past an August use year for our next purchase gives a far greater selection of contracts to consider but I will not do that if there are flaws, I have not thought about. I will not consider September or October use years since we plan to travel mostly in August for the immediate future.

Is this a workable plan or is it something that could be problematic?

It is certainly workable but I would be sure to look beyond the next few trips to decide if the two memberships work for the want you want to travel.

If you just want to do the every other year trip on each membership, then it definitely can be a good plan…but, think about what would happen if you had to cancel and adjust and have borrowed points left…those can’t be moved to the other membership…so you have to potentially do a split reservation to use them up.

 

[tom1944]

" tom1944: Is this a workable plan or is it something that could be problematic? "

I'm not as experienced as many on disboard - but might suggest waiting until there this August to see if your family has another resort you love? SSR does not seem to need Home Resort Priority as much as some, and you might find having a second location contract is a nice every-other year change. If you love another resort or location (on the monorail for MK, crescent lake or Riviera for Epcot, or enjoy the savannahs of Animal Kingdom, for example) - it might be fun to add one of those as your second contract. Also consider, smaller contracts "tend" to resell faster/easier - so consider a couple of contracts you can divide up to sell (downsize) or bequeath if the added closing expenses are not that much more (ie: 2 100s instead of 1 200). If all the same Membership / Use Year they are pretty easy to use regardless of how many "contracts" you have in a Membership.

I am actually tracking BLT contracts. BLT would be my preference. I also thinks that might work best. I would need 340 points for a 9 day lake view 1 bedroom stay. We could use that contract every other year at BLT and use the SSR contract as SAP the alternate year.

The key will be can I buy at the right price and do I need it to get the room I want at the time I want to go.

If SSR points can get me the room and the savings are over $10,000 that is worth consideration.

I know BLT is a longer contract and less dues but $10,000 savings is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[intamin]

I am actually tracking BLT contracts. BLT would be my preference. I also thinks that might work best. I would need 340 points for a 9 day lake view 1 bedroom stay. We could use that contract every other year at BLT and use the SSR contract as SAP the alternate year.

The key will be can I buy at the right price and do I need it to get the room I want at the time I want to go.

If SSR points can get me the room and the savings are over $10,000 that is worth consideration.

I know BLT is a longer contract and less dues but $10,000 savings is nothing to sneeze at.

Well I think especially with 1BR lakeviews, if that's what you're going to be going after I really don't think you need home resort priority if you book at 7 months. If you want BLT during holidays like July 4th and NYE then sure or if going during Oct/Dec for MNSSHP or MVMCP then maybe?

It's a bad excuse but I always have FOMO and I feel like since I'm paying majority of the price in dues anyways I'd probably buy BLT but it's probably not necessary. One of the things I don't like about BLT is that I feel like there isn't that much of a delta between standard and lake view cost and with you going for lake view anyways idk if it's worth?

 

[tom1944]

Well I think especially with 1BR lakeviews, if that's what you're going to be going after I really don't think you need home resort priority if you book at 7 months. If you want BLT during holidays like July 4th and NYE then sure or if going during Oct/Dec for MNSSHP or MVMCP then maybe?

It's a bad excuse but I always have FOMO and I feel like since I'm paying majority of the price in dues anyways I'd probably BLT but it but it's probably not necessary. One of the things I don't like about BLT is that I feel like there isn't that much of a delta between standard and lake view cost and with you going for lake view anyways idk if it's worth?

That’s what keeps going through my mind.

We will travel in August for most trips with an occasional late January trip.

I also am not one that generally has FOMO. I always seem to be happy with whatever situation I am in.

We had a running family joke that my favorite vacation of all time was the trip we took to Buffalo and Scranton.

 

[intamin]

That’s what keeps going through my mind.

We will travel in August for most trips with an occasional late January trip.

I also am not one that generally has FOMO. I always seem to be happy with whatever situation I am in.

We had a running family joke that my favorite vacation of all time was the trip we took to Buffalo and Scranton.

If that’s the case and the primary purpose is BLT 1BR, SSR is probably the better option just because of opportunity cost despite increased dues.

 

[tom1944]

If that’s the case and the primary purpose is BLT 1BR, SSR is probably the better option just because of opportunity cost despite increased dues.

I think you are probably right.