Given the very limited availability between when you get those points and when they expire, you will save time by just booking what you can and then offering the reservations for rent rather than dealing with interested renters who have no idea that the "BWV standard studio for Thanksgiving week" is an impossible request.That brings me to my second question.... Do you guys recommend booking stays and renting out already booked stays or advertise points and let people ask for availability?
You have to call or chat or email in order to change the lead guest's name.And last question.... maybe.... after I book a stay and then rent that stay to someone else, do I have to call DVC or can I change names on the reservation online?
You would need to contact DVC (phone, chat or email) to change the lead guests name. All other guest names can be changed online.And last question.... maybe.... after I book a stay and then rent that stay to someone else, do I have to call DVC or can I change names on the reservation online?
Awesome ty!!You would need to contact DVC (phone, chat or email) to change the lead guests name. All other guest names can be changed online.
What some owners do when changing lead guest from themselves to a renter is to enter the renter as an additional guest, then email/chat/call MS to remove the owner’s name and move the renter’s name up to lead guest. That allows the owner to make certain that the lead guest’s name is spelled correctly, etc. Additional guests can be added by the owner online either before or after changing the lead guest.Awesome ty!!
The "use the points to make a reservation that someone wants" versus "make a reservation and then rent it out" is interesting to me. Currently one of the rental agencies has 61 confirmed reservations for rent and the other one has 405. My instinct says that it would be harder to find someone who happens to want the exact reservation that you previously made. But my instinct is not always correct.
Nice! We will (hopefully) be in a similar boat (knock on wood). Did you rent through a broker or privately? I plan to do something similar, but not sure which direction I should go to increase my odds of getting a renter.We had a similar scenario. Recently closed on a resale contract with about 50 points in holding that would expire at the end of July. Made a two-night ressie for a resort studio at VGF and was just able to rent it out today. Used the chat feature to change the lead guest names. Pretty easy all the way around and the points aren't a total loss.
Broker. DVC Rental StoreNice! We will (hopefully) be in a similar boat (knock on wood). Did you rent through a broker or privately? I plan to do something similar, but not sure which direction I should go to increase my odds of getting a renter.
When availability is tight, grabbing what you can find and then renting the reservation is often your best chance to recover some value for your points, especially if they are expiring soon. Points have no value if there isn't a room available.The "use the points to make a reservation that someone wants" versus "make a reservation and then rent it out" is interesting to me. Currently one of the rental agencies has 61 confirmed reservations for rent and the other one has 405. My instinct says that it would be harder to find someone who happens to want the exact reservation that you previously made. But my instinct is not always correct.
That was certainly our experience. We had never rented out any of our points before so this was a new experience for us. We had closed on a contract with about 50 points in holding that would expire at the end of July. When we went to offer those points up for rent, the broker suggested a greater likelihood of success if we got a confirmed reservation to offer up. They even researched the room and resort availability for us. Long story short, they were 100% right and we were able to rent out those points versus them just expiring.When availability is tight, grabbing what you can find and then renting the reservation is often your best chance to recover some value for your points, especially if they are expiring soon. Points have no value if there isn't a room available.