If you found someone I'm sure they would do it, but with that 8-10% sellers fee on both of them. I think they are looking for some way just to pair you with someone else for a much smaller fee and then only having to pay closing costs with a title company to swap the owners on the contracts
What I'm suggesting is not simply two unrelated sales and purchases. That's all the board sponsor is doing.
If you already had someone interested the escrow company can handle it. No commissions earned, or paid. Just need to put together a simple "contract" to present for ROFR.
That's how I feel. if I was buying a stripped contract, no way I would pay dues until the year I get the points.I’d agree with this. Pay for what you’re going to use and do not pay for what you are not going to use. Regardless of what month it is.
I would really love to trade, safely, as well. I am trying to bring extended family with me next year and need 3 rooms at a resort I don't own. I'd love to be able to get that all worked out before the 7 month window so I don't leave 2 groups at one resort and run out of space before I get the 3rd room. My CCV has value, but it isn't quite right for our group. It would be helpful to be able trade with another owner who might be looking for something different themselves. I guess that's how they keep us buying contracts.
Not trading ownership I think is also possible with board sponsor, I'd contact some one at DVC rental store & see what they say, i think they did something like that before. @pkrieger2287 ?
There was a trade but it was really poor value, you got instant sale price for your contract as well as other fees on selling and buying.
If you found someone yourself why would you even need anyone else but the title company?
I think you'd only need a title company to do this, right? Just make sure the selling price is high enough to get it safely through ROFR. Two properties (let's say AKV, but different UY) with the same number of points swap at $130pp (DVD isn't going to touch that in ROFR, but it's not high enough to look funny). Money-wise, it's even plus title fees.
That’s why in real estate they have something called “boot”. It’s an equalizer.
I seem to recall being told we could not list specific contract wishes etc. on Disboards.
The website could have three automatic adjustment calculations for different resort values (someone could trade AKL for BWV for example with a $XX/pp adjustment), and any amount of points difference between the two contracts (140 vs 150 for example), and any amount of points remaining/used for current and next year. 
I think a “1031” type of DVC site would be a big hit.I seem to recall being told we could not list specific contract wishes etc. on Disboards.
So, someone would have to set up an income producing website
Those are numeric differences not subjective to some extent. The two parties might differ on whether they liked the $XX value of the adjustment allocations - but that could be a simple here is my offer [insert $/resort, $/contract points, $/unused points]. Each to pay their own Escrow/Title/Estoppel fees. Plus a shared flat fee to the website per dual transaction. The site could generate a stock purchase agreement to give to their recommended escrow
As to ROFR, as long as the "purchase agreement" was clearly stated as "Contingent on BOTH parties receiving their agreed Contracts at the agreed adjustment amounts", ROFR is a non issue. If DVC wanted to step in and take both, issuing both the requested Contracts at the terms negotiated, everyone still gets what they wanted.
Keeping in mind, the vast majority of those were sold to people and allocated the Use Year the Guide suggested. I had friends who definitely believed they could Only buy the marketed resort and accept the Use Year offered. Does not mean the Guide lied, but the focus on the sale was likely not explaining Options
I always wished someone would come up with a TRADING site, where we could trade, especially Use Year contracts (thru a shared escrow) with a relatively preset/standard price adjustment for resort changes or varied points, but no adjustment for Use Year change. I am certain there are people who have changed travel plans (or decided they were ready to consolidate UYs, or downsize) who would use a site like that if the commissions and escrow fees were not so high. The purchase agreements could be contingent on the reciprocal trade (still have to go thru ROFR, after all).
Right now the only option is for each of you to sell your contract (8-10 percent commission) and buy another one. The commissions and fees add up, and my guess is it's why more people don't make changes.
I'd likely be fine switching with someone if our total expenses were a fair adjustment, shared escrow expenses, and a flat fee to the website for providing the calculations and purchase form for us to hand to escrow. It would take some high tech setup for the calculations, but each party could adjust if they wanted to make an offer to another person. If you set it up right, it could be pretty much automated, these are not "real" real estate properties
Interesting! I did not know the UYs had a formal initial allocation. But makes sense.
Smart of the broker though….
