Bill You get what's current based on when you purchase but not prior to the resort opening if I remember correctly.
If you bought a December UY now, you would be in your 2013 UY so you get those points. In December 2014, you get your 2014 allotment. DVC guides would call them bonus or extra points making you feel like your got something special when in fact, you got what you paid for.
I will caution you about buying a new resort prior to staying there a couple of times. What looks good on paper can often be really different in person. IMO the dues at the Polly will be high due to the amenities. The cost of maintaining the 20 plunge pools alone will be very expensive. Daily chemical checks and equipment cost and maintenance will be high.
BLT dues were low until the resort sold out and for some reason, right after, has had a couple of years of 6% plus increases. My point being that low dues starting out doesn't mean that they will stay that way.
Using your example, your first points would be Oct 2015 points. You would owe pro-rated dues your first year based on the later of: your purchase date, the start of your initial UY (Oct 1, 2015) and the occupancy date of the Unit you purchased.
You do not get and cannot purchase last years points. For anything other than new construction, your first UY is backdated to the start of the CURRENT use year. In your example, if you purchased GFV points today (or any day prior to Dec 1, 2014) your current UY would be 2013 so you would start with a full set of Dec 2013 UY points. Your first year's dues would be pro-rated from your date of purchase because that is the later of your purchase date, the start of your initial UY (Dec 1, 2013 in this example) and the occupancy date of the Unit you purchased.
The basic idea is that they don't want more points in play than there are villas to reserve. IIRC with VGF they had a cutoff where those before a certain date didn't get this years points and those of a certain UY or later did. April comes to mind as the first UY that got "this years points" but I'm sure someone will know for certain. Historically they've tended to limit usage of the points for dates of opening of the new resort (or readiness of the "unit") or after but I don't believe they did that for VGF based on what I've seen posted. Again, someone will know for sure. Bill bought early so he can likely address these 2 issues with more certainty.
I doubt you'll be able to get April 2014 points but it is possible. Just check and see once it's announced. You can always borrow the next years points if you need to.
IIRC DVD has given points that cover times when the resort was not legally open or declared. Per the post above it looks like they gave 2 UY's of points for VGF that were actually completely past when the resort opened. If they take a similar position it's possible they will give 2014 UY points when the UY is April for someone buying now or up until 31 March. We'll see, I'm sure there are some legal wrangling that has to occur behind the scenes in such situations. I do know that at times in the past they have sold points but not allowed them to be used for times prior to when THAT "unit" opened and also didn't charge MF but it's been a awhile since they've taken that approach. We'll see, I was simply stating it was possible. It's looking like they may have missed some opportunities from what I'm seeing, namely not upgrading the studio amenities in this situation, given the fact it's only studios and the rooms are larger, they could easily have done 3 things that I think they should have done. King beds, more robust kitchen and a W/D (maybe one of those ventless all in one's). As well as this was the perfect situation to extend the occupancy/bedding options. Maybe they did and we just don't know yet, we'll see.Can you get points for a UY when the resort didn't exist yet?
Thanks, it seems I both misread the post and remembered incorrectly. Thanks.
