How early is too early to message a DVC Owner?

[starry_solo]

Has anyone been successful in arranging with a DVC owner earlier than the 11 month home resort window to commit to try renting the home resort by giving the owner a deposit? thx

Only with owners I have dealt with before.

 

[Best Aunt]

I would like to rent some DVC points for December 2023.

If an owner is advertising points that cover your dates (and some are) I don't see why you couldn't check with them.

For that kind of stay, you're going to need someone with 2023 points to rent out.

As PPs indicate, you have to be sure that the owner is planning to rent out points which cover your dates.

DVC owners get an allotment of points once a year. Points have an expiration date. An owner might be renting out points which will expire before your trip. The owner will get more points in 2023, but might plan to use the 2023 points for themselves.

Just because an owner is renting out points right now doesn't mean they will continue to rent out points in the future.

There are some owners who normally don't rent out their points, but have done so for the past few years because the Pandemic made them unwilling or unable to travel... temporarily.

OP, you might already know that, but somebody might be following along who doesn't.