Is DVC value going to go down due to contract end date??

[DVCGeek]

I actually think a ten or fifteen year contract would be attractive to some people who don’t want a long term commitment.

I agree, I know my parents decided not to buy DVC a few years back because they felt it would outlive them and the brief phone call they had didn't really explain the details very well, or at least they didn't stick. If they had something shorter (and consequently cheaper up front) they probably would have purchased a while back. BUT, now they have my points to 'rent' and last night they brought up my possibly buying an add-on with them (for?) them...

 

[Disneypirate85]

Put me in the "I didn't buy as an investment" crowd...I bought it cause I love to vacation I love nice place's to stay and Disney right now fits that niche. I too think bout the who would I leave it too if I "expired" before it does, which I'm sure I probably will. Its an asset to me but could be a liability to one of the kids, those MF's are not going to go down over time, Florida is a harsh enviroment on structures....which equals more mf's in the future.

 

[OneMoreTry]

Value is recouped as we use the points -- Ie. we withdraw value.

In my opinion, that annual withdrawn value is considerably greater than the drop in remaining value of the ownership (the resale value). Those values will move closer together in amount year by year until the last year -- when we would be able to sell the ownership for the exact value of the remaining points withdrawn.

It's a win-win situation.

Disney calculates remaining value of the contracts with their own formula to determine level of ROFR. Those are affected by the economy as well as future rental value.

 

[JaxDisneyFans]

Not for us. The only return on value we ever expect is vacations we will take. If we ever look to sell, it will be because we are no longer able (and/or willing) to travel to WDW, not because we want a "return" on our "investment".