Just Purchased BCV

[vicarrieous]

May I ask a question? We love the location of the boardwalk. I notice there is only 1 resale listing up for BCV. There are more for BWV. Is this consistent? I'm just wondering if things have changed recently with the new VGF or if there are typically very few BCV for sale.

(we already have direct at CCV so we were playing around with resale since we love BW area)

That is pretty typical for a couple reasons. One is that BCV is much smaller than BWV so less points/less contracts/less owners. It is also extremely in demand so contracts don't stay too long on the market.

If you want to consistently stay at BCV, you really need to own IMO.

 

[JoeDisney247365]

May I ask a question? We love the location of the boardwalk. I notice there is only 1 resale listing up for BCV. There are more for BWV. Is this consistent? I'm just wondering if things have changed recently with the new VGF or if there are typically very few BCV for sale.

(we already have direct at CCV so we were playing around with resale since we love BW area)

I'm relatively new to DVC but that has been my experience. That's why I was happy to find the contract that I did and ROFR was sleeping that day.

 

[JoeDisney247365]

Regarding the 2042 expiration, it is still 20 years away. I wouldn't worry about that. As long as you are happy with the purchase, you have 20 YEARS to enjoy it

This was our thinking exactly. 20 years is a long time and many things can change. I have never looked at vacation as an investment in anything other than spending time and making memories with the people I love. If there is a payoff at the end that's a bonus to me.

 

[DVCSunDevil]

May I ask a question? We love the location of the boardwalk. I notice there is only 1 resale listing up for BCV. There are more for BWV. Is this consistent? I'm just wondering if things have changed recently with the new VGF or if there are typically very few BCV for sale.

(we already have direct at CCV so we were playing around with resale since we love BW area)

Strictly going by declared points, BCV is the smaller than BWV. There are roughly 1.85M more points at BWV, so there are obviously many more contracts at BWV...which would stand to reason there are more resale contacts out there for BWV.

I can tell you that when we bought BCV via resale two years ago finding the BCV contract we wanted wasn't near as easy as getting a contract at some of the other resorts, including BWV. To your point, I consistently check the resale sites and BCV seems to be in much more demand due to the relative lack of listed contracts. I also know BCV is a popular resort, so when contracts become available they go quickly.

 

[DVCSunDevil]

This was our thinking exactly. 20 years is a long time and many things can change. I have never looked at vacation as an investment in anything other than spending time and making memories with the people I love. If there is a payoff at the end that's a bonus to me.

Yep. And my wife and I looked at it as a positive that it expires in 2042. We will be in our mid 60s at that point. We have no idea what our travel habits and desires will be by then. What if we have gotten our fill of DVC by that point? The yearly dues will expire and we can use that money for other things. The future is very uncertain, so that 2042 expiration actually is the perfect amount of time for us.

 

[Redheadprincess]

May I ask a question? We love the location of the boardwalk. I notice there is only 1 resale listing up for BCV. There are more for BWV. Is this consistent? I'm just wondering if things have changed recently with the new VGF or if there are typically very few BCV for sale.

(we already have direct at CCV so we were playing around with resale since we love BW area)

There are many more than 1 contracts for Beach Club right now, I think around 27 total. Board sponsor has about 8. But there are about twice as many Boardwalk resales, it is a bigger resort.

 

[JoeDisney247365]

Yep. And my wife and I looked at it as a positive that it expires in 2042. We will be in our mid 60s at that point. We have no idea what our travel habits and desires will be by then. What if we have gotten our fill of DVC by that point? The yearly dues will expire and we can use that money for other things. The future is very uncertain, so that 2042 expiration actually is the perfect amount of time for us.

I get this. My wife and I purchased a different timeshare 10 years ago and feel stuck in it. The parent company does nothing to protect the value of the contract (ie ROFR) and it is essentially worthless with people trying to give them away for free to get out of the high maintenance fee. Luckily for us we are able to rent points to friends and family but we'd be happy to have an end date to the contract. Obviously a very different situation from DVC which is what made us comfortable to take the plunge again. And no I'm not advocating ROFR lol but it certainly is a benefit to sellers imo.

 

[MickeyMice]

congrats to the OP! we just bought into BCV a few months ago and will be heading down for our first (very split) stay including a night at BCV.

i am personally unfazed by the shorter contract life...our kids are young, perfect WDW age now, and i'm not concerned about going to WDW regularly when we are old or gifting the contract to our (by then adult) kids. if there was an option to spend more per point and add more years at BCV (like with OKW resale basically), i might consider it. to us, the pool, location, general vibe are worth the drawbacks.

 

[bakerworld]

We love the BC and, like you, added on there when we realized how hard it is to book October thru early January. We've stayed at BW a few times and just didn't like the vibe as well. The QS for both equals a walk but the BC's walk is under cover and closer than walking onto the Boardwalk. It just gives it a more personal feel for us.

For us the 2042 is a plus as our progeny doesn't want the hassle of the Annual Dues. That contract will die with us whereas the others we'll need to make a decision to sell or split the contracts between the oldest and youngest but the contracts aren't even in points or dues.

 

[themagicgotme]

I agree too with what everyone is saying, obviously, since we all wanted Beach Club. There's a lot of negativity towards the Beach Club "cost" per point, but to me, the last 10 years of points in a 30 years contract just don't have same value as the first 10. For the first 10, I know I want them and am excited, for the last 10, who knows?!
Plus, if you do the experiment of raising dues by just 3% a year for 30 years, the price by the end of 30 is scary. If you build in the cost of these dues, factoring in the fact that they will be increasing by 10 or 20 years longer, the price per point of a 2042 resort is actually not that much higher than the price per point of a longer contract. If you ignore dues and assume you will use and want to use every single point for 40 years, then sure it looks like you are paying twice as much for the same thing, but that ignores a big part of the reality.
Yes, your 30 year contract might have resale value for longer (something I really considered) but it will still reach a point where people are thinking about expiration, probably around the time you might be considering selling.
None of this is me saying that buying longer contracts is bad. But I realized that the 20 year contract was perfect for me. I had a lot of trouble mentally with the fact that I was buying what is essentially a timeshare, which is a well-known predatory practice. But, you never hear someone saying that the problem with timeshares is that they are too short. The #1 concern and complaint is not being able to get out, especially when there is no cap to maintenance fees. And although Disney has historically protected their value- they also have a crazy high cap to the maintenance fees (15%!) and five years ago no one would have predicted what they were doing now with Genie+ AND ILL. The fact is we really don't know what these points will be costing us in maintenance fees in 30 years.
Hope to see you all at Beach Club! If I ever pass ROFR

 

[DeeBee3]

There are many more than 1 contracts for Beach Club right now, I think around 27 total. Board sponsor has about 8. But there are about twice as many Boardwalk resales, it is a bigger resort.

I was just looking at 1 site that I check. Only 1 there. I will have to check other places.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Congrats ! Love BC ! Bought it to use for our Food & Wine trips - short walk to EPCOT - my favorite park !!! Enjoy !!! The pool is amazing and Beaches & Cream is a delight for ice cream and lunch !!

 

[gisele2]

Love the BCV. We will be there this year for the first time since I bought the contract in summer 2020.

 

[bgda24]

Yes, BCV resales are far and few between. Many Boardwalk. We love spending 2 nights at BCV -doing pool day and dinner at theYacht Club then walking the Boardwalk in the evening. Makes for a nice split-stay with CCV.
I knew what I wanted (BCV 100pt and same UY as our CCV) so I stalked the resale sites and even created some "alerts" for new BCV listings. When the right contract was offered I jumped. Seems to be the only way to get exactly what I wanted.

 

[Chuck96]

I spent the past 8 months hunting one of the (nice) resale sites for a bite-sized BCV resale, looking for 75 or 100 points.

100 came up very rarely, typically gone within a day. 75 came up once, in a YEAR. Also gone in an instant.

We rented there last fall and really loved it.

 

[dboules]

I spent the past 8 months hunting one of the (nice) resale sites for a bite-sized BCV resale, looking for 75 or 100 points.

100 came up very rarely, typically gone within a day. 75 came up once, in a YEAR. Also gone in an instant.

We rented there last fall and really loved it.

There is a 60 point contract that has been available for several days now here --- https://www.**********.com/dvc-beach-club-villas-listings/

 

[dvc lover 1970]

BC is one you need to own to book consistently. Congratulations

 

[dboules]

I am waiting on ROFR for two small contracts I signed on just this week. I have wanted BCV for years and should have purchased it during 2020 or heck even 2010. But here I am now and I'm so happy. I was able to find unicorns - a 25 pt and a 50 pt contracts! Now let's hope they pass ROFR!!!

 

[thank_the_phoenicians88]

BC is one you need to own to book consistently. Congratulations

Meh. I’d say this is true only for certain seasons. I book a studio every summer at 7-months and never have an issue. Definitely agree during peak seasons like holidays and spring break. Of course, one bedrooms are easier though most won’t want to spend the additional points.

 

[AdamsMum]

I am so excited. We bought Copper Creek (275pts) last year and of course caught the "itis" so we just purchased Beach Club (100pts). Same use year so I think I made a good choice. We love CCV usually stay about 6 nights and like to add 2 nites at BCV so it made sense to buy. Learned how difficult it is to book BCV if not an owner-especially because we usually travel between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I am just a little concerned with the 2042 end date vs CCV 2068. Any thoughts.....

Congratulations. The good thing about the 2042 end date is the maintenance fees also end then. Many timeshares are owned forever. I don't see that as a good thing. I hope you enjoy your points in the meantime. I love not having to wait for a bus when epcot closes, for that reason alone I love BC. Much better views from my other home BWV but a slightly longer walk on sore feet. Enjoy.