Member Dues as a cost factor in resale

[tasha99]

No, I am not saying that. DVC says that when you purchase a fractional ownership of one of the DVC resort's. Your ownership of the fraction of the resort comes with "membership" in DVC. Those are tied together. You cannot be a "member" of DVC without owning a piece of the magic, and you can't own a piece of the magic without being a member. So the the MF's are used to support your fractional ownership of the property and your "membership" in the club. They are not, and should not be viewed as somehow tied to the use of points. MF's get paid during any portion of the year when an individual has an ownership interest, and therefore "membership benefits", whether points ever get used. Do I think the "other" benefits are worth $5 - $6 per point? Absolutely not.

That's one way to look at how the membership is on paper, but people are going to balk at that. Because even if there's a fractional interest based on time, all the real life enjoyment of the membership is when you go use your points. There are enough buyers who agree and will pay MFs right now, which would put an offer without buyer paid current MFs at a disadvantage. At least imo, obviously, your mileage varies.

(Of course, the amount of haggling depends on the contract--bigger contracts or ones that have been on the market for a while might have more flexibility pricewise).

 

[dsnydaddy]

Interesting debate, but bottom line doesn't mean anything. The party with the power in any relationship (business or personal) is the one who cares the least. In a sellers market the sellers set the terms, knowing that if a buyer does not like the terms then the transaction can be refused and there will be another buyer along shortly. Conversely, in the buyers market the buyer sets the terms and the seller can pound sand if the one with the money is unhappy.