Wow, that absolutely stinks. It doesn't stink that all of you guys got free closing... but it means that we were lied to by our original guide yet again. We went into that office asking for 100 points at Boardwalk Villas and were told by the guide that:
(1) 160 points was the absolute lowest Disney would sell to first-time buyers and that amount would never go down (it went down a week later).
(2) First-time buyers always had to pay closing costs, which for our 160 point BLT contract was $250.00 settlement charges if financing, or $152.90 settlement charges if paying cash, plus an additional $100.00 document preparation fee... so we paid a total of $252.90 in closing costs with no financing.
(3) ROFR levels were going up and so trying to find a resale at one of the sold-out resorts would not work... because Disney was poised to start taking back a lot more properties (which also proved to be FAR from true!!).
I am so glad we immediately requested a new guide, as I think I would not be very gracious if I received phone calls or contact from the first one ever again!!!
Thanks for the heads up on how things SHOULD have worked for us. Live and learn.