Most desirable DVC resale

[tgarre06]

We are seriously considering buying into DVC through resale. We aren’t traveling there again until 2021, so we have some time. I’m going to see if resale is affected at all by the recent stock market downturn. We are a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids about to turn 5 and 8). We want to buy enough points to stay in a studio for a week each year, most likely in February, or bank and borrow our points every now and then to invite family or the kids’ friends when they are older. My end goal is to be able to take hopefully take grandbabies some day! We love the BW area, but the deed expirations knock those out. We rented points to stay at BLT the last few trips for split stays, and that is my husband’s favorite resort because you can walk to MK. We also are considering VGF (one of the few resorts we haven’t stayed at) and Poly (knowing we’d have to get 2 studios to travel with family or friends or stay elsewhere). We didn’t love the rooms or having to walk outside to get to our building at the Poly, but we loved the location and the direct view across the lake of the castle. CC is even a consideration, but I feel like there resale is high still from it being a newer DVC property. Discussing this with my husband brought up the question of which resorts are the most desirable for resale if we decided unload. Do you know which resorts are currently the most desirable for resale? Also, which resorts are the easiest to have rented out? TIA

 

[Sandisw]

Ill say the one to avoid for sure is RIV, as that has the restriction if bought on resale, it is only good for stays there. And, because of that, the buying pool down the road will be smaller so its value is going to be less.

I think new buyers should be very cautious in using the resale value as part of the calculations as no one knows for sure how things will play out in years to come, especially with the 2042 resorts going offline, and what DVC will have in store. As you know, resale contracts now are limited to only the L14 resorts, so come 2042, when BWV, BCV, HH, BRV, and VB...and some of OKW...are no longer part of the system, the value of the other resorts may take a hit.

Having said that, I think the ones that will probably retain the most value over the long term compared to others are the ones that are near the parks...so BLT, CCV, VGF, and Poly (leaving out the 2042 resorts). But, given that SSR and AKV right now are close to $30 to $50 less per point than those, I personally think the loss could be similar..ie: in 20 years, BLT, etc. could be closer to the $100 range vs. SSR, etc. being closer to the $50 range...so, loss is similar.

I would buy where you want to be...or at least don't mind staying if you can't trade elsewhere during those February trips. Studios are very popular and trading out to other resorts, depending on what week in Feb you are looking at, could prove tricky for all of the near park resorts.

Good luck!

 

[DVCSunDevil]

I am new to DVC, but I asked many of the same questions to agents who specialize in DVC resale when my wife and I were deciding which property to purchase. We settled on Beach Club because of the high demand for renting out. The pool is incredible (great for non-park days) and it is right next to Epcot. It also has easy access to the boardwalk. Our kids are teens, so we aren't as concerned with reselling...actually, the 22 years of ownership will be perfect (we think). As Sandi mentioned above, trying to factor in which resorts will be good for resale later on is impossible to know now. More resorts may open and Disney can easily change rules down the road. The advice we were given was sound: find the resort that best suits your family and get that one. The worst thing would be to get a resort that you think may have high resale value later only to find that you don't actually like staying at that resort now.

Good luck!

 

[GCorbett]

As the previous posters have said, the future is a big unknown. One possibility is that the resale prices on some of the L14 could actually go up as the 2042 resorts go offline. If all the new resorts restrict resale buyers to only staying at the home resort and with the continually rising prices of direct, resale contracts that allow one to stay that Poly, VGF, CCV, AKL, BLT, VGC, OKW, SSR and Aulani may be looking pretty good, especially since that includes the three monorail resorts. You can get a premium when renting certain resort points during the home resort period, but currently, based upon my research, you can always rent your points at any resort. The point rental brokers claim to always have way more potential renters than owners willing to rent.

 

[stuartsong]

For the price and time left on the contract, I have found Bay Lake as the best value of the legacy 14 resorts.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

In general you'll pay more for the more "desirable" resorts and more than likely they'll stay somewhere around the same place in preference for selling. I quote "desirable" because in many cases it's just about supply and demand where the larger resorts have more contracts for sale because of their size vs the smaller resorts. As DVC adds more resorts it can also have some affect on the popularity of the existing resorts. Overall I'd suggest placing the greatest weight on buying where you want to stay and get the value out of your ownership. For all we know Disney could lose appeal and all DVC resorts will be worth little. Pretty unlikely in the short term but it'll all just be a guess where you don't necessarily want to have too much concern about resale value.

 

[Brandon Lagarde]

BLT and Poly are probably the best values at the moment on the resale market. I have heard that Poly is priced right and the inventory of resale is fairly high at the moment.

 

[tgarre06]

How difficult is it to book studios at BLT and/or Poly at the 7 month window the week of President’s Day? The price per point for AKV is so tempting, and I wouldn’t be disappointed to stay there if we had to.

 

[GoingSince1990]

I would say either BLT or VGF, given your husband’s understandable love of walking to MK, which will soon be possible from VGF.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

How difficult is it to book studios at BLT and/or Poly at the 7 month window the week of President’s Day? The price per point for AKV is so tempting, and I wouldn’t be disappointed to stay there if we had to.

This might help you: https://www.disboards.com/threads/p...-bd-charts-september-2019-2-bd-added.3689931/

 

[Sandisw]

How difficult is it to book studios at BLT and/or Poly at the 7 month window the week of President’s Day? The price per point for AKV is so tempting, and I wouldn’t be disappointed to stay there if we had to.

It’s a popular week due to northern schools being off and the Princess Half Marathon at the end of the week,

 

[tgarre06]

It’s a popular week due to northern schools being off and the Princess Half Marathon at the end of the week,

We live in New England, so that week is the kids’ vacation week.

 

[Sandisw]

We live in New England, so that week is the kids’ vacation week.

I know how tempting saving money is, but if this is your usual travel and prefer BLT or Poly, think about if it’s really worth the savings,

For example, on 100 points, you are talking a difference of, at most, $50/point. So, $5k. If you consider ownership even for 10 years,!it would mean you are spending an extra $500 a year to guarantee you will be the resort you really want vs, AKV which may not be first choice.

Also consider that the MFs are less at BLT so, while it may not be a lot, over time, it will add up!

 

[tgarre06]

Another question: Does Disney post how much they are selling the other DVC resorts at per point? I can only find pricing on their website for Riviera. TIA!

 

[Sandisw]

Another question: Does Disney post how much they are selling the other DVC resorts at per point? I can only find pricing on their website for Riviera. TIA!

You have to call. Usually this site is up to date. Dvcnews,com.

Other resorts are definitely quite pricey!

 

[tgarre06]

You have to call. Usually this site is up to date. Dvcnews,com.

Other resorts are definitely quite pricey!

Whoa, I cannot believe how much cheaper resale is! What are you not getting going direct? Just a few discounts?

 

[GoingSince1990]

Whoa, I cannot believe how much cheaper resale is! What are you not getting going direct? Just a few discounts?

Discounts, access to events like Moonlight Magic, the lounge at Epcot, and most recently, the fact that you cannot use the points at Riviera. The huge savings when buying resale more than make up for all this, though.

 

[ScubaCat]

BCV

 

[crazylady]

If you go BLT, I'd get enough points for a 1 bedroom. Studio might work for you there now but your kids are going to grow. . Those studios are small. My kids are older and we cant do a studio there anymore due to the size of the room and the people.

 

[striker1064]

BLT and Poly are probably the best values at the moment on the resale market. I have heard that Poly is priced right and the inventory of resale is fairly high at the moment.

PVB is tough because there are so many for sale at any given time. It's hard to say why, but it's probably at least partially due to the studios-only setup. It makes it tough to unload (using OP's term here) because your contract is one of many.

It does mean there are good values to be had buying now, but who knows if that will always be the case. It's pretty hot for renting, though.