multiple visits a year?

[apple9117]

We went on multiple trips when we had an annual pass for sure!

 

[pdude81]

I work for a school, so luckily, my calendar is pretty well set. I know what 3 or 4 day weekends we have and other breaks well in advance, as they do not change by that much. So planning in advance isn't too big of a problem. I just wanted to make sure it was feasible. Most articles I have read mention something like, DVC is great if you want to go at least once a year or every other year. I wasn't sure if it just stayed so booked up that it is hard to get more than one reservation a year, if that makes sense.
Thank you for all of the feedback, as I am just now getting seriously started at looking at contracts. I have casually looking for a few years, but we are finally in a position to buy, and resale will definitely be the way we go!

As mentioned above, you may want to look at smaller (but not small) contracts to see if you can have two different resorts with home booking priority, as well as sell off one of them later if you find you want a different home resort. Often you can find a good deal on 300 point contracts, but on something like VGF there isn't often a huge price difference between a 160 point contract and a 300. You could buy a 160 there or even a 200 and then pick up another small to medium contract up at a different resort, whether BCV or anywhere else you don't mind staying. Right now VGF still commands a premium at any sized contract, but if you needed to sell it in the future that might not always be the case. One one site I even see a 180 and 100 for VGF with the same UY, so for only the increase in closing fees you could give yourself that flexibility. Obviously it comes with a cost, so that might not be worth it to you if you are sure you will keep the contract forever.

 

[zavandor]

Smaller contracts will sell better later and at a higher price.

True, but I'd add "not too small". If someone is looking for a very small contract, in the 25 points range, they'll probably be better served direct, given the closing cost and the fact that it gives access to full membership. Contracts in the 50-100 range will always command a premium, when 25 points contracts that people are buying now to get the blue card will start hitting the market, their value may start to fall.

 

[disneynutz]

True, but I'd add "not too small". If someone is looking for a very small contract, in the 25 points range, they'll probably be better served direct, given the closing cost and the fact that it gives access to full membership. Contracts in the 50-100 range will always command a premium, when 25 points contracts that people are buying now to get the blue card will start hitting the market, their value may start to fall.

Smaller being to the OP, 2 - 150 or a 200 + 100 instead of a 300 pointer.

Bill

 

[Dean]

True, but I'd add "not too small". If someone is looking for a very small contract, in the 25 points range, they'll probably be better served direct, given the closing cost and the fact that it gives access to full membership. Contracts in the 50-100 range will always command a premium, when 25 points contracts that people are buying now to get the blue card will start hitting the market, their value may start to fall.

As Bill noted, he wasn't talking that small, but since it's often suggested, I wanted to address the issue. IMO the choice of buying multiple smaller like 25-50 point contracts resale is often a very poor choice unless one can find someone selling multiple together but pricing as a larger contract and at or near one closing cost. It's often touted as an exit strategy but if one thinks they need to exit, don't buy though obviously none of us know what will happen. It's certainly good to have options but the cost for this "insurance" is far too high IMO. Plus the assumption that smaller contracts will sell at a premium later is not necessarily accurate. For example, on 4*50 compared to 200 all else the same, one will pay maybe $3500 more. And then it's often not the same as smaller contracts are more likely to be stripped than larger ones so the numbers could easily be even worse, adding another maybe $3K difference stripped vs fully loaded in this example.

Smaller being to the OP, 2 - 150 or a 200 + 100 instead of a 300 pointer.

Bill

I think it varies with the resort and situation but once you get large enough, I'd go with 2 for many situations. 300 is about the minimum the makes sense though and sometimes it doesn't even then.

 

[disneynutz]

Two contracts are easy to combine when booking. In addition if later you decide that you need less points, you can sell one of the contracts and add on a different resort if desired. For a new resale buyer, I would think that buying a 200 pointer would be more in demand than a 300 pointer so it would be easier to sell later.

Bill

 

[ITGirl50]

I just wanted to make sure it was feasible. Most articles I have read mention something like, DVC is great if you want to go at least once a year or every other year. I wasn't sure if it just stayed so booked up that it is hard to get more than one reservation a year, if that makes sense.
Thank you for all of the feedback, as I am just now getting seriously started at looking at contracts. I have casually looking for a few years, but we are finally in a position to buy, and resale will definitely be the way we go!

They say be sure you go at least once a year or every other because you need to use your points or they will expire. If you only go every three years (some still do this) or even less often you won't get your initial investment back in savings. We go 2-3 times a year. We started with 220 AKV then added on 175 BLT and now we are adding more resale points because we go so often and stay in 1 or 2 bedrooms, not studios. We have paid for cash rooms the last couple of years and have decided to add on more. We have also fallen love with Aulani which is using a lot of our points now.