Purchasing resale DVC

[Curiousporpoise]

We were looking to do something similar since we're on the west coast!
We purchased direct at VGF last month to get our foot in the door with a WDW home resort.
Our "welcome home" stay will be in Aulani later this year and, if we fall in love, I'll be stalking resale for a subsidized contract.
I'm still waiting on DLT to see if the pricing will be tempting enough to overshadow our love for VGC. The current resale prices are still giving me pause.

I love VGC and wish we had bought there years ago. We changed our minds at the last minute. I’m also very curious to see the DLT pricing, and trying to decide how many points we’ll need.

 

[Curiousporpoise]

Are you picking Aulani for the lower price or you do actually want to stay there?

We love staying at Aulani. Some of the other threads are making me pause though, they are still no sold out after all this time and their MFs are pretty high compared to other resorts.

 

[Curiousporpoise]

If you are in the market for a resale Aulani account, there are currently three subsidized accounts for sale right now (dues are $6.52 per point vs $8.67). They will cost you more up front (the one from the board sponsor is $155 per point, the other two are $129), but you will save money over the length of the contract. They are currently the lowest maintenance dues in all of DVC.

Where are you seeing these subsidized contracts? I’ve been searching a bunch of the sites and haven’t seen much with since subsidized dues, or maybe I just missed it.

 

[CarolynFH]

We love staying at Aulani. Some of the other threads are making me pause though, they are still no sold out after all this time and their MFs are pretty high compared to other resorts.

Aulani was built in hopes of selling to Japanese visitors - and it was the first DVC to offer guaranteed weeks because the Japanese were more familiar and more comfortable with that timeshare model. Unfortunately, the Japanese economy crashed shortly after, so visits by and sales to the Japanese took a hit. In addition, for many potential DVC buyers on the US mainland, a trip to Hawaii involves a long, expensive flight and therefore is a once every few years, if not once in a lifetime, vacation. However, for West Coast residents Aulani can be as accessible, maybe more accessible, than WDW. So for someone who would visit regularly (sounds like you’d be in that group), Aulani could be a good choice, especially if you buy resale and can snag a subsidized-dues contract. DVD is still trying to sell Aulani, but they also don’t seem to have trouble booking rooms there for cash (lots and lots of cash - twice I’ve tried to book a 2 BR at Aulani for cash, but the Marriott down the street is less expensive and has larger villas). So, for you, it might be worth considering.

 

[Curiousporpoise]

Aulani was built in hopes of selling to Japanese visitors - and it was the first DVC to offer guaranteed weeks because the Japanese were more familiar and more comfortable with that timeshare model. Unfortunately, the Japanese economy crashed shortly after, so visits by and sales to the Japanese took a hit. In addition, for many potential DVC buyers on the US mainland, a trip to Hawaii involves a long, expensive flight and therefore is a once every few years, if not once in a lifetime, vacation. However, for West Coast residents Aulani can be as accessible, maybe more accessible, than WDW. So for someone who would visit regularly (sounds like you’d be in that group), Aulani could be a good choice, especially if you buy resale and can snag a subsidized-dues contract. DVD is still trying to sell Aulani, but they also don’t seem to have trouble booking rooms there for cash (lots and lots of cash - twice I’ve tried to book a 2 BR at Aulani for cash, but the Marriott down the street is less expensive and has larger villas). So, for you, it might be worth considering.

Yes! We have always booked Aulani rooms for cash and have had no issues in the past. Recently the prices have skyrocketed. I think its because Hawaii was one of the safest places to vacation during the pandemic and tourism started to rebound before other vacation destinations. The recent rate quotes we received were double what we used to pay, and they were adding an additional $100 for every adult in the room. It was strange, but also one of the reasons why we decided to take a closer look at DVC.

I was wondering why some Aulani contracts state that there are guaranteed vacations weeks. Golden week is a major travel week in Hawaii.

 

[flipflopmom]

Bumping older thread- can anyone give me some recent specifics with purchasing Aulani resale? Are the closing costs a lot higher, process different, timeline longer, more hoops to jump through?

 

[disneydoc2007]

Remember that AUL has never been taken in ROFR and a lot of listings out there. We‘ve seen passes as low as $70pp in last 18 months.
Up to you if you want to go lowball and see if you catch one.

Hello! I can’t see these contracts going for <$100, and don’t see them for disboards members in the link above. Is $100pp on 160 at Aulani a good deal? Asking for a friend!