PLEASE...PLEASE... DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY... I'm
NOT trying to be sarcastic or demean anyone and I hope this doesnt sound that way... So here goes.......
I don't agree with this statement at all and I'll tell you why......
Some of us don't just have tens of thousands of dollars up front to buy something but
can pay on a planned withdrawl type process. My dh and I work very hard for what we have and until we bought points (which by the way, we put our percentage down and financed all the rest through Disney financing) we would call WDW reservations for a place like AKL for 6-8 in our group. We then would take all year to pay little-by-little through the year. I figured it out and in just 4 years, our price of BWV will basically hit the price it cost us to get the rooms at AKL (AND BWV is much nicer and we can all be together rather than in separate rooms!!!) So, what's the problem with doing it this way... Doesn't your "typical working person" who may not have funds all banked up to whip out tens of thousands of dollars deserve to "own into " the DVC's also???.... I'll tell you, we live on a small farm and we wouldn't have our equipment or many other benefits that we enjoy if we didn't finance things... I took out loans to go to school (even took out more for "extra things" I'd need throughout the time I was in school)... Yes, these things are a "different" type of investment and I know that many on the forums think that DVC isn't an investment BUT many people (like my dh and I) feel that vacation is just as important (being as we both work full-time +++ AND tend to the farm) because we work hard and our "play time" is even more important for us. So it is an important "investment" for us. So, for those who are sure you can pay your financed amount... I say... GO FOR IT... YOU DESERVE IT TOO...

BUT if you're not sure .....

maybe you shouldn't...