The whole buying decision was a bit weird because my wife had previously made VERY clear that she would not approve the buying of any new points.
We just got back from a lovely time at Aulani and my wife mentioned that she was pretty surprised that I didn’t push to get some VDH points when we were there to have more options at
Disneyland.
I was a bit shocked by her statements and responded that I didn’t think any other purchases would be approved and wanted to respect what she had previously told me.
She opined that she was happy that I listened and was respecting her feelings, but thought it would be easier to use our direct AUL points at VDH for Villas and wanted the flexibility to travel during some of the higher points seasons. Bottom line: she wanted to make sure we could take two trips per year to Disneyland and stay in 2BDs.
I think it also helped that I was able to rent out a number of Aulani points that we weren’t going to use fairly quickly and used the proceeds to cover a good portion of our dues for the year.
We went back and forth and decided that adding a small amount of VDH points wouldn’t make any sense. #1 shes angry at VDH for ruining the flow of The Disneyland Hotel (can’t argue with emotion folks, this is someone who has been going to Disneyland for the last 40+ years of her life) and #2 because it’s actually easier to get Villas at VGC. (for the record I am fine with VDH and will be there for a night this coming Thursday)
I saw this contract and thought it was a fair deal at the list price of $235pp, but noted it had been on the market for over 40 days and had a delayed closing. I emailed the agent, from whom I have bought other contracts and have a good working relationship, to inquire about the points because DEC UYs can be a bit wonky.
She responded fairly quickly that it had full 2024 points. I offered $220pp, but the agent responded that they already had an offer and that the seller countered the other buyer at $230. The buyer had not yet responded to the counter offer so she would give me the same counter because she wouldn’t need to email the seller for approval at that price.
I quickly replied back “I accept” and that was it.
This will bring us up to 622 points at VGC (and 1822 total), which should get us 8-9 nights in a 2 bedroom or 11 nights in a one bedroom per year.
