That's kind of where my head went when I started thinking this through. I'm sure the profit margin is still greater on a new property, but this, coupled with the trust, could be a long-term play. They are at least thinking of integrating it into the business model.
And, if that is the path Disney goes down, it will mitigate all those concerns about hordes of resale owners booking everything up at 11 months. RIV and other restricted resorts could well end up with much smaller percentages of resale owners than the O14 resorts if Disney is regularly flipping them back into direct.
It also solves the " what do we do in 2042" problem. Take a resort like BRV or BW and just put it in a trust, and resell it for 50 more years.
As a RIV owner & lover, I appreciate the sentiment, but it is still too early to see if ROFR activity boosts RIV's value on the resale market. The resale restrictions do significantly lower its value, much more than other resorts that don't have resale restrictions.I love this for all the RIV owners! WTG DVC
This is the exact reason I think having small contracts on restricted resorts makes the most sense. 3-50 point riviera contracts would be way easier to sell (and for a higher price point) than one 50 point. At least that’s the strategy I went with when I bought into RIV.
Wish I was the buyer.
It’s a great deal.Wish I was the buyer.
I thought it was a great deal for them, especially after seeing some stripped contracts sell for more. Glad they get to enjoy it. We got our money's worth. 17 vacations for 9 years of dues payments.Wish I was the buyer.
