Yay, passed ROFR, finally, so next question - chances of estoppel and closing before 31 Jan??? we will receive points that will expire 31 Jan - time to even rent those out? SSR? thoughts/input appreciated...
I think it is possible. I would be contacting the broker and title co and asking if there's any way you can help move the process along as you'd like to try your best to see if you can get points in your account before 1/31. Even if you rent them as a reservation or just rent at a steep discount, at least you'd be getting some value for them. Priced right, you should get some takers...
After passing estoppel, or while you are waiting, ask the broker/title co what you can do to make closing happen as soon as possible. If you think there's a possibility the seller may be slow, ask if there's any way the title co would be willing to hold their signed documents in escrow so they'd only be waiting on you to close.* Just being a very polite and earnest pest may help move your contract along.
Then, as soon as you've closed, start calling
DVC - same deal ... my first contract, I was already at around 9 months before I wanted to make a booking, and BLT standard rooms were already gone, or going. So I called around once a day, always very nicely and very politely, explaining the reason why I was sorry to be a pest ... I didn't get the letter telling me how to activate my account, etc. until after I'd already booked my trip online with the points that were already in my account. So it definitely helps to be the squeaky wheel when you have a real reason to be. and possibly losing out on 150 points is a HUGE reason to be a pest!
*One of my contracts, the seller was international, which meant they had to get documents notarized and complete extra forms, but I found out later that the real delay was because the seller had to come up with money to close, and not surprisingly, that took a while.
Maybe something else will pop up!
