Selling DVC any sellers remorse?

[ScottOKW2K]

We have an OKW contract that will probably be listed later today. Things have changed in our family - daughter away in college, wife finishing another degree we wouldn't have the available vacation time to use all our points. The pragmatic part of me accepts this - we will have more money for school and will have less dues going out each month.

The inner child is throwing a hissy fit ! He's going NOOOOoooooooo .......

We've had plenty of wonderful vacations there. Our daughter practically grew up there, and loved the spaciousness of the 1 bedroom. Wonderful memories ! We still have AKV points, so we are not completely bereft.

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

I have had perfect luck at the 11 month mark and so far the 7 month mark, But anything less is very hard tat he popular resorts. DVC is really for someone who wants to plan 11-7 months out. I actually got SSR 1 bedroom this past week the day before arrival for all my days and also got a week at Gand Floridan in a 2 bedroom standard view for Presidents day week at the 7 month mark.

When are you trying to book under 7 months?

Sadly, it seems like anything we look for at under 7 months no longer happens. That wasn't always the case. The one that is killing is is Thanksgiving. That is why we have the points in the first place. I'm so angry, as if I had been aware that I couldn't even get a less-desirable resort a 7 months I would have taken a Marriott instead. Now Marriott isn't an option trade-wise, and I can't get the DVC we have the points for. It's beyond aggrivating and it's why I'm done owning DVC points. DH wants to wait one more year to see if we still have no luck at 7 months for Thanksgiving. I'm done.

 

[dcfromva]

I know in the practical side of my brain I should sell but my emotional side is having trouble

Has anyone been through this? any trouble "letting go"?

We've sold two contracts (40% of our points). Things change over time and we found we had too many points and we didn't want to rent out the excess. We were glad that we had the flexibility to "right size" our points based on our needs as time goes by.
It did take some time to reach the decision to sell, but once we reached that point we were ready for it to be done!

 

[CarolMN]

Sadly, it seems like anything we look for at under 7 months no longer happens. That wasn't always the case. The one that is killing is is Thanksgiving. That is why we have the points in the first place. I'm so angry, as if I had been aware that I couldn't even get a less-desirable resort a 7 months I would have taken a Marriott instead. Now Marriott isn't an option trade-wise, and I can't get the DVC we have the points for. It's beyond aggrivating and it's why I'm done owning DVC points. DH wants to wait one more year to see if we still have no luck at 7 months for Thanksgiving. I'm done.

Respectfully, if you know you want Thanksgiving, why aren't you booking at 11 months or at least prior to the 7 month window opening? You can always cancel if you later find you can't go.

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

Respectfully, if you know you want Thanksgiving, why aren't you booking at 11 months or at least prior to the 7 month window opening? You can always cancel if you later find you can't go.

Fair question. We always booked at 11 months (Boardwalk standard view) until last year. Our Thanksgiving unit was so disgusting that 1) they gave us a $150 room credit immediately upon us going to find a manager and 2) member satisfaction called us and thanked us for the photos as they get lots of calls about the condition of Boardwalk but unfortunately few photos that illustrate just how bad it is. Honestly, we should have just gone home and lost the points. It was THAT bad. We won't stay there again until it is renovated and apparently that is a long way off. However, it is where we own, so unfortunately that negates the 11 month window for us now. I know that 7 months isn't a guarantee, but I also didn't think it was impossible.

DH wants to wait one more year to sell DVC to see if this pattern repeats next year. Since we are sitting on 88 points that we will now need to bank because we can't book the very thing they are intended for (Thanksgiving), I say we sell now. I don't want to have 250 points to bank next year. I don't want to use up points just to use them, and honestly I didn't buy points to rent them out so I don't really want to rent them out either. Luckily we borrowed some last year and we don't have the full 250 from this year's allottment right now.

 

[Splashboat]

Fair question. We always booked at 11 months (Boardwalk standard view) until last year. Our Thanksgiving unit was so disgusting that 1) they gave us a $150 room credit immediately upon us going to find a manager and 2) member satisfaction called us and thanked us for the photos as they get lots of calls about the condition of Boardwalk but unfortunately few photos that illustrate just how bad it is. Honestly, we should have just gone home and lost the points. It was THAT bad. We won't stay there again until it is renovated and apparently that is a long way off. However, it is where we own, so unfortunately that negates the 11 month window for us now. I know that 7 months isn't a guarantee, but I also didn't think it was impossible.

DH wants to wait one more year to sell DVC to see if this pattern repeats next year. Since we are sitting on 88 points that we will now need to bank because we can't book the very thing they are intended for (Thanksgiving), I say we sell now. I don't want to have 250 points to bank next year. I don't want to use up points just to use them, and honestly I didn't buy points to rent them out so I don't really want to rent them out either. Luckily we borrowed some last year and we don't have the full 250 from this year's allottment right now.

I wanted to ask the same question CarolMN asked - so I am glad she did. Without asking you to go over the whole story, was it a renovating issue or a cleaning issue?

 

[CarolMN]

Fair question. We always booked at 11 months (Boardwalk standard view) until last year. Our Thanksgiving unit was so disgusting that 1) they gave us a $150 room credit immediately upon us going to find a manager and 2) member satisfaction called us and thanked us for the photos as they get lots of calls about the condition of Boardwalk but unfortunately few photos that illustrate just how bad it is. Honestly, we should have just gone home and lost the points. It was THAT bad. We won't stay there again until it is renovated and apparently that is a long way off. However, it is where we own, so unfortunately that negates the 11 month window for us now. I know that 7 months isn't a guarantee, but I also didn't think it was impossible.

DH wants to wait one more year to sell DVC to see if this pattern repeats next year. Since we are sitting on 88 points that we will now need to bank because we can't book the very thing they are intended for (Thanksgiving), I say we sell now. I don't want to have 250 points to bank next year. I don't want to use up points just to use them, and honestly I didn't buy points to rent them out so I don't really want to rent them out either. Luckily we borrowed some last year and we don't have the full 250 from this year's allottment right now.

So sorry to hear this. We also book BWV standard views most trips. We go the weekend after Thanksgiving every other year and have a long after Thanksgiving weekend scheduled for this year. Feel fortunate to have gotten Pool/Garden studio this year since we didn't decide to go until a few days before the 7 month window opened.

Anyway, in all our trips - and we've been going at least once a year since 1999, we have never encountered anything like you describe. We mostly stay in SV 1 bedrooms at BWV. (I do believe you experienced what you described and am upset that you were assigned a unit in such poor condition).

Hoping you can book what you want at 7 months for next year, but also hope you can give BWV another chance. That awful room is NOT typical!

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

I wanted to ask the same question CarolMN asked - so I am glad she did. Without asking you to go over the whole story, was it a renovating issue or a cleaning issue?

Both, but I could deal with the renovation stuff better than the lack of cleaning. I'm talking dirty tissues inside the cabinets dirty. The fact that the grout was so filthy that you honestly couldn't tell what color it was supposed to be was what got me the worst though...so icky. And OMG, hair EVERYWHERE in the bathroom...gag. I really hate remembering that unit. We should have gone home. At 8PM with kids that needed to go to bed I didn't have time to call for housekeeping to come do the job that they clearly hadn't done so I got out the vacuum and at least vacuumed up the hair that was all over the bathroom. It was still disgusting, but at least not hairy and disgusting.

We had noticed the quality level there declining for a while (the hallways always looked beat to us), but the units themselves were generally clean. Last year's unit was a doozy. We are both pretty adamant that we aren't giving that resort another chance until they fully renovate.

 

[Splashboat]

Both, but I could deal with the renovation stuff better than the lack of cleaning. I'm talking dirty tissues inside the cabinets dirty. The fact that the grout was so filthy that you honestly couldn't tell what color it was supposed to be was what got me the worst though...so icky. And OMG, hair EVERYWHERE in the bathroom...gag. I really hate remembering that unit. We should have gone home. At 8PM with kids that needed to go to bed I didn't have time to call for housekeeping to come do the job that they clearly hadn't done so I got out the vacuum and at least vacuumed up the hair that was all over the bathroom. It was still disgusting, but at least not hairy and disgusting.

We had noticed the quality level there declining for a while (the hallways always looked beat to us), but the units themselves were generally clean. Last year's unit was a doozy. We are both pretty adamant that we aren't giving that resort another chance until they fully renovate.

It sounds like BWV might always have a taint for you now. We had a really bad experience at one resort (involving a CM) and even though everything was resolved, and it wasn't a really a 'resort' issue, I know I can't stay there again. Hope all works out with whatever you decide.

 

[bakerworld]

Our last stay at BW put it on the bottom of our list - love the location and it's always been clean but the maintenance issues bother us. I posted a picture of the underside of the BR sink - which was exposed because if was a HA room thumbsup2 view on standard pt). Always had the bad luck to run into some maintenance.

 

[jodifla]

I don't get people who sell when they still plan to go to Disney on a regular basis. Disney rooms are so expensive. Yes, you can stay off property, but that really changes the experience. And using other timeshares to trade in could go "poof" at any moment.

Yes, you can rent. But as we see on these boards over and over, you have ZERO control when you rent. For us the key was not buying too many points. We use them up pretty easily most years. Once I let about 9 points expire, and once I gifted about 24 points. Not bad for 18 years of ownership.

 

[ClarabelleCow]

I don't get people who sell when they still plan to go to Disney on a regular basis. Disney rooms are so expensive. Yes, you can stay off property, but that really changes the experience. And using other timeshares to trade in could go "poof" at any moment. Yes, you can rent. But as we see on these boards over and over, you have ZERO control when you rent. For us the key was not buying too many points. We use them up pretty easily most years. Once I let about 9 points expire, and once I gifted about 24 points. Not bad for 18 years of ownership.

My circumstance was I could no longer plan trips 11,7 or even 5 months out. My kids got older and it became harder to do trips. Our trips were never longer than 5 or 6 nights. I was paying 1200 a year in maintenance. Found only going every 2-3 years, so figured it was time. Sold in May. Of course June came and guess what husband and son wanted to go in November before Thanksgiving. Tried to rent points for a studio or one bedroom. Nothing was available except a few nights at SSR. That's how I knew I did the right thing. Sure it's my problem I should plan better. When the kids were little it was great. But at 21 and 14 they have no desire to go every year and especially with the 21 year old I can't plan in advance.

 

[hygienejean]

I have a BWV contract listed right now.... I know it will be a happy/ sad feeling when we get an offer. I totally understand!