This morning I received an e-mail congratulating me on closing my
DVC this week!

That's nice of them except....I received a phone call LAST FRIDAY, 10/19, telling me I had closed the day before. The e-mail also told me to call Disney on 11/2....that's the day I can start making reservations.

I called MS on Monday, 10/22, I was already in the system and made my first ressie! I'm still waiting on the message from disney welcoming me....
The moral of this story is..... CALL your agent/guide. Communication isn't always what it should be.
Good luck!