Share Your Add-On Wisdom Please

[keishashadow]

We're woefully short on points & have been waiting for next best thing to do an add-on to complete our DVC portfolio .

Like having the 11 month window @ different resorts that we can utilize with banking/borrowing.

Already have WL & BW. BCV is out of the question after recent experience.

Was hoping for CR but, since AK was announced can I assume any potential CR would go to the DVC back burner @ best until AK is complete? Have there ever been 2 resorts being sold @ the same time?

Can't decide whether we should add on @ AKL or continue to hold out.

Not familiar with selling off parts of contract, assume we could readily divest ourselves of the add-on if it's not a good fit for us?

Other than factoring in member dues & closing costs, what's the downside?

 

[Chuck S]

Each add on, while under the same member number, is legally a separate contract and can be re-sold on its own.

There is usually a few months overlap for selling more than one resort, as one is opened prior to another being fully sold, but there has not been a time where two on-site resorts came online at the same time.

 

[keishashadow]

thanks,

forgot to ask, other than the normal 25 cash/50 finance requirement, do new resorts have minimum buy-ins?

 

[Chuck S]

No, the 25/50 has always applied. There may be a minimum buy for specific promotions, like discounts or tickets.

But, of course, the minimum buy in could change.

 

[keishashadow]

No, the 25/50 has always applied. There may be a minimum buy for specific promotions, like discounts or tickets.

But, of course, the minimum buy in could change.

uh-oh...didn't think the min. point buy in would be subject to "tinkering".

shades of point transfer enforcement crackdowns...are you indicating that DVC reserves the right to implement a min. add-on? My guide hasn't mentioned that possibility, said I'd be okay as long as the points are available to purchase in my UY.

if I had only received a rule book (and read it) I'd be in the know I suppose; have asked MS twice to send one my way so far; wonder if there's a pdf version somewhere.

 

[Chuck S]

Minimum "original contract" buy-ins have changed, they were originally 230 points at OKW, then 210, 170 (or 175) and now the current 150. Since they can change the original buy-in, I don't know why they couldn't change the minimum add-on if there was a need to do so, unless it would require refiling all the POS documents with each state (in which case it may be more trouble than it is worth).

 

[keishashadow]

something else to fret about ; sure would hate to have to add on 150 points - far more than we currently require.