Talking spouse into DVC...

[lenshanem]

How did you talk your spouse into DVC?
My hubby loves WDW so that isn't a problem, I just wanted to hear some tips on how to sell him on buying.

 

[ArnyVee]

Originally posted by lenshanem
How did you talk your spouse into DVC?

I'm in the midst of having to do that right now. I've wanted to buy into DVC for a little while now, but I haven't been able to convince my DW just yet. Although, we haven't sat down and discussed it in detail. But, one of these days I'm going to sit down with her and break out the charts and graphs that I'm putting together

By the way, I'm in the process of trying to get a smaller contract right now (50-80 points), stay at a DVC resort (more than likely OKW) for a Sun-Thurs stay and that should convince her, I think, to purchase more points.

I hope

 

[nisiemouse]

Do you have kids? Dh likes the option of the two bedroom for privacy. I love the washer and dryer in the room and the kitchen is convenient for drinks and snacks. We have not cooked yet although we plan on eating out just one meal a day on our next trip and eating in most of the other times. Good luck!

 

[westjones]

We went on the cruise (3 times now) and loved it! On one of the channels they had a DVC video showing over and over again. I must have watched it 10 times, and even got DH to watch it a couple of times too.

Thanks video is great. I even found myself watching it during our recent trip to HH and BCV.
DJ

 

[erikthewise]

(1) "I asked for information just out of curiousity, but I'm not serious about it".

(2) "Look at these pictures. Did you know that.."

(3) "There's no harm in considering it."

(4) "Yes we can still go other places."

(5) "No, we wouldn't be putting the house at risk; our finances are sound."

(6) "I'm only talking about a minimum purchase."

 

[sheryl0521]

Currently working on the DH for an add on! Working the angle of the kids will only get older (and bigger) so as time goes on they won't be able to sleep in the same bed. In other words, a 2-bedroom is going to be needed in the future.

Also working the thought of bringing friends for the older DS (currently 9) will require a 2-bedroom room also.

Good Luck!

PS... I think I have him about 90% convinced for the add on. Now trying to direct him towards 200 pts vs. 100! Don't know how far I will get with that!

S

 

[lenshanem]

I'm thinking I might work the Vero Beach option into it when convincing hubby. (I would want BCV for home, though.) Hubby is obsessed with baseball. I can say - Hey! You can go down for a night or two to see spring training at Vero and then spring training at WDW. Maybe then he'll take me up on it! LOL
Then there is the kids will only get older angle, we'll need more room...

 

[Tiggery]

DH was sold on 2 points
1. Separate room in 1 bdroom (he likes late night tv and couldnt watch before as it kept me awake)
2. Hot tub

 

[lenshanem]

Hubby came home sick today. He was sitting on the sofa relaxing. I thought this would be a good time to bring DVC up since he wasn't all stressed out from work or anything. I was nervous, thinking I might go about it wrong... BUT, he agreed we should at least look into it, what would it hurt to get preapproved?!? He has a good client that owns DVC so he is going to call them and get their opinion first. (Fingers crossed...) I told him about the $1500 credit thing, threw in a little about going to spring training for baseball at VB and at Disney, our girls are gonna want their space as they get older...
Only catch? He said didn't you look into this before and thought the dues were too much?
Any help here?

 

[Simba's Mom]

Let me tell you a little about our experiences with the cost. I calculated what we spent the first year of ownership (including 1 years payments on a 5 year mortgage as well as the dues) vs. what we would have spent on the DVC rooms we stayed in if we'd paid the cash rate. Surprisingly, we paid a few hundred $$ less (approximately 6% less), and like I said, that not only included dues, but also our mortgage. Our dues were about $1200, our mortgage about $3000, and we would have paid about $4500 cash for the same accomodations. Amazing! DH has just been "tolerant" of this whole DVC thing (well, I think the 1 BR at HH may have changed his mind), so this went a long way to convincing him we did the right thing. That's the type of thing we math teachers enjoy doing in our spare time-figuring these things out.

 

[Dancind]

There were some lengthy discussions a while back on how to figure out the actual cost of points, taking into consideration financing, dues increases, etc. Here's what I did: using Excel, I took the estimated cost of the points plus finance costs, and divided that by the number of years remaining that I will accrue points. Then added an estimate each year of the maintenance dues cost, escalated each year at about 2.5%. I divided that total each year by the number of points I would get. It started out at less than $6 a point, and I compared what I would be "paying" per night for a DVC villa to the rack rate at a Deluxe room at WDW. I figure I'm coming out way, way ahead, even at a discounted rate on WDW rooms. My DH didn't need convincing, but doing this made me feel better. Diana

 

[Mouse Ears]

When I was trying to convince my DW (took over 2 years), I used the 'death by spreadsheet' method to convince myself and dropped little hints about how encouraging that was going. Then, I turned to the practical aspects -- more room, kitchen saves time and money, laundry means less packing, stay longer, jacuzzi, etc. Finally, I went for the jugular with the emotional appeals: "What do you remember about growing up? It's the family vacations and quality times. Don't you want to provide that to our kids? And won't that be a lot better if we use a pay-in-advance plan for the happiest place on Earth? This is what I want, don't you?"

It worked. It took awhile, but it worked. For some people, the opposite approach might work better. Starting with the emotional and moving toward the technical.

 

[JOC]

I actually started researching about DVC last June. We got the information packet and my husband took it with him to read during a business trip. He came back unconvinced, so I decided not to pursue it any further. While at WDW in December we went to eat at Beaches and Cream and while there we checked out the Boardwalk area, and he really liked the Boardwalk Resort (we were staying at the Polynesian). So, when we got back I started bringing up DVC again. TO make a long story short: I wore him down and we bought a BWV resale in February!!!

P.S. Moral of the story: Keep pestering and they eventually give in!!!

 

[ncligs]

Originally posted by JOC
[]P.S. Moral of the story: Keep pestering and they eventually give in!!![/COLOR] [/I]

 

[loveswdw]

Have you done the tour yet? That's what got my DH! We went on the tour of the BWV in 1999. Going through the 1-bedroom, then 2-bedroom then Grand Villa-- then going back to our tiny room in POFQ!

My DH was like, "So this is how the other half lives?"

Didn't hurt that the ESPN Club was right there at the BW too!

Well, it took us a few years to financially do it but we just closed on 150 pts. at BCV! Not BW... but close!! Plus, we don't have kids yet. I knew if we waited around until we had kids we'd probably never buy because we'd find every excuse not to! So we just bit the bullet and bought it!!

Go for it!

loveswdw

 

[Cruelladeville]

I was the hold-out in our family. Tim took me to the DVC tour at OKW back in 92, and I just couldn't see it. Every year that we went after that, he would tell me how much extra we would have paid if we had bought DVC. Well, after 4 years we were nearly "Paid off", and that's when I began to see what he kept trying to tell me: that I could be paying economy prices and staying in luxury accommodations. After doing a little research, I found that if I didn't like DVC I could sell the points for more than I paid, meaning that my vacations were basically the price of the maintenance fees. That convinced me! A one bedroom villa costs less than $100 per night!

 

[Scrufsmom]

When we first got married we were going to invest in DVC, but a house seemed to be our first and foremost goal....so it was placed on the back burner for awhile. Although, two years later with the thought of my DSD we had to take action. We are not allowed to take her out of state, so what do you do with a 6yo? Since our love for Disney was overhelming, I decided to convince my DH that buying into this would be so much better financially for us that we would save money. This is an investment for the next 40 years of our life. We paid upfront and don't have to worry about when it will be paid for.

After my DSD is old enough and doesn't want to visit us, our world will become more of an open playground for us. Traveling will become our goal and source of relaxation. Don't get me wrong, Disney and DVC is my source of relaxation......