The "Waiting for ROFR" support group thread

[tammymacb]

Well, you have 8 months to bank. Aug, Oct...possibly June ( it would get you to February to bank ) would be best. But, if you're flexible, I'd be looking for the best contract.

 

[Laxmom]

Kind of what I thought. We can, and do, travel at different times of the year. HHI is where we would stay most with the occasional pre or post cruise stay in Orlando. Glad I have been researching just in case....

I'm not even mad that they ROFR'd our week but that they waited until the very last possible minute.

 

[minniekissedme]

here's me today... breakfast

lunch

dinner

put the kids to bed

Can you say Betty Ford Clinic?!?!?!?!?

 

[Laxmom]

me too! First day of spring break and the weather sucked! I didn't even get out of my Mickey jammies until noon!

 

[pb4ugo]

Today is day #1 of the process for DH and me. We faxed and overnited our paperwork and check to TTS for an SSR 50 pt June UY contract. Not a great one -but it is the 50 pts we needed to reach a total of 300 pts and it is the same use year as our master; and we wanted to deal thru TTS.

We are a couple of DINKs - DH is retired 2 yrs and I am hoping for an early retirement incentive this July. Without the ERI, I will still retire in Sept '09 - not too far away. We already own our master contract and one add-on which we purchased thru Disney - so I am not so sure that we will be on pins and needles awaiting ROFR. I do think that $83/pt is more than fair for what is essentially a stripped contract.

tammymcnab: went to Mt. Pleasant Fall '06 and LOVED IT! LOVED Charleston, too. Thought i loved Savannah when I was there - but when I got to Charleston it took me a while to remember how lovely Savannah was! Some day I want to return to do a house tour of the homes of Charleston!

DH and I enjoy all of the low country from Charleston to Savannah. We have taken to spending a week each Fall at DVC's HHI resort just so that we can travel around and absorb all of the ambiance. We have found the folks we met there to be more than friendly - and that takes some getting used to for a Northerner! And we found Signe's bakery on the island! We stayed at the HHI DVC for one nite enroute back to NJ on our Feb WDW vacation this year - just so we could get some bakery to bring home!

If/when we have to take a different vacation - we head for Maine during Fall foliage.

A pleasure to meet you all - guess I'm gonna be here for a while!

 

[Laxmom]

Congrats on your contract! I'm a HHI lover too. I have a question for you. How hard has it been to get into DVC HHI at the 7 month window for that time of year? We want to purchase points there and I am going to try and be patient for a great contract that will work for us but I just used 30 days worth of patience on a Marriott week that they ROFR'd at the last possible minute so I may be open to other suggestions.

 

[minniekissedme]

congrats...love the name!

By the way...what's a DINK?

 

[minniekissedme]

I just used 30 days worth of patience on a Marriott week that they ROFR'd at the last possible minute so I may be open to other suggestions.

four twenty...
four twenty...
four twenty...

 

[SomethingElse]

By the way...what's a DINK?
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Double Income No Kids

 

[minniekissedme]

nice

I have a loooonnnngggg way to go before that happens again. I'll be working as a CM...I can see me driving a bus in that nice multi-chromatic outfit.

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

I'm still unsure how that's going to play out for us!

We have traveled Jan/Feb because of the lack of crowds and our children are still at an age (11,9,7) that taking them out of school isn't harmful. DS11 starts middle school next year so all that can be tossed out the window if the volume of his work escalates as I know it will (plus the fact he has no initiative at this age).

We're also not big planners for these either...trips are always booked in either Nov/Dec for Jan/Feb, so I think we're in for some "challenges" but we'll survive and book what we want when we want.

:

We were thinking about Jan as well for the same reasons. I just worry about having to wear winter coats - If we go in January I want to be able to leave the heavy coats at home. I get enough cold living up North, would want sunshine in Florida

 

[Laxmom]

Dual income no kids = Dink.

Bob, you are what some would call an enabler!!!

 

[tammymacb]

Good Morning Sunshines!

Another day off!
Today I'll try a little more of this
And a little less of this

I can't make any promises though.

I've been watching email obsessively for my closing documents and for a good June UY resale to pop up..

What's our question of the day?

( BWT, Pb4ugo, awesome name! - Thanks! I'm lucky to live here but it sure has changed since I bought and it was just a quiet suburb of the city of Charleston. It sure is pretty, though. )

 

[HolidayRoad]

Welcome pb4ugo! That just sounds weird. Definitely one of our more creative names on the list! I couldn't find a smiley for that one.

Updated list 3/25/08:

pb4ugo (not just a login)

Grandbuddy

sbittner

JaxDisneyFans

barney 44

The Who #3

Colonialtinker

GoofyDad13

kmhollis28

tink'smom2b

Monami7

Buckeye Fan

llmurphy17


ROFR is a four letter word.

 

[HolidayRoad]

I know this is a little off subject but I wanted to share this because I like you guys, if you get a chance check out the thread below it's the "Dis Dads Club" thread and on the last page read the post by DisneyFed. I bet our wait for the next couple of weeks is a little lighter than his.



http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1635716

 

[tammymacb]

Wow!

My stepdaughter's BF is in Iraq right now and he's scheduled to come home in May. I can't wait 'till every one of them can come back home.
( BTW, only mention the step part as I've already put my age on this thread and I was NOT a pregnant teen!

 

[tammymacb]

Guess who's gonna make ressies to dive the Living Seas this year..

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

I did some research and for those of you waiting for closing paper work like I am I thought you might find this useful:

Timeshare Closing Process
What happens at Timeshare Closing Services when a timeshare closing takes place?


1. Title search is ordered. This will assure the buyer that the seller is conveying good title to the property. Title insurance assures the buyer that there are no liens or encumbrances on the property. Title insurance will insure the buyer that the seller is the true titleholder to the property. Title insurance will also insure the buyer that the seller has not conveyed interest in the timeshare to anyone else. This process usually takes ten days to complete.

2. Estoppel letter is ordered from the resort. This is the current owners account status, insuring full payment of maintenance fees, taxes and mortgages. The estoppel letter confirms the size of unit, type of unit, status and availability of the week the buyer is purchasing.

3. Closing documents are sent to the buyer and seller. After the closing package is organized the documents are sent to the buyer and seller with instructions. Upon return of documents from buyer and seller the executed deed is processed for recording and the sellers monies released to him.

 

[HolidayRoad]

Guess who's gonna make ressies to dive the Living Seas this year..

Frank Magillicutty?

 

[tammymacb]

How did you ever guess?!?!?