The "Waiting for ROFR" support group thread

[HolidayRoad]

Good morning all my fellow DVCer's in waiting! How's everyone holding up? Let's get a question going to help pass the time!

Since our "homes" or "soon to be homes" have a full kitchen in them, are you more likely to eat in the room or still eat out?

For us, we're still planning on eating out quite a bit when we make our next trip. Even though they've changed it, we're still planning on doing the DDP. We are going to eat in a couple night though. Probably something easy like spaghetti.

How about you?

Let's hope we have some more good news today!

Well, for us it's mostly breakfast in room, unless we have a character meal planned, then lunch in the parks and diner in the parks or resort restaurant. We are on vacation, why cook? I think it will come in handy for late light snacks and stuff like that but it really wont be used as much as we could. Now once the kids are a little older and off doing their own thing a little more maybe we will utilize the kitchen a little more.

PS. Where is Tammy this morning I don't feel right without a "morning sunshines" from her.

 

[tammymacb]

Good Morning Sunshines!

My answer to todays question is: I don't cook at home and I'm sure not cooking on vacation.

I will often take advantage of the low point #s and stay in studios, I run to Super Walmart for cereal, milk, soda, beer, chips etc to have in the room. Meals ( except breakfast ) are elsewhere. ( Especially since I'm walking distance to the Rose and Crown Fishwagon ) I do wish that the studios had toasters...I actually looked at the price of those ( storage boxes ) you can rent and keep stuff at WDW, but they were expensive! Even if my sister and I split the cost, I thought the price was crazy. So, I guess when I stay in a studio, my pop tarts will be microwaved..

 

[tammymacb]

Ed, we were posting at the same time...

 

[icouldlivethere]

Since our "homes" or "soon to be homes" have a full kitchen in them, are you more likely to eat in the room or still eat out?

I plan to stay mainly in studios and use the little kitchenette just for breakfast and snacks and possibly a quick lunch. Definitely not doing any real cooking on vacation. No way!!

I do wish that the studios had toasters...I actually looked at the price of those ( storage boxes ) you can rent and keep stuff at WDW, but they were expensive! Even if my sister and I split the cost, I thought the price was crazy. So, I guess when I stay in a studio, my pop tarts will be microwaved..

I may be wrong but I thought the studios did have toasters.

 

[tammymacb]

Gonna have poptarts in the studios..

 

[tammymacb]

OK my friends, I have an add on question I'd love your opinions on...

Currently if I add on at BWV ( I'm going to have to pay the $104 as my closing can't be guarenteed by April 9th ) I'd be on a waiting list. My plan is to get on a list as soon as I have a contract #. My guess would be mid-April. If BWV is unavailable until after June 1st, I'll lose the 2007 points that come with the contract.

I'm considering waitlisting for two properties. BWV AND BCV. From Disney, they'll be the same price, the location is my #1 concern and I'd still have a great location and I'd just do F&W at BCV and BWV alternating.

If I can't get either by June 1st. I'll probably go back to the resale market as those 2007 points will only be available there(banked).

Questions? Comments?

 

[disneymotherof3]

OK my friends, I have an add on question I'd love your opinions on...

Currently if I add on at BWV ( I'm going to have to pay the $104 as my closing can't be guarenteed by April 9th ) I'd be on a waiting list. My plan is to get on a list as soon as I have a contract #. My guess would be mid-April. If BWV is unavailable until after June 1st, I'll lose the 2007 points that come with the contract.

I'm considering waitlisting for two properties. BWV AND BCV. From Disney, they'll be the same price, the location is my #1 concern and I'd still have a great location and I'd just do F&W at BCV and BWV alternating.

If I can't get either by June 1st. I'll probably go back to the resale market as those 2007 points will only be available there(banked).

Questions? Comments?

Sounds like a plan to me!

 

[HolidayRoad]

Sounds like a plan to me!

Ditto

 

[HolidayRoad]

Ed, we were posting at the same time...

I just got back in the office, some days they actually have the awedacity to make me work instead of hanging on the Disboards! Unreal. What I miss!

 

[HolidayRoad]

 

[Escape Artist]

...After I read that, I checked my notes, and my DVC also passed ROFR...on a Friday (February 1st.)

I'm still waiting to close...waiting...waiting...waiting...

OK, we closed!!!! I got an mail from Jason at The Timeshare Store today!!!!

I'm so happy that the waiting game is over for us, but I'll continue to send to all of you!!!

Ironically, I can't find the original message I posted in this thread, that gave the dates things happened in our deal. (Am I just confused or did it get deleted? Did I do something wrong? I'm feeling a little offended here and am curious what happened? No one told me anything! )

Anyways, I though some of you might be interested. We went from passing ROFR to closing in 5 1/2 (long, long) weeks.

Best wishes to everyone here!

Sue in Texas
...still ROFL over ROFR being a four-letter word!!!

 

[HolidayRoad]

OK, we closed!!!! I got an mail from Jason at The Timeshare Store today!!!!

I'm so happy that the waiting game is over for us, but I'll continue to send to all of you!!!

Ironically, I can't find the original message I posted in this thread, that gave the dates things happened in our deal. (Am I just confused or did it get deleted? Did I do something wrong? I'm feeling a little offended here and am curious what happened? No one told me anything! )

Anyways, I though some of you might be interested. We went from passing ROFR to closing in 5 1/2 (long, long) weeks.

Best wishes to everyone here!

Sue in Texas
...still ROFL over ROFR being a four-letter word!!!

First congratulations. That's great. Second don't be offended, I don't think you posted first on this thread. There are a couple of ROFR threads and this is, I believe, the newest. The first post on here was only March 4 just 7 days ago. The other one which is much larger is the thread is titled "Anyone made it through (or not made it through) ROFR recently? - Section II" and is in the "Operations" section of DVC boards. Good luck and once again Congratulations!

I did find that you posted #90 and #100 on this thread and that's all I could find.

 

[icouldlivethere]

OK, we closed!!!! I got an mail from Jason at The Timeshare Store today!!!!

I'm so happy that the waiting game is over for us, but I'll continue to send to all of you!!!

Congratulations!! I sure hope you will pop back in and let all of us know how long it takes you to get in the Disney system now that you have closed.

 

[tammymacb]

Escape Artist- First of all Congrats! You know we're all jealous, right.

Second of all, we would never delete your thread ( and since none of us are mods, I don't think we'd be capable of doing it. )

We'd all actually be very interested in your dates as we'd have a reference for our own wait.. Don't be offended...we wouldn't do that.

To my peeps who are waiting, it's coming...I can feel it..!

 

[disneymotherof3]

OK, we closed!!!! I got an mail from Jason at The Timeshare Store today!!!!

I'm so happy that the waiting game is over for us, but I'll continue to send to all of you!!!

Ironically, I can't find the original message I posted in this thread, that gave the dates things happened in our deal. (Am I just confused or did it get deleted? Did I do something wrong? I'm feeling a little offended here and am curious what happened? No one told me anything! )

Anyways, I though some of you might be interested. We went from passing ROFR to closing in 5 1/2 (long, long) weeks.

Best wishes to everyone here!

Sue in Texas
...still ROFL over ROFR being a four-letter word!!!

That's awesome!!! Congrats!! 5 1/2 weeks?!?! Now that's good!

 

[disneymotherof3]

Hey guys! There HAS to be some good news coming soon. I was looking at some posts on the other ROFR thread and there's been quite a few contracts that have passed over the last few days. MAYBE those of you that are still waiting to hear could make a friendly phone call or send a nice e-mail to either TTS or Nancy to see if they might have any news. Hope you all wake up to some good news!

 

[tammymacb]

Good Morning Sunshines!

I was thinking the same thing as Cheryl. Ed, maybe you need to call Nancy and see if you have a closing date set yet..

I'll be back with a question of the day, as soon as I wake up and think of one. Unless someone else comes up with one first.

 

[HolidayRoad]

O.K. I Emailed Nancy and she has heard nothing as of yesterday on the ROFR front but I do have a closing day set, I guess this is assuming I get through ROFR. Now here's the weird part; the date is set for April 18th and that is the exact day we are leaving for Disney! A coincidence? I think not! I mean what are the odds we have this trip set for almost a year, decide in February that we will make a move on DVC and they happen on the same day?! So I Email her back and tell her of the situation. I guess she was less blown away by the incredible coincidence than my wife and I were but she did say that the paperwork would be sent out before then I didn't really need to be home on that date. So now I really want this to happen, I will be driving by TTS the day after the closing is supposed to happen so maybe I can pick up my gift basket then. Also, instead of sitting around for a week to ten days to be put into the system after we close, I'll be in WDW playing and buying up all the Boardwalk and DVC merchandise I can find!
So now, if Disney decides to exercise their ROFR. It will hurt on many levels! I'm freakin out!!!!

 

[HolidayRoad]

Hey guys! There HAS to be some good news coming soon. I was looking at some posts on the other ROFR thread and there's been quite a few contracts that have passed over the last few days. MAYBE those of you that are still waiting to hear could make a friendly phone call or send a nice e-mail to either TTS or Nancy to see if they might have any news. Hope you all wake up to some good news!

Your 100% right, I just went on the other thread and people are passing ROFR and their contracts were submitted at the same time mine was, so now I am freaked. Up until now I could justify not hearing something because people had their contracts submitted before mine so that only made sense. Now my mind is playing tricks on me, maybe they haven't told me because it takes longer if you get ROFR. Maybe they don't want to hurt my feelings so they are trying to find a nice way to tell me. I don't know.

 

[dvcnewgirl]

Your 100% right, I just went on the other thread and people are passing ROFR and their contracts were submitted at the same time mine was, so now I am freaked. Up until now I could justify not hearing something because people had their contracts submitted before mine so that only made sense. Now my mind is playing tricks on me, maybe they haven't told me because it takes longer if you get ROFR. Maybe they don't want to hurt my feelings so they are trying to find a nice way to tell me. I don't know.

I really think that if they set a closing date then you passed ( just my opinion). I am sure with the calls and e-mails Nancy will not be sharing anymore ROFR information. Good Luck I hope you hear soon.