DVC only works well for DVC. DVC is not the only system out there anti doesn't lock you out of other choices. March is the best UY for most if you'll travel March/April, Feb if you might start your time in Feb.
I think $105 is realistic. Depending on the economy, I think one might be able to hope for $100, but we will see. That's why we passed on the extended OKW that we had put a bid on, they wanted more than we would pay for an AKL contract. I'll keep my eyes peeled for your use years
strength in numbers!
My husband and I are 41 and I am not sure if this is a good move. He keeps thinking there is "more than Disney" out there. My husband and I went on a solo 2 night trip to Disney, it was amazing and he loved it. He can't wait for us to start taking more solo trips when our girls leave the house (they are still super young), so he thinks we should wait to buy until they are a bit older. We go to Disney every year, so I'm lost as to why he thinks we should wait. I did add up all our hotel expenditures for the last 5 years and he finally agreed that it might be the right decision.
How long do we have to wait to pay $100? I would like to be able to book our Oct 2021 trip by February.I think $105 is realistic. Depending on the economy, I think one might be able to hope for $100, but we will see. That's why we passed on the extended OKW that we had put a bid on, they wanted more than we would pay for an AKL contract. I'll keep my eyes peeled for your use years
Um your guess is as good as anyone’s! There’s not a chart that says “here’s how much prices will decline for each month of covid”. If I were you I’d start offering $100 now.
I think $105 is realistic. Depending on the economy, I think one might be able to hope for $100, but we will see. That's why we passed on the extended OKW that we had put a bid on, they wanted more than we would pay for an AKL contract. I'll keep my eyes peeled for your use years
My wife and I weren’t hit at all. We both were lucky to be in fields and have opportunities that allowed us both to actually increase our earnings. We weren’t looking for DVC then but got a great deal on our home.
Were they small contracts? I’m only interested in 100 points.
Thank you so much!
I’ve been reading this thread quietly for a long time now, because I know there are people here that are much more knowledgeable about all of this... and I’ve learned a lot!
An interesting point I haven’t seen brought up yet (that my sister and I have discussed frequently), is that this current situation seems to have some drastic differences from the Great Recession. During the GR, everyone was hit... hard. This round, although everyone has been hit similarly with quarantines, etc, not everyone has taken a financial hit. Some have very sadly lost everything, others have lost nothing, others still are doing better than ever... and each of them got a bonus from the government! Who’s to say how many DVC owners were hit hard enough to sell? & who wasn’t even affected? I do believe there will continue to be a trickle-down affect over the next few years to the stock markets, etc, but would that be enough for someone to sell their DVC if their job, life, & savings wasn’t otherwise hugely affected?
Just thought it was interesting & it keeps coming up in conversations outside of this board
Hey hey hey I’m Looking for August too, It’s a unicorn
made a few offers but happy to wait it out. We can’t go there anytime soon. 
I knew as I was typing that I should not say all were hit... as absolutes are a rarity.
However, I felt it may be more of a truth then since the whole upset started in the financial sector. I am very surprised that some, like Brianstl were able to do better! & I’m glad to hear it!I read it was over a year before DVC prices really dropped... but what do you mean by “contracts are equal or worse than then?”
