Winter Dec 25 - Jan 26 Direct Incentives

[intamin]

I think MB works on basically anything at 150 points+

I could get it on VGF and there is no incentive at all

Are they still enforcing the rule where if you had done MB before, you cant do it again?

 

[Brian Noble]

here’s another column with 8.99% with direct debit (there’s a 0.50% discount with autopay). So no changes there. It’s been like that for a long time.

Thanks! I totally missed that.

 

[Brian Noble]

That would be great and help move a lot of small contracts!

You can always rent those points. Granted, there are tax implications, but still.

 

[intamin]

They no longer give a $500 referral credit for new buyers. It stopped months ago.

Do we know if the person referring still gets dining credit? Or is that out the window as well?

 

[airjay75]

Are they still enforcing the rule where if you had done MB before, you cant do it again?

I did MB twice this past year on two different direct purchases. Also e-mailed my guide about CCV and she said MB would be available if I wanted it. So, doesn't appear there is any MB limit anymore. Just has to be at least a 150-pt purchase, I believe.

 

[PolyRob]

Are they still enforcing the rule where if you had done MB before, you cant do it again?

This would be new to me! I thought you could take MB as many times as you'd like.

I remember in 2023 Welcome Home was limit one per person for the incentive cycle.

 

[PolyRob]

You can always rent those points. Granted, there are tax implications, but still.

True, just harder to rent only 25 points without dipping into other points if you wanted an easy $500 check.

 

[intamin]

I did MB twice this past year on two different direct purchases. Also e-mailed my guide about CCV and she said MB would be available if I wanted it. So, doesn't appear there is any MB limit anymore. Just has to be at least a 150-pt purchase, I believe.

Amazing! For some reason I remember a couple years ago it being a one time thing but I may have been mistaken in my understanding. Its just so much easier to sell it back through MB than to try and rent it out. This makes me really happy knowing I can sell back the first year and then trade in some points for sorcerer passes

 

[jcolvin5]

I find ChatGPT to be a really helpful tool to help me decide when/how much to buy and whether it be direct or resale. Upload point charts, room direct pricing charts w/incentives, resale sites, etc. Then just tell it the details, much like someone may do on one of these boards. Have a quick conversation and it's amazing how productive the time spent is at minimizing the planning/buying process. In my experience anyway.

 

[Sandisw]

Do we know if the person referring still gets dining credit? Or is that out the window as well?

Yes. That is still an option. But because there is no buyer incentive we no longer allOw owners to offer themselves here on the DIS.