Here is our timeline for 2 small contract purchases we recently made...
BCV -
9/20/11 Offer accepted by seller
9/21/11 Received sales contract
9/28/11 Passed ROFR
10/05/11 Received closing docs from title company
10/13/11 Contract closed and sent to
DVC
10/18/11 Points in system and listed online
BWV -
9/20/11 Offer accepted by seller
9/21/11 Received sales contract
10/04/11 Passed ROFR
10/07/11 Received closing docs from title company
10/14/11 Contract closed and sent to DVC
10/18/11 Points in system and listed online
Based on our timeline, if you submitted the signed contract to the title company this morning then you should have the points available to make a reservation around December 12th assuming it passes ROFR. That's cutting it awfully close to make a reservation for the end of December. Hopefully the seller nor the title company will cause a delay for any reason. This was our 4th and 5th resale purchase. We have had delays for one reason or another in the past. Two things we have done to keep the process going is to keep in touch with the title company and as Ovalhead96 stated, don't wait to get your membership cards in the mail. Give the title company the time they stated until the next step in the process but don't hesitate to contact them to inquire the status of the process. Once the title company has told you the contract is closed, give it a few days and then contact Member Services to see if your contract has been loaded into the system. Don't wait for your membership card. Mbr Svcs can give you your member number over the phone and set up your account. On our first contract we were fortunate to get a real helpful person and she put us on hold, found the paperwork for our contract and loaded it into their system while we waited. It took about 15 minutes. Good luck!