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If VDH points are used for any other DVC resort, no tax is paid. Pretty compelling reason to keep it out of dues. (Aulani, of course, has its own tax.)

High end spec renters know all of the workarounds. They know all of the loopholes. Some likely have tools which boost their success above and beyond any run-of-the-mill member. 5000 points in the hands of a spec renter are being targeted at things like AKV Value and BWV standard studios. Take...

Then a few years after that, they aren't kids anymore and travel patterns change again. These are challenges all DVC owners face. Hopefully all buyers are considering the long term implications. Specific to the restricted resorts, banking and borrowing will gain greater importance, as well as...

First year's points aren't rigidly doled-out on a calendar year basis. DVC usually goes back about 6-8 months from the resort opening. For resorts like Big Pine Key and Disneyland Hotel which opened mid-year, the calendar year cutoff was pretty straightforward. Riviera opened in December 2019...

I've been a DVC owner for 20+ years and a member of this forum even longer. When it comes to buyers making incorrect assumptions before purchasing, I've seen it all. Hopefully people will do their homework, and respectable resale brokers will help set reasonable expectations. None of us can...

In the 4 month window from 11-8 months before arrival, there is no competition for Riviera owners. Like Sandi said, at 7 months, all bets are off. And there's no guarantee that owners will get the exact dates / room size / view that they may want even when booking 11 months out. (Still, if you...

(Some) people suck.

Price is fixed. And historically, members cruises are known for selling out on booking day. If not, only a handful of cabins--of various classes--will be left unbooked.

Unless you managed to snag it right at 7 months, I think either Standard view or BoardWalk View at BW is going to be very difficult to get off the waitlist. BoardWalk view costs the same number of points as the Garden / Pool view. Often there are owners forced to take the G/P view when booking...

Good question. I don't know. For me, the presumption has always been that Disney would want to perform some rather substantial refurbishments before selling again. Maybe not demolishing buildings entirely. But thinking back to the Poly, they ripped those old buildings down to the steel before...

This hasn't been directly addressed, but it kinda, sorta was (informally) when the Old Key West extension was offered about 15 years ago. Original ownership ends in 2042 and the option was given to extend to 2057. Some people asked what would happen to dues if they decided not to extend...

Buying into DVC is like purchasing your home. You pay the big sum of money up front (or secure a mortgage) and own the land and building. HOA fees typically cover things like lawn care and landscaping on public areas--some include basic lawn care for residents--snow removal, maintenance of...

Yes, I've looked at the budgets many times and am well aware of this. The point in the post you quoted was that these are still categories over which Disney has some degree of operational control. At DVC's inception, resorts like Old Key West and BoardWalk were budgeted to not have a soft...

While that's true, SOMEONE will be paying the $1946 per night. (Otherwise, all of WDW will have collapsed in on itself.) And as long as there are people willing to pay $1946, there will be people willing to buy DVC contracts on the resale market. And/or rent points. A massive part of our annual...

It's a regular mattress

33 years ago, dues started at $2.51 per point. Now nearly 4x as much. It shouldn't be surprising that dues will again increase 4x in another 30-35 years. Most of what is funded by the annual dues are tangible benefits for resort guests. Wages and benefits for every single cast member, cost of...

Taking a cruise later this year with some friends. Wife and I are gold CC members. Friends in neighboring cabin are silver. Also we booked through a travel agent while they booked direct thru Disney. Our reservations are linked up so we'll share the same main dining table. Any advice on how to...

At a minimum, some of the refurbished rooms still needed Murphy Beds installed. There were supply delays which prompted them to re-open some of the renovated rooms with the sofa beds still in place.

I don't think the treehouse situation was made clear until many months after they were announced. People assumed it would be combined because "who would buy into just a treehouse"...but it wasn't formalized until much later in the game. Here's my 16-year old opinion piece debating the topic...

Does All Star Sports have the newer digital TV system that supports casting from smartphones? If so, all rooms or just certain areas?