ELMC
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2011
Im curious to know what the average age is to buy into DVC because my fiancé & I are wondering if we bought in too soon. I'm 27 & she's 29. Did we jump in to early?
Short answer is, it depends. My wife and I bought our first timeshare around that same time in our lives and in retrospect it was probably too soon. However, we are now using the heck out of it every year and loving it, so it worked out in the end.
The good news is that what's done is done. Seriously, follow my thinking here. Even if purchasing was a mistake, and I'm not saying it was, you are now in a position where your gross revenue on a year to year basis is higher than your gross expenses. Depending on where you own your dues are about $6 per point and you can rent your points for $12 per point. So you are actually cash flow positive on a year to year basis. Meaning, if you feel you made a mistake by buying, you are not compounding it every year, in fact you are mitigating it. Furthermore, your question speaks right to the heart of the purchasing decision and is the biggest reason why I espouse buying resale. The lower the price you pay to get in, the larger percentage of your initial investment you can recoup should you change your mind. Hope this helps.