Hi Disfriends!
DH and I purchased direct at GF in the spring of 2022; we purchased two contracts with a February use year. We are thrilled with our purchases and love GF. However, like many DVC folks, we are now suffering from "addonitis".
We love being able to walk from GF directly to the MK and we love being on the monorail for quick and easy access to the other monorail resorts. We have used our GF points to stay at GF as well as at CC, AKL, Riv, and OKW, and we realize that with any purchase in the future, we want to be able to walk to parks as much as possible. So, we have narrowed our search for our next DVC purchase to either BW or BC, as we love the idea of being able to walk to both EP and HS.
We loved how easy it was to purchase GF direct from Disney; our guide was great, closing was quick, and our points were easily and quickly accessible. However, in looking at a purchase at either BW or BC, it's much less expensive to purchase a resale contract, and we recognize that a contract at either of these places is going to expire much sooner than our GF contract. So resale, kind of makes more sense.
We have been looking at resale contracts, and I'm wondering what folks who have purchased a resale contract after purchasing direct have experienced. Here are my questions:
1. Is DVC member services still able to help us with questions and bookings using the points from a purchased resale contract? I consult DVC member services for all kinds of things right now.
2. Would I be able to still see my resale contract and manage points on the DVC website?
3. How long does it take to access points purchased once an offer has been accepted? I know that a purchase has to go through ROFR, and I've looked at charts on the Disboards that indicate it can take weeks and sometimes months for folks to have access to their points. I'm wondering if this is still the case? And, why is this?
4. Does paying cash instead of financing help speed up the access-to-points process?
5. We have visited both BC and BW and taken DVC tours at both places, but we have not stayed at either resort. (I've stayed a few nights at YC, tho.) Any advice or things to consider regarding BW and BC? Both are equi distant to EP and HS, relatively speaking. We like that BW requires a few less points for bookings, but we like the fact that BC has dedicated 2 bedrooms. The pool seems better at BC, but the crowds at that pool make BW's main pool seem calmer. I think we'd be happy with either resort, but I'm curious about other things we might not be thinking of?
6. What are things we need to consider with a different use year? We have a February use year with our direct GF contracts, and I recognize that purchasing a resale contract might give us a different use year with that contract. I'm not sure if this is good or not good? Pros and cons?
Any advice anyone has about these questions or general info about a resale purchase after purchasing direct from Disney would be so very helpful. In advance, thanks so much!
