DVC 1,000 Point Club (2024)

[pineapplepalms]

Curious if people here w tons of points use them all or rent them... I have more points than I can use currently. If it was up to me I would go many times / year, however my wife has enough after 1-2 trips.

We use them all, and are constantly borrowing. We usually stay in 1BR or 2BR villas with our family of 5, and occasionally will be joined by friends/family. So sometimes we’ll book a GV or the other larger villas. I’ll book a studio if I’m on my own. We’ve been spending a few weeks at DLR and a few weeks at WDW a year, so the points get used up quickly. We’ll probably go less frequently as the kids get older, but will more often book at least 2BR villas, and it’s a lot of points for those. We’ve also used points at AUL and plan to do so again, hopefully on a regular basis.

 

[kboo]

Curious if people here w tons of points use them all or rent them... I have more points than I can use currently. If it was up to me I would go many times / year, however my wife has enough after 1-2 trips.

Last year I "had" to transfer in 200 points in order to book spring break ocean view at Aulani [without borrowing]. For some reason I'm super averse to borrowing points, but we do use them every year!

After 7 years in (we were at 700+ points until last year), we are finally using points for other places, for larger units, etc. I think we will be at a decent ## of points for a while - my kids still want to go A LOT, but they are getting older (tween/teen) where they'd like us to be in a 2br so they don't have to share a bathroom with us. My kids still want to go "as many times as possible" and they're better travelers, so we are going for multiple 4-7 day trips now. I think we have enough points, only rented some during COVID when we had to keep changing plans.

 

[DougEMG]

Curious if people here w tons of points use them all or rent them... I have more points than I can use currently. If it was up to me I would go many times / year, however my wife has enough after 1-2 trips.

We rent some of our points. The plan was to spend more time at WDW once I retired, right now we do about a month at WDW each year.

 

[Dobermanns]

Oh we use all of ours and borrowing too

 

[patm95]

I'm jealous of everything but the dues you all are paying. Haha. That's awesome though!

 

[Emily921]

Up to 3055. - I think I am done, although I said that several times before.

Aulani - 740
Boardwalk - 275
OKW - 1080
VB - 960

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

Just added another 1K so brings my total to 2400 - all at OKW. Let the good times roll!

 

[kboo]

Oh we use all of ours and borrowing too

I just booked a 2br at VGC over Christmas ... we're gonna need more points! (J/K hubby will kill me)

 

[Dobermanns]

I just booked a 2br at VGC over Christmas ... we're gonna need more points! (J/K hubby will kill me)

Tell him happy wife happy life.
Mine basically said get whatever you want or I would never hear the end of it

 

[JoshF]

Would you buy points that you don’t need now, but would like down the road if it’s a good deal?

I bought 300 direct VDH. if I add 200 more with the current incentive and MB it would only be $167 per point for the additional points.

I really don’t need that many yet, so I would probably just rent some.

Talk me out of this!

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

Would you buy points that you don’t need now, but would like down the road if it’s a good deal?

I bought 300 direct VDH. if I add 200 more with the current incentive and MB it would only be $167 per point for the additional points.

I really don’t need that many yet, so I would probably just rent some.

Talk me out of this!

Can't talk you out of it - it's what I did.

I am sure there is no way we can spend 2400 points considering the cruises and other vacations we already have planned, and will insist on taking for years to come that obviate using all those points. I bought them all because they were a good deal (deal expired) and some time in the next 20 years I will gift those direct contracts to my heirs, so they can enjoy DVC vacations for 10+ years. It's really long term planning, but in the meantime Poly bungalows here I come!

 

[kboo]

Tell him happy wife happy life.

Would you buy points that you don’t need now, but would like down the road if it’s a good deal?

weeeelllll, so, that's kind of what we did less than a year ago with VGF. Given that it hasn't even been a year and every once in a while DH says "Are the girls [12, 8] sleeping on a pull out? Maybe they would like a real bed and a separate bathroom?" means we're probably looking at almost exclusively 2br going forward ... means maybe we will have a "need" for more points.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Would you buy points that you don’t need now, but would like down the road if it’s a good deal?

I bought 300 direct VDH. if I add 200 more with the current incentive and MB it would only be $167 per point for the additional points.

I really don’t need that many yet, so I would probably just rent some.

Talk me out of this!

Yes…. but I also rent out any excess points…. I think VDH is a safe long term bet at $167 a point direct, especially because the points can be used anywhere in the system….

 

[JoshF]

Yes…. but I also rent out any excess points…. I think VDH is a safe long term bet at $167 a point direct, especially because the points can be used anywhere in the system….

Nobody is helping me not buy here

 

[AstroBlasters]

Nobody is helping me not buy here

Not in this thread…. although you’ll get the occasional “I only have 150 points…. I don’t know how anyone could even use 1000 points!” post.

 

[CWTC]

Not in this thread…. although you’ll get the occasional “I only have 150 points…. I don’t know how anyone could even use 1000 points!” post.

Yeah those people have not yet learned the slippery slope. We started out with 150 points in 2009 and now here we are.

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

Yes…. but I also rent out any excess points…. I think VDH is a safe long term bet at $167 a point direct, especially because the points can be used anywhere in the system….

How do you prefer to rent your excess points? Directly or through a broker? Trying to line up strategy for the eventual need to do the same. Please send DM if more appropriate.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

Just added another 1K so brings my total to 2400 - all at OKW. Let the good times roll!

SO many fun times ahead - CONGRATS!!

 

[kboo]

How do you prefer to rent your excess points? Directly or through a broker? Trying to line up strategy for the eventual need to do the same. Please send DM if more appropriate.

excess points? What are excess points?


(A few times, I have rented expiring points that I came with a resale contract, or because of COVID. I've always done that through the boards here)

 

[AstroBlasters]

How do you prefer to rent your excess points? Directly or through a broker? Trying to line up strategy for the eventual need to do the same. Please send DM if more appropriate.

I use a broker because I don’t want to deal with the hassle. You can earn more by doing it yourself on the Rent/Transfer board….