Disney Vacation Club Resales with Grandma Jaki and DvcKinn, DVC Resales 866-544-2919

DVC Timeshare Motivated sellers, ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

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www.ResalesDVC.com can help you find that perfect ownership!

Here is a list of low priced ownerships with Motivated Sellers!!

109C

Animal Kingdom

200 $79

Aug

74 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.

$15,800

714

Beach Club Villas

224 $80

March

13 banked 2009 + 224 for 2010.

$17,920

192

Boardwalk Villas

300 $69

Dec

2 points for 2009 + 233 for 2010. Can't close till Jan.

$20,700

612

Hilton Head

150 $57

June

74 pts for 2010 + 150 for 2011.

$8,550

Old Key West Extended (2057)

300 $74

Dec

180 banked 2008 + 300 for 2009 + 300 for 2010.

$22,200

Old Key West

220 $55

April

42 points remain for 2009 plus 220 for 2010.

$12,100

131

Saratoga Springs

200 $65

March

140 pts for 2010 + 200 for 2011.

$13,000

175

Vero Beach

200 $47

April

33 banked points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.

$9.400

111

Villas at Wilderness Lodge

150 $67

Dec.

125 points that expire 11/30/2010 and 150 points for 2009 and 28 2010 points. 275 points as of 12/01/09. Price reduced.

$10,050

Many new listings available. Click below for a complete list.

Disney Timeshare available at:

Animal Kingdom Villas	Bay Lake Tower	Beach Club Villas	Boardwalk Villas	Old Key West
Saratoga Springs Resort	Wilderness Lodge Villas	Hilton Head DVC	Vero Beach Resort	Disney Grand Californian

Please contact us with any questions you may have.

Grandma Jaki Apetz japetz@attglobal.net or Kinn Tutas ktutas1@cfl.rr.com

Garden Views Realty, Inc.
Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line: 1-866-544-2919
International: 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Vacation Club Resale Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas, since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

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Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Wishes!
Photo:by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment)

Can you believe that school is starting again? Time to start thinking about that next vacation.

Jaki Apetz japetz@attglobal.net and Kinn Tutas ktutas1@cfl.rr.com

As a licensed Real Estate Brokerage acting as Transactional Brokers in the State of Florida, we are duty bound to present any and all offers. It is up to the seller to accept and, ultimately, Disney to approve during their Right of First Refusal. There are no penalties to buyers if Disney steps in and purchases back the ownership.

Disney Timeshare available at:

Animal Kingdom Villas	Bay Lake Tower	Beach Club Villas	Boardwalk Villas	Old Key West
Saratoga Springs Resort	Wilderness Lodge Villas	Hilton Head DVC	Vero Beach Resort

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ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Boardwalk Villas 500 $78 March 500 points for 2009 + 500 for 2010. $39,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Beach Club Villas 275 $83 March 258 points for 2009 + 275 for 2010. $22,825 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Beach Club Villas 350 $85 Dec 222 banked 2008 + 350 for 2009. Negotiable! $29,750 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Boardwalk Villas 240 $70 Dec 6 banked 2008 + 240 for 2009 + 240 for 2010. $16,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

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ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Old Key West 250 $65 Feb 250 points for 2009 + 250 for 2010. $16,250 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Old Key West 280 $65 Feb 201 points for 2009 + 280 for 2010. $18,200 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Old Key West 310 $59 March 310 points for 2009 + 310 for 2010. $18,290 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 150 $72 April 150 banked 2008 + 150 for 2009 + 150 for 2010.$10,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 150 $74 Feb 66 points for 2009 + 150 for 2010. $11,100 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 050 $83 Dec 28 banked 2008 + 50 for 2009 + 50 for 2010. $4,150 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

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Our DVC Resale Mission:

To provide "Family Friendly" information concerning the Disney Vacation Club Resales market with prompt replies to all inquiries along with "fun" distractions sprinkled throughout the website. Buying and Selling DVC is a business, but going to Disney World is fun, so we have tried to marry the two into one informative, yet fun "Better DVC Resale Experience".

Dear Valued Guest,

Whether you are buying DVC or selling your Disney Vacation Club,
please contact us.
With over 22 years of combined DVC resales
experience, we have gathered a vast knowledge
of the DVC timeshare plan and the intricacies of the
Disney Vacation Club resale process.
Please hire someone like us who will be honest, friendly and
attentive to your every
DVC need.

Buyers:

We will "hold your hand" through the entire DVC resale process.
This includes explaining in detail how the DVC plan works and determining
with you the best ownership for your family's needs. We will council you on
the Right of First Refusal price per point and prepare and submit all contracts to Disney.
Once your new ownership has closed and is recorded with Orange County records,
we will make sure your new membership number is received
and that the new points you are purchasing are in your DVC member account.
Now, you can schedule your vacation. Happy Vacationing!

Complete listings at www.ResaleDVC.com

New and Reduced DVC Resales Listings

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ResalesDVC: DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-OKW Extended (2057) 210 $71 Dec 83 banked points for 2008 + 210 for 2009. $14,910 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Boardwalk Villas 270 $75 Dec 270 banked 2008 points and 268 for 2009. $20,520 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Vero Beach 210 $55 Feb 210 pts for 2009 + 210 for 2010. $11,550 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Old Key West 150 $65 Oct 114 banked 2008 + 150 for 2009 + 150 for 2010. $9,750 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 250 $72 Feb 158 pts for 2009 + 250 for 2010. $18,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Vero Beach 150 $48 Feb 126 banked 2008 + 150 for 2009 + 150 for 2010. $7,200 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING- Vero Beach 150 $57 Oct 150 banked 2008 + 150 for 2009 + 150 for 2010. $8,550 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING- AKV 160 $84 Dec 128 pts. for 2009 + 160 for 2010. NO DUES 'till 2010 $13,440 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-108B Saratoga Springs 222 $72 Dec 222 pts for 2009 + 222 for 2010. $15,984 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Old Key West 150 $65 Oct 114 banked 2008 + 150 for 2009 + 150 for 2010. $9,750 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 100 $74 March 74 banked 2009 + 100 for 2010. $7,400 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

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ResalesDVC: DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Animal Kingdom 160 $80 June 160 points for 2009 + 160 for 2010. $12,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

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DVC Resales for Animal Kingdom Lodge, Saratoga Springs Resort, Beach Club Villas, Boardwalk Villas,
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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:34:07 -0500

Goodbye Mickey.

Sell your DVC ownership with ResalesDVC.com Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas

Photo by Tom Bricker (WDWFigment)

Walt Disney World Resort
Magic Kingdom

Regardless of whether Walt is telling Mickey to go forward to be with Minnie and Roy, or whether Walt is surveying the Kingdom, and informing Mickey that all of this is his to watch over, I always envision the next "action" occurring after the one frozen in time by this statue is Walt slowly letting go of Mickey's hand.

I don't think this happens as a coarse reminder that Mickey is on his own, but as a bittersweet goodbye between the two. Both knowing that everything will be alright, but at the same time, wishing they could stay together making the Magic together, themselves.

Maybe I'm reading too deeply into a simple statue, but what's the point of the Magic if you can't have a little imagination, and make a little of the Magic for yourself?

1-866-544-2919 ResalesDVC.com 1-407-877-2919

Animal Kingdom Villas	Bay Lake Tower	Beach Club Villas	Boardwalk Villas	Old Key West
Saratoga Springs Resort	Wilderness Lodge Villas	Hilton Head DVC	Vero Beach Resort

Please call 1-866-544-2919 to discuss DVC Resale commission rates
and competitive pricing strategies for your Disney Vacation Club ownership.

Website statistics.
Be sure your DVC ownership is seen by potential buyers!

All the work is left up to us. First thing you do is give us permission to
sell your membership by returning the signed "Open" listing documents.
We then advertise on our website and other methods including internationally.

Total Unique Visitor Sessions 2008 for ResalesDVC.com

69,264

Total Pageviews
2009
for ResalesDVC.com

205,627

The process of listing and selling is easy. Seller References

We will produce a legitimate buyer for your ownership.
When an offer is made, we present it to you. You have the option to accept, counter or decline. Once all parties have agreed
to the offer, we prepare the contracts and you will receive them in your email. Both buyer and seller return the signed documents
to us via fax or email scan. We will submit all signed contracts to Disney for their Right of First Refusal. Once approved, the final
documents are sent to you by our title company and the buyer pays the closing costs.
All monies are disbursed by a licensed, bonded and insured title company in the manner you instruct.

Sit back, relax and let us do the work for you.

Do not pay Up Front Fees!

Please notice our "Sale Pendings" on our Current DVC Listings page.

Toll Free 1-866-544-2929

FAQ to Sell

Why should I use Jaki and Kinn?
Jaki is an American Resort Development Association Gold and Silver award Winner for Timeshare Sales Manager of the Year. She has been specializing in DVC since 1998. Kinn Tutas has worked by her side since 2000 and applies 20 years of timeshare knowledge to his client dealings. Between the two, they have over 1,600 successful Disney Vacation Club resale closings. We will get you a fair price that will get through the Disney Right of First Refusal. Approx. 95% of our buyers realized their ownerships. This means our sellers are getting fair market price.
What is an open listing? "Open listing" means we have to produce to earn our commission and there are no up front fees from sellers. We will provide you an Estimate of Value based on comparables, free advertising on our website and the best customer service in the DVC resale industry. Our goal is to provide an educated and qualified buyer for your sell. We council all buyers about offering a fair market value for your ownership. You are able to list with as many companies as you want and there are no penalties for cancelling the listing.
What is my DVC ownership worth?
Please email us the specifics of your ownership including resort, amount of points and current point availability and we will contact you via e-mail with an estimate of value. Values vary based on the Disney Right of First Refusal which takes into account point availability and current promotionals for new product. We will not share this information with any other company and this is not an automatic listing.
How much commission do Jaki and Kinn charge?
A commission is earned and disbursed by a licensed title company** when a sale has gone to closing. Commission rates can vary based on the size of the contract being sold. Rates can be found on our
"Open" listing agreement.
Who pays closing costs?
Closing costs are typically paid by the Buyer. This is one of the factors that DVC will look at closely during their Right of First Refusal process.
Do I have to come to Florida for the closing?
No. Contracts are sent via e-mail or fax and closing documents are sent via Federal Express. It is a very simple closing and we are here for the entire process.
Are contracts contingent on Buyer's financing?
No. All DVC resale closings are done with certified funds at closing. We do not write contracts contingent on Buyer obtaining financing.
How long is the process? The normal time frame is about 7 weeks from offer to disbursment of funds.
Please call our Dedicated DVC Resale line Toll Free 866-544-2919 or International 001-407-877-2919. You will speak to either Jaki Apetz or Kinn Tutas. E-Mail: ktutas1@cfl.rr.com or japetz@attglobal.net

Please contact us if you have any questions about selling your Disney Vacation Club ownership. It is our pleasure to assist in any way possible to ensure an easy sell of your Disney Vacation Club ownership.

Toll Free 1-866-544-2929

How We Determine The Value of a DVC Ownership:

What is the going price at DVC for their "New" product. This will include first time buyer pricing as well as existing owner add-on pricing taking into consideration any promotionals that DVC has in place as incentives to purchase.
Each DVC resort has a different general "Buy Back" price range based on DVC's Right of First Refusal.
"Buy Back" prices vary based on size of contract, use year, point history, m/t charges, closing cost and unspecified internal needs of DVC.
The time of year and how it affects use years.

All DVC listings are "OPEN LISTINGS" and can be pulled at any time with no penalty!!! You can list your ownership with as many re-sellers as you like and let the best "EARN" their commission. Our goal is to assist in your selling process with no "UP FRONT FEES" ever. All commissions are paid at closing and disbursed by the title company from the proceeds of the sale.

** Here is contact information for the best title company in Orlando for timeshare closings.

Nancy Spohn, Lic. Florida Title Agency # E091491

Owner Timeshare Title & More, LLC.

Over 20 years experience in the legal field, specializing in real estate law, the last 13 years in timeshare/vacation ownership.
Experienced in timeshare registration, closings, document preparation, escrow, title searches and title insurance policies.
Disney Vacation Club cast member for 7 years (1992-1998); was on the "opening team" for DVC Vero Beach, DVC Hilton Head Island and DVC Boardwalk Villas; worked at DVC as Quality Assurance Manager (handling closings with one-on-one contact with new members) and as Product Advisor.
Timeshare Closing Manager for Holland & Knight, LLP, Orlando law firm. Designed and developed firm's timeshare resale department.
Manager, Contract Administration Dept. at Hilton Grand Vacations Co., including development of timeshare resale department.

Nancy Spohn
Office: 407-855-5343 Fax: 407-855-4772

Timeshare Title & More, LLC.
7200 Lake Ellenor Dr., Suite 203
Orlando, Fl. 32809

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DVC Resales for

Animal Kingdom Villas	Bay Lake Tower	Beach Club Villas	Boardwalk Villas	Old Key West
Saratoga Springs Resort	Wilderness Lodge Villas	Hilton Head DVC	Vero Beach Resort

Garden Views Realty, Inc. Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line 1-866-544-2919
Local and non U.S. 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas, since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

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Buy Disney Vacation Club Resales or Sell DVC Resale with Grandma Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas.

Garden Views Realty, Inc. Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line 1-866-544-2919
Local and non U.S. 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Vacation Club Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

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DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Old Key West 280 $65 Feb 142 banked 2008 + 280 for 2009 + 280 for 2010. $18,200 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29195 minutes ago from web

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DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Animal Kingdom 200 $77 March 47 points remain for 2010. $15,400 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29194:40 PM Jul 15th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Beach Club Villas 150 $85 Feb 58 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $12,750 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:01 PM Jul 15th from web

DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Vero Beach 200 $59 April 200 points for 2008 and 200 for 2009. $11,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291911:37 AM Jul 15th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Old Key West 150 $70 Aug 150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $10,500 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291910:27 AM Jul 15th from web

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DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Saratoga Springs 200 $69 June 24 banked 2008 pts + 43 pts for 2009 + 200 for 2010. $13,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 5:36 PM Jul 14th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 150 $70 Feb 2 points remain for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $10,500 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:35 PM Jul 13th from web

Resale DVC NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 050 $81 Aug 50 points for 2008 plus 49 for 2010. $4,050 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291911:47 AM Jul 13th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Old Key West 150 $64 Feb 150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $9,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29197:36 AM Jul 10th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Boardwalk Villas 270 $80 Feb 270 banked 2008 plus 270 for 2009 and 270 for 2010. $21,600 www.ResalesDVC.com

DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Beach Club 260 $77 April 3 bnk 2008 pts + 260 pts for 09 + 260 pts for 2010. No Dues 'till 2010!!! $20,02010:34 AM Jul 9th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Old Key West 230 $70 June 90 banked 2008 plus 230 for 2009 + 230 for 2010. Bring Offers! $16,100 www.ResalesDVC.com 12:07 PM Jul 7th from web

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Resale DVC NEW LISTING-Vero Beach 300 $67 June 300 bank 08 + 300 for 09. 600 "Free" points, NO DUES 'til 2010! $20,100 www.ResalesDVC.com 9:14 AM Jul 5th from web

DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Vero Beach 150 $56 June 7 banked 2008 plus 150 for 2009 and 150 for 2010. $8,400 www.ResalesDVC.com 3:43 PM Jul 4th from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 350 $70 Oct 350 banked 2007 plus 350 banked 2008 plus 350 for 2009. $24,500 www.ResalesDVC.com 8:11 PM Jul 2nd from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING- Beach Club Villas 210 $82 Oct 20 banked 2007 plus 210 banked 2008 plus 210 for 2009. $17,220 www.ResalesDVC.com 8:09 PM Jul 2nd from web

DVC Resale NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 130 $72 April 130 points for 2009 and 130 for 2010. $9,360 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29195:27 PM Jul 1st from web

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Dear Valued Guest,

Whether you are buying DVC or selling your Disney Vacation Club,
please contact us.
With over 18 years of combined DVC resales
experience, we have gathered a vast knowledge
of the DVC timeshare plan and the intricacies of the
Disney Vacation Club resale process.
Please hire someone like us who will be honest, friendly and
attentive to your every
DVC need.

Buyers:

Sellers:

Please do not pay any company a fee to list your ownership. This is not
an acceptable practice and tends to be used by marketing
companies who can show you a lot of traffic on their websites but
do not produce sales. Usually, these are gimmicks to get your money.
If a company wants money up front for an appraisal or
for advertising cost, please do not conduct business with them.

We are a Real Estate company that offers an "Open" listing which
means you can list with as many brokers as you like
with no penalties for canceling your listing at any time.
We offer "Open" listings only.

Again, it is our pleasure to assist in any way possible with your Saratoga Springs,
Beach Club Villas, Boardwalk Villas, OKW DVC Resort, Villas of Wilderness Lodge,
Animal Kingdom Resort, Hilton Head Island DVC Resort or Vero Beach DVC Resort
buying or selling needs to ensure a quick and pleasant experience for your
Disney Vacation Club resale. Thank you for visiting our site and remember to
please call us at 866-544-2919.

Sincerely, Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas
DVC Resale Specialists since 1998

DVC Resales For Sale New and Reduced Listings Notifier 7/1/09

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ResalesDVC: DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Vero Beach 200 $55 April 33 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010. $11,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resale PRICE REDUCED-Saratoga Springs 130 $71 March 130 points for 2010. NO DUES til 2010. $9,230 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales PRICE REDUCED-Saratoga Springs 200 $71 June 24 bnk 2008 pts + 43 pts for 2009 + 200 for 2010. $14,200 www.ResalesDVC.com

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Saratoga Springs 150 $67 Dec 150 points for 2009 and 150 for 2010. $10,050 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales PRICE REDUCED-Old Key West 230 $67 March 157 banked 2008 plus 230 for 2009. $15,410 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales NEW LISTING-Boardwalk Villas 200 $75 Oct 190 banked 2008 plus 200 for 2009. $15,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales PRICE REDUCED-Animal Kingdom 160 $83 Feb 160 points for 2010. $13,280 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales New Listing-Hilton Head 175 $63 Oct. 175 points for 2009 and 175 points for 2010. $11,025 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: DVC Resales New Listing-Saratoga Springs 150 $76 Aug 150 points for 2009 and 150 for 2010. $11,400 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

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ResalesDVC: New Listing-Boardwalk Villas 150 $75 April 150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $11,250 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 200 $82 March 47 points remain for 2010. $16,400 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 160 $79 June 137 points for 2009 and 160 for 2010. $12,640 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 100 $86 Aug 6 banked 2008 plus 100 for 2009 and 100 for 2010. $8,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 150 $71 Oct 150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $10,650 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Saratoga Springs 130 $71 Oct 130 points for 2009 plus 130 for 2010. $8,520 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Saratoga Springs 150 $73 Oct 150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $10,950 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Beach Club Villas 210 $81 April 6 banked 2008 points + 210 for 2009 + 210 for 2010. $17,010 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Animal Kingdom 300 $86 March 43 points for 2009 plus 127 for 2010. (two contracts) $25,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Animal Kingdom 200 $84 March 47 points remain for 2010. $16,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Animal Kingdom 100 $88 March 43 points for 2009 + 81 for 2010. Can't close 'till Oct. $8,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: New Listing-Hilton Head 150 $55 150 bnk 2008 + 21 for 2009 + 140 for 2010. NO DUES 'till 2010!! $8,250 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 160 $67 Sept 89 points for 2009 plus 160 for 2010. $10,720 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 160 $75 April 131 banked from 2008 plus 160 for 2009. $12,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

ResalesDVC: Price Reduced-Vero Veach 200 $51 Dec 200 year 2009 points. $10,200 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

*ID #*	*RESORT NAME*	*POINTS/* *Per Point*	*USE YEAR*	*DESCRIPTION OF POINTS AVAILABLE*	*LISTING PRICE*
9	Animal Kingdom	50 $93	Sept	50 points for 2010. No dues 'till 2010.	$4,650
5	Animal Kingdom	100 $86	Aug	6 banked 2008 plus 100 for 2009 and 100 for 2010.	$8,600
131A	Animal Kingdom	100 $86	Aug	3 points for 2009 plus 100 for 2010.	$8,600
131B	Animal Kingdom	100 $86	Aug	100 points for 2010.	$8,600
142	Animal Kingdom	160 $79	June	137 points for 2009 and 160 for 2010.	$12,640
116	Animal Kingdom	160 $88	Dec	160 points for 2008 plus 160 for 2009.	$14,080
119	Animal Kingdom	160 $88	Dec	15 points for 2008 and 160 for 2009.	$14,080
43	Animal Kingdom	160 $89	March	82 points for 2009. 160 points for 2010.	$14,240
71	Animal Kingdom	160 $86	Feb	160 points for 2010.	$13,760
136	Animal Kingdom	200 $82	March	47 points remain for 2010.	$16,400
84C	Animal Kingdom	200 $89	Feb	200 points for 2009 and 200 points for 2010. (two contracts, one closing costs)	$17,800
131C	Animal Kingdom	200 $86	Aug	3 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010. (two contracts, one closing costs)	$17,200
131	Animal Kingdom	200 $86	Aug	181 points for 2009 plus 24 for 2010. Includes TWO ANNUAL PASS VOUCHERS!	$17,200
18	Animal Kingdom	210 $83	Sept	38 points for 2009 and 210 points for 2010.	$17,430
131D	Animal Kingdom	400 $86	Aug	184 points for 2009 plus 224 for 2010. (three contracts) Includes TWO ANNUAL PASS VOUCHERS!	$34,400
57	Animal Kingdom	400 $85	April	76 banked year 2008 points and 400 points for 2009 plus 400 for 2010.	$34,000
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377	Beach Club Villas	100 $85	Feb	100 banked 2008 plus 100 for 2009.	Sale pending
391	Beach Club Villas	150 $81	Feb	150 points for 2009 ad 150 points for 2010.	$12,150
440	Beach Club Villas	150 $85	April	132 points for 2009 and 150 for 2010.	$12,750
05	Beach Club Villas	150 $83	Sept.	150 banked 2008 plus 150 for 2009.	Sale pending
130	Beach Club Villas	160 $92	Dec	30 points from 2008 plus 160 for 2009. Can't close 'till Aug. 7th	$14,720
383	Beach Club Villas	200 $85	Aug	200 banked 2008 plus 200 for 2009.	Sale pending
69	Beach Club Villas	200 $82	Sept	200 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.	$16,400
128	Beach Club Villas	200 $86	Feb	47 points remain for 2009 and 200 for 2010.	$17,200
127	Beach Club Villas	210 $82	March	15 banked 2008 plus 210 for 2009.	Sale pending
390S	Beach Club Villas	210 $81	April	6 banked 2008 points and 210 for 2009 and 210 for 2010.	$17,010
33	Beach Club Villas	260 $79	April	3 banked 2008 points and 260 points for 2009 and 260 points for 2010. Price reduced!!	$20,540
120	Beach Club Villas	300 $84	March	82 points for 2009 plus 300 for 2010.	$25,200
197R	Beach Club Villas	300 $88	Dec	300 banked 2007 and 300 for 2008 plus 300 for 2009.	Sale pending
29	Beach Club Villas	400 $80	Feb	376 points for 2009.	Sale pending
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450	Boardwalk Villas	50 $86	April	50 points for 2010. NO DUES until 2010.	$4,300
592	Boardwalk Villas	100 $84	Dec	100 banked 2007 points and 100 2008 points and 100 2009 points.	Sale pending
375	Boardwalk Villas	150 $75	April	150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	$11,250
124	Boardwalk Villas	150 $81	Feb	115 points for 2009 and 150 for 2010.	$12,150
10	Boardwalk Villas	150 $83	Aug	44 banked 2008 points, 150 year 2009 points, 77 borrowed 2010 points (expire 07/31/10 plus remaining 73 points for 2010.	$12,450
53	Boardwalk Villas	150 $85	Oct.	4 banked points for 2008 and 150 points for 2009 and 150 points for 2010.	$12,750
51	Boardwalk Villas	170 $81	Feb	26 banked 2008 points and 170 points for 2009 and 170 points for 2010.	$13,770
791	Boardwalk Villas	175 $77	June	175 points for 2009 plus 175 for 2010.	$13,475
691	Boardwalk Villas	250 $78	Sept	250 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009.	$19,500
99S	Boardwalk Villas	270 $75	April	149 banked 2008 plus 270 for 2009 and 270 for 2010.	Sale pending
593	Boardwalk Villas	270 $77	Dec	111 banked 2007 points plus 270 2008 points and 270 2009 points.	$20,790
598A	Boardwalk Villas	300 $78	Sept	300 banked for 2008 plus 299 for 2009.	$23,400
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322	Hilton Head	70 $66	June	70 year 2009 points.	Sale pending
591R	Hilton Head	150 $55	Feb	150 banked 2008 plus 21 for 2009 and 140 for 2010. NO DUES 'till 2010!!	$8,250
15	Hilton Head	200 $68	March	19 points remain in year 2009 and there are 200 points for 2010.	$13,600
161	Hilton Head	200 $65	April	191 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.	$13,000
309	Hilton Head	100 $66	April	30 banked 2008 points and 100 for 2009	Sale pending
163	Hilton Head	200 $63	March	200 banked 2008 plus 200 for 2009.	$12,600
405	Hilton Head	200 $69	Sept	200 points for 2008 and 200 points for 2009.	$13,800
61	Hilton Head	225 $66	Sept	225 banked points for 2008 and 225 points for 2009.	$14,850
12	Hilton Head	250 $55	Feb	191 points for 2009 and 250 points for 2010.	$13,750
791	Hilton Head	259 $57	March	259 banked 2008 plus 259 for 2009.	$14,763
297PM	Hilton Head	350 $60	Sept	298 points for 2009 plus 350 for 2010. Includes 7 nights 2 bedroom Marriott Grande Vista Orlando Aug. 13th!	$21,000
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01	Old Key West Extended (2057)	230 $79	Oct	182 banked 2008 plus 230 for 2009.	$18,170
313	Old Key West	40 $60	April	3 banked 2009 plus 40 for 2010.	Sale pending
172	Old Key West	50 $73	June	50 points for 2010. No dues until 2010!	$3,650
172A	Old Key West	60 $73	June	60 points for 2010. No dues until 2010!	$4,380
172B	Old Key West	110 $73	June	110 points for 2010. (Two Contracts). No dues until 2010!	$8,030
593	Old Key West	150 $61	Sept	150 points for 2010.	$9,150
37	Old Key West	150 $70	Dec	68 banked 2007 plus 150 for 2008 and 150 for 2009.	Sale pending
21	Old Key West	190 $73	June	10 pts for 2008 and 190 points for 2009.	$13,870
398S	Old Key West	190 $69	Oct	30 banked 2007 plus 190 banked 2008 points and 190 for 2009.	Sale pending
37C	Old Key West	200 $70	Dec	118 banked 2007 plus 200 for 2008 and 200 for 2009.	$14,000
17	Old Key West	200 $70	Sept	103 points for 2009 and 200 for 2010.	$14,000
64	Old Key West	210 $70	April	210 points for 2009 plus 210 for 2010.	$14,700
111	Old Key West	210 $66	Oct	210 for 2009 and 210 for 2010.	$13,860
93R	Old Key West	210 $70	Dec	138 points for 2008 plus 210 for 2009.	$14,700
74	Old Key West	220 $65	April	42 points remain for 2009 plus 220 for 2010. Special price!	$14,300
2	Old Key West	230 $69	March	157 banked 2008 plus 230 for 2009.	$15,870
92R	Old Key West	230 $69	Feb	230 points for 2009 plus 230 for 2010.	$15,870
420	Old Key West	230 $74	Feb	230 banked year 2008 points and 230 year 2009 points.	$17,020
442	Old Key West	230 $67	Feb	230 points for 2009 plus 230 for 2010.	$15,410
89	Old Key West	230 $74	Aug	59 banked 2008 points and 230 points for 2009. Can't close 'till July 3rd.	$17,020
96SPA	Old Key West	230 $63	Aug	6 points for 2009. 230 points for 2010.	$14,490
8	Old Key West	230 $57	Dec	92 points expire Nov. 30 and 82 points for 2009 plus 230 for 2010. Make Offer! NO DUES until 2010.	Sale pending
63	Old Key West	240 $66	Aug	15 banked 2008 plus 220 for 2009. Make Offer!	$15,840
83	Old Key West	250 $72	Feb	260 reservation points 10 of these are borrowed from 2010) plus 250 banked 2009 points and 240 pts. for 2010.	$18,000
594	Old Key West	250 $65	March	250 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009.	$16,250
372A	Old Key West	250 $62	June	250 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009. Price Reduced!!	$15,500
27	Old Key West	270 $65	June	270 points for 2010.	$17,550
05A	Old Key West	270 $73	Sept	270 banked 2008 plus 270 for 2009.	$19,710
31	Old Key West	300 $66	Sept	3 points for 2009 plus 300 for 2010.	$19,800
48	Old Key West	300 $69	Sept	140 banked 2007 points and 300 banked year 2008 points and 300 for 2009.	Sale pending
92P	Old Key West	300 $65	March	75 points for 2009 plus 300 for 2010. Includes June 26th one week in a two bedroom Marriott Grande Chateau Las Vegas "Free" vacation!	$19,500
394B	Old Key West	310 $66	April	310 points for 2009 and 310 for 2010.	$20,460
595	Old Key West	310 $65	Feb	187 remain for 2009 plus 310 for 2010.	$20,150
415A	Old Key West	320 $65	June	317 points for 2009 and 320 points for 2010.	$20,800
14	Old Key West	450 $69	March	450 points for 2009 plus 450 for 2010.	$31,050
36	Old Key West	450 $68	June	450 points for 2010. No dues till 2010.	$30,600
XX	Contact us for MORE	OKW	listings	KTutas1@cfl.rr.com 866-544-2919	Call Today!
88	Saratoga Springs	100 $77	June	6 points for 2009 and 100 points for 2010.	Sale pending
301	Saratoga Springs	50 $75	June	50 points for 2009.	Sale pending
300	Saratoga Springs	50 $72	March	50 points for 2009 and 50 points for 2010.	Sale pending
115	Saratoga Springs	120 $74	Sept	69 banked 2008 plus 120 for 2009.	Sale pending
25	Saratoga Springs	130 $71	Oct	130 points for 2009 plus 130 for 2010.	$8,520
175A	Saratoga Springs	130 $74	March	130 points for 2010. NO DUES til 2010.	$9,620
38	Saratoga Springs	130 $73	Aug	46 points for 2009 plus 130 for 2010.	$9,490
91R	Saratoga Springs	130 $71	Feb	6 banked 2008 plus 130 for 2009.	$9,230
306	Saratoga Springs	130 $75	April	130 banked 2008 points and 130 2009 points.	Sale pending
307	Saratoga Springs	150 $75	March	85 banked 2008 points plus 150 year 2009 points.	Sale pending
59	Saratoga Springs	150 $74	June	150 for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	$11,100
70	Saratoga Springs	150 $76	June	150 for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	$11,400
25A	Saratoga Springs	150 $71	Oct	150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	$10,650
118	Saratoga Springs	150 $78	Aug	8 banked 2007 points and 150 banked 2008 points and 150 for 2009 and 150 for 2010.	$11,700
45	Saratoga Springs	150 $83	Dec	70 points for 2008 and 150 points for 2009 and 150 points for 2010.	$12,450
19	Saratoga Springs	160 $75	April	131 banked from 2008 plus 160 for 2009.	Sale pending
125	Saratoga Springs	160 $83	June	160 banked 2008 plus 160 for 2009 and 160 for 2010.	$13,280
102	Saratoga Springs	160 $72	Sept	89 points for 2009 plus 160 for 2010.	Sale pending
304	Saratoga Springs	160 $75	Oct	160 banked 2007 points amd 160 2008 points .	Sale pending
54	Saratoga Springs	190 $71	Feb	190 points for 2010. No dues until 2010.	$13,490
171	Saratoga Springs	200 $72	Feb	132 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.	$14,400
160	Saratoga Springs	200 $76	June	24 banked 2008 points and 43 points for 2009 and 200 for 2010.	$15,200
60	Saratoga Springs	200 $70	Sept	64 points for 2008 plus 200 for 2009.	$14,000
351	Saratoga Springs	200 $72	Feb	180 banked 2008 points plus 200 2009 points.	Sale pending
23	Saratoga Springs	200 $78	Dec	1 banked 2007 point and 200 banked 2008 and 200 points for 2009.	$15,600
40	Saratoga Springs	210 $75	Oct	171 points for 2008 plus 210 for 2009.	Sale pending
11	Saratoga Springs	210 $73	Aug	210 points for 2010. No dues 'till 2010.	$15,330
107	Saratoga Springs	220 $77	June	193 points for 2009 and 220 points for 2010.	$16,940
114	Saratoga Springs	225 $76	June	208 points for 2009 plus 225 for 2010.	$17,100
44	Saratoga Springs	230 $80	June	59 points for 2009 and 230 points for 2010.	$18,400
797	Saratoga Springs	250 $70	March	250 points for 2009 plus 250 for 2010.	Sale pending
39	Saratoga Springs	275 $83	Oct	34 banked 2007 points and 275 points for 2008 and 275 points for 2009.	$22,825
26	Saratoga Springs	300 $72	June	300 banked points for 2008 and 300 points for 2009. Make Offer!	Sale pending
103	Saratoga Springs	300 $71	Dec	8 banked 2008 points and 300 year 2009 points and 300 year 2010 points.	$21,300
106	Saratoga Springs	350 $75	Dec	174 year 2008 points and 350 year 2009 and 2010 points.	$26,250
72B	Saratoga Springs	400 $69	Feb	160 points for 2009 plus 400 for 2010. (two contracts)	$27,600
42	Saratoga Springs	450 $70	Aug	417 banked 2008 plus 450 for 2009.	$31,500
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37B	Vero Beach	50 $60	Dec	50 banked 2007 plus 50 for 2008 and 50 for 2009.	Sale pending
450B	Vero Beach	50 $56	April	50 points for 2010.	Sale pending
450C	Vero Beach	50 $55	April	50 points for 2010.	Sale pending
98SP	Vero Beach	100 $64	April	100 banked 2008 points and 100 2009 points and 2010 points.	$6,400
52	Vero Beach	100 $58	June	100 points for 2009 and 100 for 2010.	sale pending
02	Vero Beach	100 $62	Sept	100 banked 2008 points and 100 2009 points	Sale pending
68	Vero Beach	150 $62	Dec	111 points remain 2008 plus 150 for 2009.	$9,300
30	Vero Beach	150 $59	June	104 banked 2007 plus 150 banked 2008 and 150 for 2009.	$8,850
132	Vero Beach	150 $57	June	7 banked 2008 plus 150 for 2009.	$8,550
96SR	Vero Beach	150 $56	Oct	117 points for 2008 and 150 points for 2009.	$8,400
175	Vero Beach	200 $60	April	33 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.	$12,000
67	Vero Beach	200 $55	April	98 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010.	$11,000
4	Vero Beach	200 $61	April	200 points for 2008 and 200 for 2009.	$12,200
94R	Vero Veach	200 $51	Dec	200 year 2009 points.	$10,200
62	Vero Beach	230 $55	Aug	230 for 2008 plus 230 for 2009.	$12,650
66	Vero Beach	250 $65	Aug	155 banked 2008 points and 211 2009 points.	$16,250
65	Vero Beach	460 $59	Sept	148 banked 2007 points plus 460 banked points for 2008 and 460 points for 2009. 1,068 points with no dues until 2010. See this!!!	$27,140
XX	Contact Us for MORE	Vero	listings	KTutas1@cfl.rr.com 866-544-2919	Call Today!
41A	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	150 $69	Aug	150 points for 2010. No dues until 2010. Price reduced!!	$10,350
135A	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	150 $78	Feb	150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	Sale pending
28	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	150 $77	Oct	150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	$11,550
28A	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	150 $77	Oct	150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010.	$11,550
58A	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	175 $77	Aug	175 banked 2008 plus 175 for 2009.	$13,475
144A	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	250 $72	June	250 banked year 2008 points and 78 year 2009 points and 250 pts. for 2010.	$18,000
597	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	250 $72	March	157 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009.	$18,000
20	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	275 $75	Aug	237 points for 2009 and 275 points for 2010.	$20,625
28B	Villas at Wilderness Lodge	300 $77	Oct	300 points for 2009 and 300 for 2010. (two contracts)	$23,100
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New Listing-Old Key West 300 $66 Sept 1 point for 2009 plus 300 for 2010. $19,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919about 1 hour ago from web

Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 160 $86 June 137 points for 2009 and 160 for 2010. $13,760 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919about 1 hour ago from web

New Listing-Saratoga Springs 150 $73 Oct 150 points for 2009 plus 150 for 2010. $10,950 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:28 PM Apr 29th from web

New Listing-Saratoga Springs 130 $74 Oct 130 points for 2009 plus 130 for 2010. $9,620 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:28 PM Apr 29th from web

New Listing-Beach Club Villas 210 $80 April 6 banked points from 2008 plus 210 for 2009. $16,800 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:10 PM Apr 29th from web

New Listing-Saratoga Springs 180 $68 March 180 points for 2010. No dues until 2010. $12,240 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:22 PM Apr 29th from web

Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 300 $75 June 90 bnk 2007 pts + 300 bnk pts for 08 + 300 pts for 09. $22,500 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:11 PM Apr 29th from web

Price Reduced-Beach Club Villas 210 $85 March 15 banked 2008 plus 210 for 2009. $17,850 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291911:19 AM Apr 29th from web

Price Reduced-OKW Extended 230 $79 230 182 banked 2008 plus 230 for 2009. $18,170 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291911:00 AM Apr 29th from web

Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 350 $72 Oct. 312 bnk 2007 pts + 350 pts for 08 + 350 pts for 09 (2 contracts) $25,200 www.ResalesDVC.com 10:57 AM Apr 28th from web

Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 175 $72 Oct. 165 bnk 2007 pts +175 2008 pts and 175 2009 pts. $12,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291910:54 AM Apr 28th from web

Price Reduced-Saratoga Springs 175 $72 Oct 147 banked 2007 points plus 175 2008 points and 175 2009 points. $12,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 10:53 AM Apr 28th from web

New Listing-OKW Extended 230 $80 230 182 banked 2008 plus 230 for 2009. $18,400 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29194:31 PM Apr 26th from web

New Listing-Old Key West 230 $69 Feb 230 points for 2009 plus 230 for 2010. $15,870 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29193:53 PM Apr 26th from web

New Listing-Old Key West 210 $70 Dec 138 points for 2008 plus 210 for 2009. $14,700 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29193:53 PM Apr 26th from web

New Listing-Saratoga Springs 130 $71 Feb 6 banked 2008 plus 130 for 2009. $9,230 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29193:36 PM Apr 26th from web

New Listing-366 Boardwalk Villas 200 $75 Dec 200 points for 2008 plus 200 for 2009. $15,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29193:34 PM Apr 23rd from web

Price Reduced-Old Key West 310 $63 April 310 points for 2009 and 310 for 2010. $19,530 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:39 PM Apr 22nd from web

New Listing-Boardwalk Villas 300 $79 Sept 300 banked 2007 plus 300 for 2008 and 299 for 2009. $23,700 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:28 PM Apr 22nd from web

Price Reduced-AKV 200 $86 Aug 181 pts for 09 (176 bwd 2010) + 24 for 2010. TWO ANNUAL PASS VOUCHERS! $17,200 wwwResalesDVC 866-544-29191:22 PM Apr 22nd from web

Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 200 $86 Aug 3 points for 2009 plus 200 for 2010. (two contracts $17,200 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:16 PM Apr 22nd from web

Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 100 $86 Aug 100 points for 2010. $8,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:15 PM Apr 22nd from web

Price Reduced-Animal Kingdom 100 $86 Aug 3 points for 2009 plus 100 for 2010. $8,600 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:14 PM Apr 22nd from web

New Listing-Saratoga Springs 210 $75 Oct 171 points for 2008 plus 210 for 2009. $15,750 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29191:15 PM Apr 21st from web

New Listing-Villas at Wilderness Lodge 250 $72 March 157 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009. $18,000 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:53 PM Apr 21st from web

New Listing-Saratoga Springs 150 $71 March 146 banked 2008 plus 150 for 2009. $10,650 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:48 PM Apr 21st from web

Price Reduced-Old Key West 500 $63 Dec 69 banked 2007 plus 500 for 2008. $31,500 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:40 PM Apr 21st from web

New Listing-Old Key West 310 $61 Feb 187 remain for 2009 plus 310 for 2010. $18,910 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-291912:40 PM Apr 21st from web

New Listing-Old Key West 250 $65 March 250 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009. $16,250 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29199:48 AM Apr 21st from web

New Listing-Old Key West 75 $69 Sept 23 points remain for 2009 and 75 for 2010. $5,175 www.ResalesDVC.com 866-544-29199:33 AM Apr 21st from web

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Jaki is an American Resort Development Association Gold and Silver award Winner for Timeshare Sales Manager of the Year. She has been specializing in DVC since 1998. Kinn Tutas has worked by her side since 2000 and applies 20 years of timeshare knowledge to his client dealings. Between the two, they have over 1,600 successful Disney Vacation Club resale closings. We will get you a fair price that will get through the Disney Right of First Refusal. Approx. 95% of our buyers realized their ownerships. This means our sellers are getting fair market price.
What is an open listing? "Open listing" means we have to produce to earn our commission and there are no up front fees from sellers. We will provide you an Estimate of Value based on comparables, free advertising on our website and the best customer service in the DVC resale industry. Our goal is to provide an educated and qualified buyer for your sell. We council all buyers about offering a fair market value for your ownership. You are able to list with as many companies as you want and there are no penalties for cancelling the listing.
What is my DVC ownership worth?
Please email us the specifics of your ownership including resort, amount of points and current point availability and we will contact you via e-mail with an estimate of value. Values vary based on the Disney Right of First Refusal which takes into account point availability and current promotionals for new product. We will not share this information with any other company and this is not an automatic listing.
How much commission do Jaki and Kinn charge?
A commission is earned and disbursed by a licensed title company** when a sale has gone to closing. Commission rates can vary based on the size of the contract being sold. Rates can be found on our
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Who pays closing costs?
Closing costs are typically paid by the Buyer. This is one of the factors that DVC will look at closely during their Right of First Refusal process.
Do I have to come to Florida for the closing?
No. Contracts are sent via e-mail or fax and closing documents are sent via Federal Express. It is a very simple closing and we are here for the entire process.
Are contracts contingent on Buyer's financing?
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How long is the process? The normal time frame is about 7 weeks from offer to disbursment of funds.
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Disney Vacation Club maintenance and taxes for 2009

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Maintenance and taxes
2009 per point charges

ANIMAL KINGDOM   $4.85

BAY LAKE TOWERS $3.67

BEACH CLUB              $5.00

BOARDWALK             $5.21

OLD KEY WEST         $4.73

HILTON HEAD          $5.36

SARATOGA                $4.33

VERO BEACH          $6.40

WILDERNESS            $5.03

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With a growing number of Members exploring a world of vacation destinations beyond their Home Resorts, Disney Vacation Club is committed to ensuring that those Member Getaways exchanges present the best and most diverse experiences possible. It's with this commitment in mind that Disney Vacation Club has formed a relationship with RCI, the world's largest vacation-exchange company, effective Jan. 1, 2009.

While Members will continue to choose from more than 500 destinations across six continents and 25 countries, the enhanced Member Getaways program will offer a significantly broader range of resort experiences, length-of-stay options (including more nightly exchanges) and more.

Members will receive more details by mail and here on the Web site beginning in late December, and the new Vacation Planner is scheduled to begin mailing in the late spring.

To ensure a smooth transition to RCI, Members may continue to confirm available exchanges through the current World Passport Collection through Dec. 31, 2008, and all exchanges booked by that deadline will be honored.

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Disney's time-share kingdom grows

Jason Garcia

Sentinel Staff Writer

September 16, 2008

The Walt Disney Co.'s rapidly growing time-share division takes an aggressive step forward today when it unveils plans for two new resorts in Orlando -- even as Disney Vacation Club battles some of the strongest financial headwinds it has ever faced.

Disney this morning will formally reveal plans for its Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, confirming earlier reports that the 15-story tower rising just beyond the Magic Kingdom will be used for time shares. The company also will unveil plans to sell time shares at the Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, a secluded community of 60 units that is being rebuilt in a forested pocket of Walt Disney World.

The twin announcements ensure that Celebration-based Disney Vacation Club, which has grown to nine resorts and more than 350,000 members, will have more time shares for sale in 2009 than it has ever had before.

Company executives say they are confident of strong demand for their newest resorts despite the slumping U.S. economy, which has eroded consumer spending and made financing for big-ticket purchases such as time shares harder to obtain.

"What we're trying to do, particularly with the resorts that we build on site [at Walt Disney World], is really provide something that's unique, something that you can't get any other place in Central Florida -- and, really, in the world," said Jim Lewis, president of Disney Vacation Club. "With these two resorts, we believe we've done that."

The company is especially optimistic about the roughly 300-unit Bay Lake Tower, which will be linked to the iconic Contemporary Resort by a fifth-floor pedestrian bridge and will feature the first time shares Disney has ever sold within walking distance of the Magic Kingdom theme park. Sales will begin Sunday, with first crack going to existing Vacation Club owners.

"We think it's going to do very, very well," Lewis said. "That is a premium location . . . right across the street -- literally -- from our flagship park."

Disney will command a premium price for that convenience. Lewis said prices at Bay Lake Tower will begin at $18,000 -- the most expensive starting point of any Vacation Club resort. Prices at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, which opened its first phase last year, begin just below $17,000.

The 60 elevated homes comprising the Treehouse Villas will be built as a new phase of the Saratoga Springs resort near Downtown Disney. A sales date and prices haven't yet been set.

The Treehouse Villas will open next summer. Bay Lake Tower will follow in the fall.

Although different in size and theme, Disney says both resorts share a similar heritage.

The Contemporary, which was just the second hotel to open at Walt Disney World, is one of the park's most recognizable monuments, with its mammoth, A-frame structure straddling the resort's monorail. The Treehouses have stood in a quiet corner of the park since 1975, used at various times as hotel rooms, Disney Institute housing, and dorms for international student-employees.

Design challenges

When designers first set to work on blueprints for an addition to the Contemporary, concepts ranged from copies of the main hotel to a "George Jetson"-like theme, said Bill Hanus, director of development at Walt Disney Imagineering. But they worried about constructing a building that could be seen as competing with the original. They opted instead to build a crescent-shaped tower, hoping the Bay Lake Tower's curved architecture will complement the angular Contemporary.
There are touches of symmetry: Exterior grooves marking each floor are aligned in both buildings, and a rooftop lounge on the Bay Lake Tower matches the California Grill restaurant on top of the Contemporary.

Inside, designers have made sure to emphasize the views that they hope will ultimately make Bay Lake Tower one of Disney Vacation Club's most sought-after resorts. Rooms will contain nearly wall-length windows that open to views of the Magic Kingdom or Bay Lake. Some bathrooms will even have sliding walls allowing guests to watch fireworks while soaking in tubs.

"It feels like a Tomorrowland building," Hanus said, alluding to the section of the Magic Kingdom that the tower overlooks.

Saving trees

Each of the new Treehouse Villas has been manufactured in sections at a factory in Wingate, Pa., and they are being installed by cranes that lift them over existing treetops. That approach will allow Disney to build modern, 1,200-square-foot homes without damaging the lush, campsite feel that many Disney fans recall, said Jim Durham, vice president of resort projects for Imagineering.

Disney Vacation Club is now scheduled to have space in four time-share resorts for sale in 2009, with Bay Lake Tower and the Treehouse Villas joining the Animal Kingdom Villas and the upcoming Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland in California. It will be the first time the company has had four resorts for sale at once.
Disney is also in the early stages of developing a roughly 800-room resort in Hawaii that will include both time shares and hotel rooms.

"It's certainly going to be challenging," said Jeremy Glaser, a lodging industry analyst with the research firm Morningstar Inc. "I think they'll find buyers, just not at the same speed as they were before."

But Lewis said Disney's investment in Bay Lake Tower and the Treehouse Villas demonstrate its confidence that its time-share business will remain strong.

"During tough economic times, people are really a little bit more receptive to a message regarding how you can save money on future vacations," Lewis said. "Clearly, we're not recession-proof. But we are recession-resilient."

Jason Garcia can be reached at jrgarcia@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5414.

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DVC 11 month booking window reservation changes. DVC Resales 866-544-2919

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also i have been told you can only book 7 nights at a time , how long do you have to wait to add more nights to the booking so we end up with a 14 night stay .

Previously if you were going at a busy time you would book each night in turn, one-by-one, as soon as they became available. Disney recently changed this to allow you to book up to 7 nights in one go. You would have to phone to book extra nights one at a time.

Disney's Explanation:
The new reservation policy now offers Members the opportunity to place one single phone call to secure an entire Disney Vacation Club Resort reservation for as many as 7 nights, beginning on the first day of their booking window (which is 11 months before check-in at Members' Home Resort, or 7 months before check-in at other Disney Vacation Club Resorts). The previous policy required Members to call daily at the beginning of their booking window, piecing together their reservation one night at a time.

As a result of this change, Disney Vacation Club has also streamlined the manner in which Members can make waitlist requests, now allowing Members to make requests for the consecutive nights they require to complete their desired length of stay (from one night up to as many consecutive nights needed or requested by the Member). Previously, Members would place requests on the waitlist for intermittent nights that historically had high cancellation rates and would tie up inventory in an inefficient manner, negatively impacting the overall booking process.

In addition to providing greater Member convenience, the simplification of the reservation process also provides the benefit of reduced call volume to Member Services, thereby shortening Members' wait times and making more efficient use of Member Services resources, which are supported by Members' Annual Dues.

Since the introduction of this new procedure, many Members have expressed excitement about the new policy and the greater convenience and time savings it provides. However, in the past week, some of you have contacted Member Services asking for additional clarification on how the new reservation policy works, the changes to the waitlist process, and Disney Vacation Club's plans to monitor Member activity.

Therefore, to provide additional clarification please review the following frequently asked questions and answers:

Q: Why were 7 nights chosen as the maximum length of stay permitted to book by check-in date at the start of the Home Resort Priority window?
A: Our research has shown that more than 92% of Disney Vacation Club Resort reservations are for a length of stay of 7 or less consecutive nights.

Q: What if a Member would like to reserve more than 7 consecutive nights at the start of the Home Resort Priority booking period?
A: This can be accomplished in more than one way. A Member may call at the start of the reservation booking period to reserve the first 7 nights, and then add to the reservation one night at a time until they reach their desired check-out date. Or, a Member may wait until 11 months and 7 days from their desired check-out date to reserve the entire length of stay in one call.

Q: Can Developer Vacation Points received as an incentive offer also be used to make reservations by the check-in date?
A: Yes. The change in booking guidelines applies to all reservations, including incentive reservations.

Q: Is there a minimum number of nights for which a Member can be placed on the waitlist?
A: No. Members can have a waitlist of only 1 night, if only 1 night is missing from their stay.

Q: Can you explain how Disney Vacation Club will address Member misuse of the policy?
A: Disney Vacation Club is committed to ensuring that rules and procedures are fair and balanced for the entire Membership. Therefore, as with all procedures, our Cast Members are closely monitoring reservation activity to ensure there is not potential misuse, and will modify the rules if needed to protect the overall Member experience

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10	Boardwalk Villas	150	March	30 banked 2007 points and 150 banked 2008 points and 150 for 2009.	Sale pending
90	Boardwalk Villas	150	April	30 points for 2008 and 150 points for 2009.	Sale pending
90A	Boardwalk Villas	150	April	150 banked points for 2008 and 150 points for 2009. $80 per point.	$12,000
105	Boardwalk Villas	150	Aug	150 points for 2009 and 150 points for 2010. $81 per point.	$12,150
51	Boardwalk Villas	170	Feb	26 banked 2008 points and 170 points for 2009 and 170 points for 2010. $81 per point.	$13,770
10A	Boardwalk Villas	250	March	45 banked 2008 plus 250 for 2009. $81 per point.	$20,250
30	Boardwalk Villas	280	June	261 points for 2009 and 280 points for 2010. $81 per point.	$22,680
16	Boardwalk Villas	350	Feb	350 banked 2008 points. $79 per point.	$27,650
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I am Grandma Jaki, the other half of resalesdvc.com and Kinn
is my son. (You have probably seen my picture on the website).
Thought I would put in my two cents worth on this discussion about home
base.   Because most folks trade around to all the resorts to diversify
their vacation experience, the only time it becomes an issue of
wanting a particular resort over another would be if the motif or
"style" of one resort suits your life style so much better than the
others that you would actually be extremely disappointed if you could
not go there every year and you don't want to trade to the other
resorts. You would then need the 7-12 months' pre-booking over the
other resort owners so you can be more assured of reservations at your
home base.   If you are not able to always book 7 months in advance,
then it makes no difference where you own.   A little bit about the
uniqueness of each resort.   Saratoga Springs is like Saratoga Springs
up north. It has the northern feel. It has a golf course.    It is more
like a large community apartment complex and you would need
transportation to get to the parks as it is the one that is the furthest
away.   It is near down town Disney if you like to shop and enjoy the
night life. Old Key West was the first resort built and the rooms are
the largest and it is the only resort where you can park your car in
front of your unit. It has mature, lush landscaping and is designed
after Key West Florida and has the real Florida look with light pastel
colors and brightness.   Nice pools, too.   You can read my critique of
OLD KEY WEST if you click on the 11th blue tab on the left of our home
page at www.resalesdvc.com.   It has a boat that goes to Downtown
Disney.   It has the neighborhood intimate family atmosphere.   You
would need transportation to the parks but the buses stop there all the
time.    Boardwalk is near Epcot and you can catch the little boat or
walk over the bridge to Epcot.    You have to park in a parking lot and
catch an elevator to get to your room which has an inside down the halls
entrance.   Nice location near shopping and night life and you can pedal
a bike around the boardwalk.   Little more glitzy than the other resorts
and appeals greatly to teenagers and adults if they like that style.
Beach Club is just across the Boardwalk and is quieter and you can walk
to Epcot and to Boardwalk . It has a nice area for swimming for
children which is the appeal for that resort. You also have to park in
a parking lot and walk to your room. Wilderness Lodge is a smaller
resort and has the wilderness lodge look with heavy wooden beams and a
darker decor. If you like the wilderness feel,   then this resort has
that.   There is a big lodge with fireplaces, etc. (like you need a
fire place in Fla.    Ha.)   You have to park your car in the parking
lot and walk a little distance to your room.   One thing nice about this
resort is it has a little boat that goes over to Magic Kingdom and has
a little beach area for swimming.   Animal Kingdom is the most expensive
of the resorts to own and takes lots of points to go there.   It is the
newest resort and that is why it costs more money.   It is quite a
distance from the rest of the parks and has the Safari look.    Beach
Club, Old Key West, Boardwalk and Wilderness have a deed lease that
expires in 2042.   Saratoga expires in 2054 and Animal Kingdom in
2057.   To end this long essay, you are not buying a house to live
in--it is a vacation --and you can change your locations any time you
wish. Many people buy sight unseen and usually review Disney's web
site and sites like ours that have info on each resort. You can see
virtual tours on Disney's web site.   Hope this helps but the choice is
yours of course.   I have stayed at every resort except Animal Kingdom
(been there but not overnight) and would be happy to discuss further
with you.     Jaki

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Will DVC values drop? Contributed by DVCNews.com and StudiosCentral.com

Friday, July 25, 2008
Jennifer von Hoffman

Gas prices are high, airlines are cutting flights, and these days you can't always check even a single suitcase at the airport without paying a fee. "Staycations" are apparently gaining in popularity, as evidenced not only by the coinage of the phrase, but also by local economic indicators. Everything points to vacation tourism going to hell in a handbasket... which doesn't seem to bode well for timeshare values in Orlando. On the other hand, that certainly seems to be good news for prospective buyers, who might snap up some great bargains as cash-strapped owners sell, and as financial woes prevent others from buying in.

But what, if anything, will this mean for the value of Disney Vacation Club points? So far, the Orlando tourist economy seems to be holding up better than much of the nation, but some predict that won't last. And of course, if the nation's economy continues to falter, plenty of people may need to put their DVC points on the resale market, as airfares, gas prices, and job losses make vacations financially untenable (remember folks, those official unemployment statistics only count the people currently collecting benefits, which don't include the long-term unemployed or the significantly under-employed).

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Garden Views Realty, Inc. for a "Better DVC Resale Experience"

Garden Views Realty, Inc. Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line 1-866-544-2919
Local and non U.S. 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Vacation Club Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

DVCbyOwner reviews available DVC Resales listings. ResaleDVC.com

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:27:35 -0500

Resort	Low	Average	High	# Points	ROFR	Lowest Price Seller	Largest Selection Seller
Animal Kingdom	$89.00	$93.25	$98.00	660	$92.00	ResalesDVC.com	DVCbyOwner.com
Beach Club Villas	$87.00	$88.67	$90.00	562	$83.00	ResalesDVC.com	ResalesDVC.com
BoardWalk	$78.00	$81.89	$85.00	3,455	$79.00	DVC By Resale	ResalesDVC.com
Hilton Head	$65.00	$70.67	$82.00	2,700		ResalesDVC.com	DVC By Resale ResalesDVC.com
Old Key West	$71.00	$76.36	$88.00	6,596	$69.00	ResalesDVC.com	ResalesDVC.com
Saratoga Springs	$69.00	$81.98	$87.00	7,860	$82.00	ResalesDVC.com	ResalesDVC.com
Vero Beach	$56.00	$63.00	$75.00	2,981	$60.00	ResalesDVC.com	ResalesDVC.com
Wilderness Lodge	$69.00	$79.00	$84.00	1,470		DVC By Resale	DVC By Resale

Garden Views Realty, Inc. for a "Better DVC Resale Experience"

Garden Views Realty, Inc. Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line 1-866-544-2919
Local and non U.S. 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Vacation Club Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

This report includes:

The Lowest price available for each property (Low)
The Average price available for each property (Average)
The Highest price available for each property (High)
The total number of points available for each property (# Points)
Our estimate of Right of First Refusal Numbers (ROFR) based on our research
The name of the website with the Lowest price available for a specific property

Lastly, we feel there is an important discussion that need to be had relating to Disney's Right of First Refusal.

It is generally accepted that Disney has the ROFR policy in place to protect the ongoing value of the investment. This is great for DVC owners, and also benefits Disney as they continue to sell new properties and want to help new Buyers feel like the investment will stand up against time.

Having said that, there are documented examples where properties sell well below the current ROFR estimates. There are also documented examples where properties that are several points above what appears to be the current ROFR estimate get purchased by Disney.

Our opinion is that Disney also makes the ROFR decisions based on another very important factor - demand for points from current members. Meaning, if too many points are being sold at a low level, and Disney feels they cannot buy them on ROFR and resell them quickly to a member, they let it pass. And the opposite is true as well. If Disney is presented with a contract that is above the ROFR estimate but is a popular size and use year, and they can immediately resell it internally for profit - they exercise the ROFR.

In our opinion, you simply cannot worry about ROFR because it is out of your control. The estimates are usually accurate, but don't be surprised if Disney lets one through at a lower number, or exercises their right on a higher priced contract.

Please let us know your feedback on the DVC Market Value ^TM tool.

Michael
Founder, DVC By Owner

DVC Resale ROFR info for Disney Vacation Club by ResalesDVC.com

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:59:13 -0500

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Recent DVC ROFR stats

Here is an explanation of how to interpret the DVC Right of First Refusal information.

Once an offer is accepted, all contracts are sent to the Disney review board. They will look at the terms of the contract to determine if the seller has accepted a "Fair Market Value" price for the ownership. If they determine that the offer was "under fair market value", Disney will buy it back themselves and not allow the buyer to have it. They do this to protect the value of ownerships. If it is deemed a "fair market value" offer, then Disney will approve the sale and let the buyer become the new owner.

For example:

You take the lowest passed or approved price and the highest bought back price at a particular resort and that is where Disney has determined the fair market value to be for that resort.

OKW has some approved at $69 and a couple bought back at $69. This can happen due to the particular point history of an ownership. If the ownership has lots of banked or current points, Disney likes the offer to be slightly higher than a contract that has no points available for immediate usage. So you figure the ROFR level for OKW is right around $69-$71 per point. Please give me a call if you have any questions, Kinn 866-544-2919

PASSED - Animal Kingdom Villas (2057):

100 AKV $89 (passed 6/9)
165 AKV $85 (passed 6/18)
100 AKV $90 (passed 8/3)
300 AKV $87 (passed 8/3)
160 AKV $83 (passed 8/20)
200 AKV $85 (passed 10/08)

ROFR'D - AKV: (bought back)

160 AKV $76 (bought back 10/09)
160 AKV $83 (bought back 10/13)
100 AKV $75 (bought back 10/26)
160 AKV $72 (bought back 10/26)
200 AKV $84 (bought back 11/11)
150 AKV $80 (bought back 11/12)
160 AKV $78 (bought back 11/12)
160 AKV $81 (bought back 11/18)

PASSED- Bay Lake Tower (2060)

160 BLT $93 (passed 4/20)
160 BLT $93 (passed 5/21)
160 BLT $93 (passed 6/9)
160 BLT $94 (passed 6/18)

Bought Back-Bay Lake Tower

300 BLT $95 (bought back 11/20)
160 BLT $95 (bought back 11/24)

PASSED - Beach Club Villas (2042):

100 BCV $86 (passed 9/18)
150 BCV $85 (passed 9/18)
025 BCV $85 (passed 10/01)
150 BCV $84 (passed 10/01)
150 BCV $82 (passed 10/08)
100 BCV $85 (passed 10/26)
150 BCV $83 (passed 10/26)
150 BCV $84 (passed 11/17)
200 BCV $83 (passed 11/18)

ROFR'D - BCV: (bought back)

150 BCV $83 (bought back 10/01)
150 BCV $75 (bought back 10/08)
400 BCV $65 (bought back 10/08)
270 BCV $82 (bought back 10/13)
150 BCV $79 (bought back 10/26)
210 BCV $80 (bought back 10/26)
750 BCV $55 (bought back 10/26)
072 BCV $80 (bought back 11/12)
150 BCV $82 (bought back 11/12)
270 BCV $82 (bought back 11/12)
350 BCV $80 (bought back 11/12)
400 BCV $70 (bought back 11/12)
500 BCV $56 (bought back 11/12)
150 BCV $80 (bought back 11/17)

PASSED - Boardwalk Villas (2042):

050 BWV $80 (passed 9/18)
150 BWV $78 (passed 9/18)
160 BWV $78 (passed 9/18)
200 BWV $75 (passed 9/18)
211 BWV $73 (passed 9/18)
060 BWV $80 (passed 10/08)
150 BWV $78 (passed 10/26)
050 BWV $82 (passed 11/12)
150 BWV $79 (passed 11/12)
200 BWV $83 (passed 11/12)
200 BWV $79 (passed 11/17)

ROFR'D - BWV: (bought back)

150 BWV $74 (bought back 10/08)
600 BWV $52 (bought back 10/08)
240 BWV $75 (bought back 10/13)
210 BWV $75 (bought back 10/22)
150 BWV $75 (bought back 10/26)
225 BWV $64 (bought back 10/26)
300 BWV $62 (bought back 11/12)
600 BWV $53 (bought back 11/12)
260 BWV $77 (bought back 11/18)
100 BWV $75 (bought back 11/24)

PASSED - Hilton Head Island Resort (2042):

250 HH $55 (passed 10/01)
100 HH $65 (passed 11/17)
050 HH $65 (passed 11/17)
200 HH $60 (passed 11/18)

ROFR'D - HHI:

175 HHI $51 (bought back 10/26)
200 HHI $45 (bought back 10/26)
210 HHI $45 (bought back 10/26)
150 HHI $54 (bought back 11/3)

PASSED - Old Key West - original (2042):

210 OKW $68 (passed 10/01)
230 OKW $66 (passed 10/01)
150 OKW $67 (passed 10/01)
310 OKW $59 (passed 10/01)
200 OKW $65 (passed 10/08)
270 OKW $67 (passed 10/08)
050 OKW $70 (passed 10/26)
150 OKW $67 (passed 10/26)
190 OKW $58 (passed 10/26)
230 OKW $63 (passed 10/26)
420 OKW $61 (passed 10/26)
050 OKW $70 (passed 11/12)
150 OKW $67 (passed 11/12)
220 OKW $65 (passed 11/12)
230 OKW $66 (passed 11/12)

ROFR'D - OKW - original (2042): bought back

150 OKW $60 (bought back 10/08)
300 OKW $60 (bought back 10/13)
210 OKW $62 (bought back 10/13)
050 OKW $55 (bought back 10/26)
150 OKW $63 (bought back 10/26)
220 OKW $54 (bought back 10/26)
230 OKW $61 (bought back 10/26)
150 OKW $63 (bought back 11/3)
230 OKW $59 (bought back 11/12)
310 OKW $61 (bought back 11/12)
320 OKW $62 (bought back 11/12)
300 OKW $63 (bought back 11/14)
090 OKW $65 (bought back 11/17)
100 OKW $62 (bought back 11/17)
230 OKW $64 (bought back 11/18)
060 OKW $60 (bought back 11/18)
125 OKW $60 (bought back 11/18)
210 OKW $65 (bought back 11/18)

PASSED - OKW - extended (2057):

210 OKW $82.5
50 OKW $92 (passed 9/3/08)
170 OKW $87 (passed 9/23)
50 OKW $90 (passed 12/5)
170 OKW $87 (passed 12/5)
210 OKW $82.5 (passed 12/5)
100 OKW $73 (passed 4/8)

ROFR'D - OKW - extended (2057): (bought back)

PASSED - Saratoga Springs Resort (2054):

300 SSR $70 (passed 10/01)
130 SSR $70 (passed 10/01)
150 SSR $70 (passed 10/01)
160 SSR $64 (passed 10/01)
200 SSR $69 (passed 10/01)
160 SSR $70 (passed 10/01)
120 SSR $69 (passed 10/08)
150 SSR $70 (passed 10/08)
160 SSR $71 (passed 10/08)
400 SSR $66 (passed 10/08)
050 SSR $70 (passed 10/26)
130 SSR $70 (passed 10/26)
150 SSR $70 (passed 10/26)
160 SSR $70 (passed 10/26)
250 SSR $60 (passed 10/26)
050 SSR $80 (passed 11/12)
100 SSR $76 (passed 11/12)
120 SSR $73 (passed 11/12)
150 SSR $68 (passed 11/12)
160 SSR $64 (passed 11/12)
200 SSR $72 (passed 11/12)
210 SSR $72 (passed 11/12)
300 SSR $73 (passed 11/12)
320 SSR $70 (passed 11/12)
210 SSR $65 (passed 11/17)
210 SSR $70 (passed 11/17)
115 SSR $71 (passed 11/17)
130 SSR $76 (passed 11/17)
150 SSR $68 (passed 11/18)
200 SSR $70 (passed 11/18)
025 SSR $80 (passed 11/18)
100 SSR $70 (passed 11/18)
050 SSR $73 (passed 11/20)
120 SSR $68 (passed 11/20)
300 SSR $68 (passed 11/20)

ROFR'D - SSR: (bought back)

290 SSR $68 (bought back 10/08)
316 SSR $62 (bought back 10/08)
200 SSR $60 (bought back 10/08)
210 SSR $60 (bought back 10/08)
160 SSR $56 (bought back 10/26)
170 SSR $56 (bought back 10/26)
200 SSR $63 (bought back 10/26)
210 SSR $63 (bought back 10/26)
200 SSR $65 (bought back 11/3)
160 SSR $63 (bought back 11/12)
200 SSR $63 (bought back 11/12)
225 SSR $59 (bought back 11/12)
160 SSR $65 (bought back 11/17)
120 SSR $68 (bought back 11/17)

PASSED - Vero Beach Resort (2042):

150 VB $48 (passed 10/01)
100 VB $57 (passed 10/08)
150 VB $52 (passed 10/08)
210 VB $45 (passed 10/08)
250 VB $51 (passed 10/08)
150 VB $50 (passed 10/26)
050 VB $52 (passed 11/12)
150 VB $50 (passed 11/12)

ROFR'D - VB: bought back

150 VB $40 (bought back 10/26)
221 VB $41 (bought back 10/26)
250 VB $43 (bought back 11/3)
210 VB $45 (bought back 11/3)
150 VB $42 (bought back 11/12)
210 VB $46 (bought back 11/12)
200 VB $46 (bought back 11/18)
050 VB $47 (bought back 11/24)

PASSED - Villas at Wilderness Lodge:

150 VWL $76 (passed 8/11)
150 VWL $71 (passed 8/28)
170 VWL $75 (passed 8/26)
150 VWL $76 (passed 9/16)
100 VWL $70 (passed 10/01)
150 VWL $71 (passed 10/08)
225 VWL $73 (passed 11/18)

ROFR'D - VWL: bought back

150 VWL $65 (bought back 10/08)
270 VWL $60 (bought back 10/08)
250 VWL $74 (bought back 10/13)
170 VWL $65 (bought back 10/26)
200 VWL $60 (bought back 10/26)
300 VWL $62 (bought back 10/26)
600 VWL $52 (bought back 10/26)
300 VWL $74 (bought back 11/3)
200 WLV $74 (bought back 11/18)
240 WLV $75 (bought back 11/18)
150 WLV $67 (bought back 11/24)

Garden Views Realty, Inc. for a "Better DVC Resale Experience"

Garden Views Realty, Inc. Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line 1-866-544-2919
Local and non U.S. 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Vacation Club Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

How many DVC Resale points are required for an Interval International Exchange?

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:53:39 -0500

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Interval International is included with all DVC Resale ownerships. You can use your points to stay at any of the II Resorts. When you decide to step out of the traditional DVC resorts and hotels, you will have a choice of 1 and 2 bedroom units at approx. 2,000 different timeshare resorts. You simply call your assigned DVC representative and they will handle all reservations. This is a very nice feature included with all DVC ownerships.

                                                        One Bedroom                  Two Bedroom

Low Season                                        124                                  207

Mid Season                                        144                                 252

High Season                                       160                                 270

Garden Views Realty, Inc. for a "Better DVC Resale Experience"

Garden Views Realty, Inc. Bryant Tutas, Licensed R.E. Broker.
213 Harbor Dr. Winter Garden Fl. 34787
Toll Free DVC Resale Line 1-866-544-2919
Local and non U.S. 001- 407-877-2919
Disney Vacation Club Specialists Jaki Apetz and Kinn Tutas since 1998

THIS ADVERTISING MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE PERIODS.

A Buyer's DVC Resale experience, ResalesDVC.com 866-544-2919

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:43:16 -0500

Our DVC Experience

A day-by-day (sometimes hour-by-hour) account of our family's experience purchasing a Disney Vacation Club membership through a reseller.

Note to folks who may not be familiar with blogs -- the top post is the most recent. To start from the beginning, use the navigation at the right to choose the earliest date posted. Thanks!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Made our first DVC reservation!

We made our first reservation at the 11-month window for June 2009. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we are taking my dad and my brother and his family.

I was able to secure a 2-bedroom suite and a studio for six nights. We don't have enough points for seven nights, so we all agreed to stay one night at one of the value resorts.

My brother and sister-in-law had been trying to keep the trip a secret from my two nephews (9 & 11), but they overhead them talking a week or two ago, and they had to spill the beans. Personally, I'm thrilled that they know now so they can take part in the planning process and get excited about the trip!

We all had dinner together over the weekend, and I busted out two brand-new pairs of Year of a Million Dreams ears for them. We won them last year, and had been keeping them for just such an occasion! I also showed them the photos of Beach Club Villas from the Dreams book and told them about the sandy bottom in Stormalong Bay. I just can't wait for them to experience Walt Disney World for the first time! Posted by grits at 6:40 PM 0 comments
Friday, July 11, 2008

Our first DVC perk! (and how to order DVC Annual Passes online)

Last night we ordered Annual Passes with our ---ta da --- Disney Vacation Club discount! We are going to WDW in August, and again next June, so it made sense to just get the Annual Pass.

Trouble was -- we had a HECK of a time trying to figure out how to get the blasted things!

See, because we closed so late on our DVC, and couldn't get a room at Beach Club, we are staying at Coronado Springs Resort at WDW in August. A couple of weeks ago I found out about a special rate for Annual Passholders, and for just $600 more than we were paying for just the room, we got the Dining Plan for all four of us.

Since we got an Annual Pass rate, we have to show our APs when we check in. We are driving about 11 hours to Disney, and want to have the tickets in-hand when we arrived so we wouldn't have to make a stop at a park or Downtown Disney to buy them. (Annual Passes are about the only tickets that can't be purchased AT the resorts).

Soo...I called DVC Member Services to order tickets, and the lady I spoke with informed me that we would have to pick them up at will-call at one of the parks or Downtown Disney. What?? That didn't sound right to me! I knew I'd read about people having AP vouchers mailed to them that they later had to trade in at the parks, but I'd never heard of people having to pick up their vouchers at the parks!

Luckily, I was right. I went on to the disboards and asked in one of the DVC forums about the tickets. One kind soul told me to look on the DVC member site. Sure enough, there was a link to purchase DVC discounted APs online, which automatically had our member number. We were able to purchase the tickets online with our DVC discount and the vouchers will be mailed to us. That will be good for getting checkd in, then we'll swap them for tickets when we are ready to go to the parks.

Ahh...one less thing to stress about. Posted by grits at 7:01 PM 0 comments
Monday, June 16, 2008

Got our 2008-2009 Vacation Planner and whoo hoo! We ARE in the system!

Oddly enough, our Vacation Planner book came in the mail today, so I figured we MUST be in the system, despit what the cast member I spoke to earlier said. I called back, and pointed out that our mailing label shows a space between the first and second part of our last name.

This cast member seemed more experienced and found us. We got our member number, I confirmed our points, and got a PIN number for the web site. Whew! Now I can bank our points! Hot diggity dog!

Friday, June 6, 2008

We've closed!

Jaki emailed last night to tell us that our DVC contract closed and that we can contact DVC Member Services in 7-10 days for our member number. We'll bank our points as soon as we get the number, just so we don't mess up and forget!

Jaki has been awesome to work with -- she has been 100% professional, and has made this purchase process as smooth as anyone could hope for. If anyone is interested in buying a Disney Vacation Club through the resale market, I highly recommend her. Her website is ResalesDVC.com.

My first trip to Disney World

I just realized that I failed to mention my first trip to Disney World in my original "history" post. We were going though some of Mom's old pictures Monday night and found a few from that trip that I don't think I've ever seen. Come, let us step into the time machine...

Way back in 1989 when the earth was still cooling, my Grandma took my Mom, Dad, brother Mike and me on a Thanksgiving bus trip to Disney World. It was our family, a honeymoon couple, and about 50 retirees.

I was a month shy of turning 19, and my brother Mike was 16 and too cool for school. He was a mullet-wearing rebel, probably mortified to be on a bus trip with his Grandma. He kept going to the back of the bus to smoke Marlboros the whole way down. My Grandma was half-blind, and never took notice, but I'm certain my parents saw him.

We really did play bingo on the bus and, since Cracker Barrel restaurants had not yet been built, the driver stopped at every Stuckey's along I-95. Mmmm...pecan logs!

Making so many stops meant that it took 14 hours to make what is normally an 11-hour trip by car, but it worked out well. As we sat in the Quality Inn parking lot on International Drive waiting for the tour guide to check us in, we saw the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing into the night sky (thanks to Wikipedia for the list of past Shuttle missions). That was an exciting way to start the trip!

When we finally got to the Magic Kingdom on our first "real" day, I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven. Everything was so clean and beautiful and perfect. This was when the maintenance crews still scraped down to bare surface each time they painted, so everything looked brand new. We visited Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM, and Sea World, and each park was a new and different kind of excitement, the likes of which we'd never seen.

Even though it was Thanksgiving week, one of the most crowded times to visit, I don't remember the crowds being an issue. The only super-long lines I remember were at Body Wars, which hadn't been open long, and everything at MGM was busy because it was a brand new park. I do remember a frighteningly large crush of people waiting for the monorails at park closing. We didn't get into that crowd since we had to go to the bus lot to ride back to the Quality Inn.

The Swan and Dolphin hotels were in the final stages of construction. The giant swan or dolphin statues (I don't remember which) had just been placed on the roof that week, but the resorts had not yet been painted in their signature tropical paint schemes. Catastrophe Canyon at MGM was bright and shiny, not yet smudged black by years of exposure to flames.

One interesting tidbit about this trip is that my parents had been legally separated for about six years, but were still on good enough terms to vacation together. It was so nice to have everyone together, laughing and having a great time.

Ah, good times. Good times. Posted by grits at 7:28 PM 0 comments

Big family trip to Disney World next June

We decided over the weekend that it would be nice to take my dad, my brother and his family, and my great aunt & uncle to Disney World with us next year. We'll have enough points for a 2BR and studio since we're banking our remaining 2008 points, and we're going to borrow 53 points from 2010.

We mentioned the idea to everyone on Saturday and surprisingly, nobody balked. I was sure my dad would say "no way!" since he seemed to hate it so much last time, but I think the idea of seeing my brother's boys at their first visit to Disney World softened him up a bit. He just kind of laughed when I mentioned it.

Monday morning we looked at the school calendar for 2009 and crunched the numbers. We came up with a list of possible dates based on the school year & what we have enough points for. Basically, anything outside the school year, Easter and Christmas was fair game.

Monday night we gave the list of dates to my brother and great aunt, then we stopped by my Dad's to go through some of Mom's things at his request. I didn't say any more to him about the trip, but I quietly hung the list of dates on his refrigerator door.

I called him Tuesday night to see how he was, and I didn't mention the trip. Amazingly, he was the one who brought it up! He said he had looked at the dates and June would work best for him.

I called my brother that night to see if that would suit them, and he said it would. Wednesday morning I called my great aunt to ask her if that would work for them. They still aren't sure they will go, but she said they were thinking about it.

I think we all need a good escape. I'm especially excited about seeing my nephews' and sister-in-law's reactions -- they have never been. I just know they will have a blast.

Now we just have to pray that our points are in our account by July 13, which is when our 11 month window opens for our trip! Posted by grits at 7:05 PM 0 comments

UPS delivered, more waiting

I checked our tracking number with UPS and our closing docs were actually delivered on Tuesday, a day earlier than promised!

Unfortunately, that really has no bearing on our closing since I just noticed that the settlement date on our closing docs is June 11. I'm glad we decided to bank our points to next year -- there's no way on earth we'd be able to use our points for this year's trip! Posted by grits at 7:00 PM 0 comments
Sunday, May 25, 2008

The check is in the mail

I went to the UPS store yesterday morning and shipped our closing documents and payoff check to Florida. I sent it 2-Day (normally arrives in two business days), but with the Memorial Day holiday, it won't actually get there until Wednesday morning around 10:30 AM.

Our local UPS store didn't offer Saturday pickup, which would have meant it wouldn't have been picked up until Tuesday, and delivered on Thursday. For that reason, I drove 15 miles or so to Greensboro and dropped it at the UPS store there.

It cost $17 to ship it (more than $3.00 of that was a fuel surcharge), but that is still about $20 cheaper than the fees we'd have incurred if we'd used a wire transfer, and the money will still get there around there around the same day.

Now we just wait to hear that we've officially closed! Posted by grits at 11:55 AM 0 comments Saturday, April 26, 2008

Finished closing for line of credit

The attorney came by to do the closing on our line of credit. It only took about 20 minutes.

He is also a notary public, and he kindly agreed to notarize our son's summer camp form while he was here. One less thing to do today!

The money we need for the DVC closing is supposed to hit our checking account on May 1, so we should be in good shape.
Posted by grits at 10:33 AM 0 comments

We passed ROFR!!

I just checked my email and Jaki sent us a message around 10:00 last night saying that Disney approved our purchase. In other words, they waived their right of first refusal.

Yay!!!!! That is a huge relief.

Jaki said we should get our closing documents in 2-3 weeks. I've been reading on the DIS boards that estopple has been a little slow lately, so I'm figuring it will be on the long end of that. From the looks of things, the estopple process at Disney has become a bit of a log jam.

This part we can live with, since we know ultimately the purchase will happen.

The attorney/closing agent for Chase will be here in less than an hour, so I need to go finish getting ready.
Posted by grits at 8:56 AM 0 comments Wednesday, April 23, 2008

ROFR does not make me ROFL

I am a longtime member of the DIS boards (wdwinfo.com, wwwdisboards.com). I've been reading a thread called, "Waiting for ROFR Support Group" , and two people on there have had their contracts ROFR'd by Disney this week.

I hope Disney hasn't decided that since they've passed on a bunch of contracts lately, they're going to snap up a bunch to make up for it!
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Money lined up, closing confirmed for Saturday

Jason from Chase called this morning to confirm that he got my message last night about our needing money at closing. Chase will transfer the money we need into our account around May 1, so there won't be any worry about being short of funds if/when the DVC closing happens.

We have enough in savings, but don't want to take it out in case there is some big ordeal about replacing those funds with funds from the equity line. Getting Chase to wire funds into our checking account will be a lot simpler.

Jason also said that the attorney has confirmed our closing appointment for 10:00 this Saturday.
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The stress is getting to me!

Last night I had the most vivid dream that Jaki called us to say that our sellers had decided to postpone closing until December, and had gone ahead and banked the 2008 points into 2009. Ahhh!!!

In my dream, Freddie and I were even discussing whether or we should keep our existing reservation at Port Orleans French Quarter for August so we could stay with this contract or whether we should bail out and look for another contract so we could stay at a DVC resort this year.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Chase closing this Saturday at 10:00 AM

Wow -- One phone call today really set things in motion with Chase!

I'd been thinking about the amount of equity line of credit, and that we REALLY didn't need that much; we'd just gone with that amount because it had a slightly better interest rate. We're planning to have this thing paid off next year, so a little higher rate isn't really that big a deal. Applying for a smaller line would no longer require a drive-by appraisal, which I was thinking might speed things along.

Speed things along they did! I called Jason at lunch and told him we wanted to request a smaller credit line. He said that was no problem and that he'd go ahead and order the title & flood info.

Around 6:30 PM he called me at home to let me know they'd already gotten the title and they were ready to schedule a closing. They have a travelling attorney (how convenient is that?!) who will come here to do the closing. He asked if we could do it Friday, but unfortunately, we can't take off with such short notice. He then said they can do it Saturday morning. Wow.

He asked if we needed funds at the closing, and I said no, but then after hanging up, realized it might be cutting a little close on the DVC closing if we wait for the checks to be sent 2 weeks after the closing. I called him back and left a message that we would need funds at closing.
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Officially waiting for Disney's Right of First Refusal

Jaki emailed this morning to let us know that the sellers have gotten their documents in and the contract has gone to Disney for their ROFR. We hopefully will know something in about two weeks.
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Friday, April 18, 2008

Another call from Chase

Jason at Chase left another voice mail this evening. We didn't hear the phone because we were outside doing yard work. He acknowledged receipt of the documents I faxed/emailed Wednesday morning, and said that once they verified everything someone would contact us about a property valuation.

I am not sure how they can claim to "close in about 10 days"; but it's certainly not 10 days from the date you decide to work with them. It's already been 10 days since we started this loan process, and we have made no appreciable progress. We haven't even received any documents from them, so I can't imagine this thing is even going to be finished in another 10 days.

It's not a huge rush on our end; I just prefer to be given a realistic timeline up front.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

The fourth reseller responds

Today I received an email from Vacation Property Brokers (vacationpropertybrokers.com / timeshareadventures.com - I'm not sure which web site I contacted them through, and there were links to both in the email) This company is the fourth reseller that I contacted about DVC on April 4, and it took them 13 days to even acknowledge our inquiry. I politely let them know we already made an offer.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Faxed our financial info to Chase again

I faxed Chase another copy of my pay stub and just to be safe, I faxed BOTH of our 2007 W2 forms. I also scanned everything and e-mailed it to Jason, hoping maybe that would help expedite things.

Nothing else new to report.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Another call from Jason at Chase

Got another call from Jason at Chase today.

Apparently they were looking over the docs I faxed them last Friday morning, and say that my employer's name was cut off, as was the YTD pay info.

Also, since Freddie doesn't make the same amount of $$ each week, we have to fax a copy of his W2 from last year.

I'll have to dig up our tax return (we do ours in Feb -- my dad's an accountant) so I can fax everything in the AM.
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Monday, April 14, 2008

Quick call from Chase

Nothing major today. I got a brief phone call from Jason at Chase acknowledging that they'd received my fax on Friday, and asking me about our homeowners insurance info. Apparently I had failed to copy Jason on the email that I sent to David at Chase last week, and David didn't bother to share it with him. I forwarded my original message to Jason while I had him on the phone.

I'm not feeling terribly confident in Chase at the moment. Jason went over all the same info David went over with me last week, including asking about the drive-by appraisal, which I thought David had already ordered. Jason sounded more like he was asking me if the info he had was correct, vs. confirming what we'd already agreed to.

I have a feeling this is going to take longer than 10 business days to close.
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Friday, April 11, 2008

Two faxes, check in mail, now we wait...

Today I faxed our contract to Jaki, faxed copies of our pay stubs to the bank, and put a deposit check in the mail. Sounds simple enough, right?

Not for me! I'm a web developer and deal mainly with email, so I don't send many faxes. I was familiar with our old fax machine, but we recently purchased a massive copy/fax/scanner/coffee maker/food processor/pasta maker the size of a Chrysler minivan. I wasn't entirely sure how to use it, but I managed to fax off all the paperwork, then emailed Jaki & our loan officer to let them know.

Jaki called me a short time later to ask if I'd sent her a fax. When I told her I had, she said she'd received a blank one. Uh oh!

I'm such a doofus -- despite the fact a label on top of the fax machine clearly instructed to place the pages face up, I put them all in face down. DOH! I re-sent both faxes, dropped the deposit check in the mailroom, and now all is right with the world.

The sellers now have to get their contract back and we wait for Disney to (hopefully) pass on their ROFR. We also have to do the paperwork for the loan, which will probably come next week.

Updates will probably be a little less frequent now, but I'll post when I have new info.
Posted by grits at 9:24 PM 0 comments Thursday, April 10, 2008

Can I get a witness?

Our DVC purchase contract requires witnesses' signatures. There weren't really any witness of legal age around when Freddie got home last night, so in the interest of speed, he took the contract to work this morning to get a co-worker to witness his signature, and I've got a co-worker lined up to sign mine tomorrow.

After all the witnessing has occured, I'll fax our contract to Jaki. Tomorrow is also the day I fax our pay stubs to Chase (crossing my fingers that Freddie remembers to bring his home!)

Nothing else new to report.
Posted by grits at 6:06 PM 0 comments

Speed counts!

Just a sidebar to say to any business professionals reading this -- speed counts. It especially counts when you are contacted by a potential customer online, because that probably means they are in a hurry to get something done.

Take our case. I initially inquired about DVC resales online. I inquired on at Friday at four different resellers' websites. One reseller (Jaki) contacted me the next day via telephone, had listings for us by Monday, we made an offer Monday night and had a contract in our hands by Wednesday.

A second reseller sent an auto-reply email, but never followed up. The third reseller replied with an automated email confirmation, then snail-mailed an information packet, which I received on Wednesday (no phone call). The fourth reseller has failed to acknowledge our inquiry.

So, Jaki, the winning reseller not only contacted us personally, but called us back with suitable listings and made an offer on our behalf -- all before any of her competitors had even bothered to contact us personally.

Next, take our loan process. I went to Lendingtree.com on Tuesday morning and applied for an Equity Line of Credit. We had three email offers within the hour. So far, so good.

Two hours later, I'd been contacted personally by a Chase representative who went over the terms of the offer with me. The second lender (PCB) sent us an email later on Tuesday, then followed up with a phone call Wednesday night. The third lender (Charter One) contacted us for the first time via e-mail this morning, and was the worst of the bunch.

Here is a quote from their loan representative's email:

"I have been trying to contact you about our recent Home Equity offer to be sure our offer is appropriate based on your request."

Unfortunately for this gentleman, we have already accepted an offer from a competitor who was quicker to respond (and had a better rate). Even if we had been considering Charter One's offer, this email is a deal breaker because the above quote from his email is a complete falsehood.

This gentleman has not attempted to contact us about this offer. There have been no previous emails, nor has he tried to contact us via telephone.

Business people: If you are going to fabricate a story about "trying to contact" a potential customer, you need to be aware that person might have the technology to verify it.

At home, I have Vonage, which logs all incoming calls. There is no record that this gentleman, or anyone at his bank has tried to contact us at home. I also have call logs at work, and again, no record of an attempted call from him. Not only is this lender slow on the draw, he's dishonest from the start. Not a good way to start off a business relationship!

So, today's lesson again is this: speed and honesty are key in today's business world.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Received contract via e-mail today

We got a contract to sign and fax back to our resale agent today. Freddie couldn't find a recent pay stub, so we have to wait until Friday to fax those to the bank.

I also got a call from our guide at DVC, and told her we were able to get a resale contract at Beach Club. She was very nice and wished us luck on it.

Nothing much else to report!
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Who wears the pants in this family?

I don't know why, but I feel the need to explain something. I suspect that for a lot of folks it might seem odd that I (the wife) am doing the legwork for our DVC purchase. Freddie and I are equal partners in our marriage, but I'm NOT doing this because I "wear the pants"; it's just a matter of convenience.

I work in an office with access to a phone, email and fax machine, and Freddie travels all day. It's pretty much a no-brainer that I would field the phone calls and handle the emails and faxes. Freddie can be very difficult to reach, and playing phone tag with the bank & realtor would drag this process out.

Ah, I feel better now.

Carry on!

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6:00 PM -- Sellers accepted our offer!

Pea and I stopped at Target on the way home to get her a few new clothes for spring. When we got home, J-Man said that Jaki had called and said she had good news. I immediately called her back, and she said that the sellers had accepted our offer. Yahoo!

Now we have to sign contract papers and mail our deposit. Jaki said that once they have the deposit and contract, it will go for Disney's right of first refusal (ROFR). She said we shouldn't be concerned because the price we're offering is good, and that she's only had one out of 200 contracts fail to make it through ROFR.

I know our odds of passing are good, but it's still a little nerve-wracking knowing that Disney could squash this whole deal like a bug.

I called Freddie with the good news that our offer was accepted, and he sarcastically said, "Oh no!!"
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11:00 AM -- Kicked off the loan process

Freddie and I conferred by phone about the offers we'd gotten, and we agreed that the Chase one was the way to go since the rate was good and our current mortgage is already with them. A gentleman named David from Chase called and went over the terms, and also gave me the run-down on a fixed-rate loan. Freddie & I already decided the equity line of credit (ELOC) was the way to go, so that's what we are going with.

David ordered an appraisal on our house, and I just had to email him the name and phone number of our insurance agent. Tomorrow I will fax pay stubs for Freddie and myself. David said we should be able to close on the ELOC in about 10 days (I'm assuming business days). Whew!
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8:30 AM - Working on financing

I hit Lendingtree.com and put in a request for some offers for a home equity line of credit for our DVC. We're planning to put part of the $ down, but since we've got some upcoming home improvements, we decided to just lump it all into one credit line.

Five minutes later I have three offers, and one of them stands out. It's from Chase, with a good interest rate. I called Freddie and told him about the offer, and we're probably going to take it.
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Monday, April 7, 2008

10:00 PM - We made an offer!

Again, I can't believe how quickly this is happening! Freddie and I talked it over one last time and decided we were ready to do this. We called Jaki to tell her we wanted to make an offer on the listing with the Feb use year.

We offered $90/pt (the owners are asking $91), and we also requested pro-rated maintenance fees since the current owner has already used 96 of the points for this year.

Jaki is going to give us an update tomorrow to tell us if they accepted the offer or made a counter offer. She also said it's possible we won't get an answer tomorrow if they can't get in touch with the owners, but either way she will give us an update. She said we'd have a May closing if the offer is accepted. May! Wow -- that's less than four weeks from now!

I'm excited, but trying to keep my excitement in check, because they still have to accept the offer, and we still have to pass ROFR.

After we called Jaki, we looked through our Magic book some more and looked at BCV photos on the wdwinfo.com web site.

More tomorrow!
Posted by grits at 10:50 PM 0 comments

9:18 PM - Jaki called with listings!

Holy cow - I can't believe how quickly this is happening! I was anticipating waiting weeks or months to find a BCV listing like we were looking for, but it's only been TWO DAYS!

Jaki called us to tell us about several listings in our range. The best one for us has a February use year. It still has 114 pts left for 2008, and 210 points coming in February. 210 points is exactly what we were looking for.

In the meantime, we're still playing around with our points spreadsheet, cooking up various combinations of studios and 1 bedrooms in the various seasons. We also discussed the very real possibility that since it's so late in the game, we probably won't be able to secure any kind of reservations for the trip we've already planned for August.

For now we've decided that if we get a contact with 2008 points (which is what we want), we will just roll those into 2009 and keep our reservation at POFQ. We got a AAA discount, so it's a pretty good rate. No sense in blowing perfectly good DVC points! The plan for now is to use our DVC in June 2009, again around Christmas, and return in June 2010.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008

The Process Begins in Full Swing

April 5, 2008 - First Contact with a Reseller
As luck would have it, the phone rang on Saturday, April 5 just before we made our decision to purchase. It was Jaki at ResalesDVC.com. She was very friendly and professional. I talked to her for 10 minutes or so to tell her what we were looking into -- 200 to 225 points at BCV. She said she didn't have anything that matched at the moment, but there was another broker that they worked with, and she would check with them on Monday. She told us just to relax over the weekend and she would be back in touch.

April 6, 2008 - More Number-Crunching And A Blog
Sunday, April 6 Freddie went fishing with his brother and I decided to go back over our numbers and see what kind of vacation we would be able to plan with our DVC membership. As I was doing that, it occured to me that others considering DVC might be intersted in how the whole process works from start to finish, so I started this blog.
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History Part II

The Big Family Vacation Fantasy
I have always had this dream of taking a vacation with our whole family - my family, my parents, younger brother and his family, my great aunt and uncle, etc.

In my imagination, The Big Family Vacation resembles a Caribbean resort commercial with children dressed in prinstine white cotton, playing and giggling in the cloudless sunshine. The adults are all smartly clad in neat khaki shorts and brightly colored golf shirts; smiling and laughing without a care.

If The Big Family Vacation was at the beach, we'd swim and sunbathe all day, and at night, the grill would sizzle with lobsters or steaks. After our angelic children were all tucked into bed, the adults would relax on a deck, which, naturually, would glow softly from strings of white lights overhead (or flickering tiki torches). We'd enjoy an adult beverage, soak in the hot tub and laugh late into the night.

If The Big Family Vacation was at WDW, we'd all share a gorgeous Grand Villa. We'd rise early each day, plan our day over a delicious hot breakfast, then go the parks and enjoy all the attractions together. If we got hot or tired, we'd return to our resort to enjoy the pool before returning to the parks. At night, we'd dine at a great WDW restaurant, see a dinner show, or and prepare a delicious dinner in our villa. Peace and harmony would abound. Ahhhhhh....

2005-2007 - Fantasy, Schmantasy!
As I mentioned, the December 2005 trip included my mom, aunt and uncle. There was so much tip-toeing and trying to avoid disagreements and hurt feelings that we really didn't enjoy the trip at all. In fact, it was such a disaster and a blur that we refer to it as the "Lost Disney Vacation".

In June 2006, we spent a week in a large Myrtle Beach condo with my parents, my brother and his family. We quickly discovered that four kids ranging in age from 3 to 12 spend a lot of time bickering and like to push their boundaries when there are other relatives around. We also discovered that six adults with strong opinions also can't agree on much. The constant tension made it hard to relax during what was supposed to be a time to unwind.

In August of 2007 my mom and stepdad accompanied us to WDW, and we rented another home in Windsor Palms. My stepdad abhors all things Disney, something we didn't know ahead of time. Since he also hates heat, he was miserable the whole trip. Misery loves company, so everyone else shared in his discomfort.

Those three trips made us realize no matter how wonderful the idea of The Big Family Vacation seems, it is difficult and stressful to travel with others; especially with differing age groups. The glamour and allure of The Big Family Vacation was gone.

Big Beautiful Beach Club
We have always been fans of the whole Boardwalk/Yacht & Beach Club area. We've stayed at the Dolphin several times, so got to spend quite a bit of time around the Boardwalk. We love the boat transporatation to and from Epcot and Disney Hollywood Studios. We also like being able to see Spaceship Earth, and just love the overall atmosphere.

On our August 2007 trip, we enjoyed our first meal at Beaches and Cream, got to experience the fabled Kitchen Sink, and took a close up look at Stormalong Bay. Wow! Pools are always a big factor for us when we plan a vacation, and Stormalong Bay is, without a doubt, the best pool on WDW property.

The grounds surrounding the Beach Club/Beach Club Villas area are beautiful, and the resort's pastel seaside theming is comforting and relaxing. We liked everything that we saw.

2008 - Here We Go Again
In early 2008, I was planning yet another WDW trip. This time, sad to say, it's just the four of us, because my mom is no longer well enough to travel. We initially made a reservation at another Windsor Palms vacation home, but cancelled it because of my mom's questionable health. The home has a six-week cancellation policy, and we didn't want something we couldn't cancel at the last minute if something were to happen. We also didn't want the house badly enough to pay for trip insurance.

After cancelling the house, we decided it would be fun to stay on-site again, and since there were just four of us, it opened up a lot of possibilites. We decided to book a room at Port Orleans French Quarter, where Freddie and I honeymooned in 1991. I did a lot of research online about the current condition of the resort, and was pleased with what I was reading.

A month or so later in mid-March 2008, I keep thinking back to how beautiful Stormalong Bay was, and got an urge to stay at the Beach Club resort. The room rates were much more than we were willing/able to spend, so I looked into renting points from a DVC owner. In the process, I learned more and more about the Beach Club and Beach Club Villas, like the Beach Club's nightly beachside campfires and movies. We enjoy camping, so we are always suckers for a good campfire.

Alas, however, it was too late in the game to get a Studio reservation at BCV. Since I was frequenting DVC message boards, my interest in DVC re-surfaced again, and I requested information from Disney's web site. I mentioned it to Freddie and he said he would think about it. He had liked the idea when we first talked about it, and our vacation needs had changed considerably since we decided that DVC wasn't right for us.

March/April 2008 - Third Time's The Charm
On March 31, we got a phone call from DVC. The first lady I spoke to made sure we had requested DVC info, and then transferred me to, of all people, Betty -- the very same DVC Guide we had spoken to back in 2005. Betty was very gracious and helpful, and spent 25 minutes telling me all about the new Animal Kingdom Villas, Saratoga Springs Resort and current incentives.

When I asked her about the possibility of buying a Beach Club Villas membership, she said she could help me with that, but they had a long waiting list (I'm almost certain she said a year). She also told me that it was $104 a point, as was Boardwalk and Wilderness Lodge Villas. Old Key West was $102 a point. Yikes!

I didn't express my surpise at the prices, but knew from visiting various DVC member web sites that points could be had for far less on the resale market, and it may only take a few weeks or months to find exactly what you were looking for.

That night, I looked around on a couple of resales web sites (Timeshare Store and DVC By Resale) to see what the current going rates were for DVC points at resale. I also did a little looking into what was passing Right of First Refusal (ROFR).

A brief primer for folks unfamiliar with ROFR -- Disney has established the right to approve all resales of DVC points, presumably to protect the value of their resorts. If someone makes an offer that Disney deems is too low, Disney will invoke their right of ROFR. If ROFR is invoked, there is no opportunity for the buyer to make a higher offer. The sale between the DVC member and the prospective buyer is effectively dead and Disney will purchase the points back from the seller and re-sell them as add-on points for current DVC members or non-members on the waiting list to purchase. My understanding (and I am not 100% sure on this) is that current DVC members take priority over non-members, so it's easy to see why it takes a long time for a non-member to purchase BCV though Disney.

I made a spreadsheet and we crunched some numbers to see what we might be able to afford. We tinkered with 125 - 200 points to see what things looked like. Our new Magic book and DVD arrived on Thursday, April 3. I looked through the book that night while Freddie watched hockey on TV (to each his own!).

On Friday, April 4, I again looked at the available BCV listings on the resales sites and sent out a couple of e-mails asking about how we might be able to get on a waiting list if we decided to proceed.

On Saturday April 5, Freddie and I watched the DVD. I had also put together another spreadsheet where we could plug in points and see which rooms would be in our reach during certain times of the year. After looking over everything, we decided to pursue a BCV purchase.
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History Part I

Now that you've learned a little about us, how did we come to learn about Disney Vacation Club (DVC), and decide it was right for us? That question has a very complex and long history.

2000 - First Knowledge Of Disney Vacation Club
Sad to say, I heard about DVC around 2000. A co-worker/friend and fellow WDW fan told me all about it. We talked briefly about going in together on a membership that we could take turns using. After a few fleeting discussions and number-crunching (the points minimum was considerably higher then), we decided it was too expensive, and we soon forgot about DVC entirely.

2005 - DVC Resurfaces
In early 2005, as I was the beginning stages of planning a December 2005 vacation at WDW, I saw an ad for DVC on one of Disney's web sites. Out of curiosity, I requested more information, and soon had a DVD and the beautiful hardbound Magic book in hand. Betty, one of the DVC guides, called and spoke to me at length about DVC. She was very friendly and professional, and there was no pressure whatsoever.

Freddie and I watched the DVD, read through the book, looked over points charts and decided we REALLY liked the Beach Club Villas, but it was more than we wanted to spend. We also liked the Boardwalk Villas because of its proximity to Epcot, the Boardwalk Area, and I was particularly excited about watching movies in the pool. We knew we would have to buy Boardwalk as a resale since Saratoga Springs was the only DVC resort being sold at that time.

I was also trying really hard to lose weight, so I asked Freddie if we could use the DVC purchase as an incentive for my weight loss. If I could lose 50 pounds, we would buy it. He agreed. To inspire myself, I printed out photos of the Boardwalk Villas and posted them in various places to remind me to be "good". :o) I lost some weight, but not the 50 pounds I wanted.

...DVC Recedes Again
As the months passed, DVC started to seem less than ideal. We are a family of four, but my mom had gone to WDW with us for at least the last four trips. We didn't want to prevent her from going with us, and we also couldn't afford enough points for a room that would accomondate five.

Besides my mom, the December 2005 trip has also included two additional family members. We rented a vacation home on that trip -- a beautiful four bedroom, 2100 square foot home in the Windsor Palms community. While the drive to and from the Disney property wasn't bad, we definitely missed being on-site.

Having the extra space and privacy for seven people, however, pushed DVC further from our thoughts. Surely buying a fixed number of points in a DVC membership would limit our flexibility and make it hard to go with a larger group in the future (aka The Big Family Vacation Fantasy).
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Welcome and Introduction

**Hi and welcome to Our DVC Experience!

We're in the process of purchasing a membership to Disney Vacation Club (DVC), Disney's version of a timeshare. We hope that others considering purchasing a DVC membership will be able to learn from our experience, whatever that turns out to be.

Before we start posting a day-to-day update of our newly begun purchase process, here is a little introduction and some history of how we got to this point.

Cast Of Characters
We are a family of four from central North Caroline. My husband, "Freddie", is 42. Our son, "J-Man", is 14, and our daughter, "Pea", is 5, and I, "Dodie", am 38.

A Little About Us (you don't have to be rich to buy DVC!)
We are a dual income family, and both of us make almost the same salary. We are certainly not wealthy, nor are we poor. We live in brick home in an upper middle class neighborhood and drive modest cars that get decent gas mileage. Both cars are currently both paid for -- one is 10 years old, and the going on 7. We realized several years ago that for us, paying on new(er) cars all the time is a huge waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.

This fall, J-Man starts high school, and Pea starts kindergarten. Kindergarten will save us about $250 a month in child care expenses (we will still be paying for Pea's before- and after-school care, so the expense is not completely eliminated).

We have some retirement savings, a modest savings account, and a good chunk of equity in our home. We were fortunate to have purchased this house in June 2003, when interest rates were at an historic low. Ours is around 4.5%, making our mortgage payment pretty reasonable for the size home we purchased.

Past Visits To Walt Disney World**
Freddie and I have been married for 16 years. We honeymooned at Walt Disney World (WDW), and stayed at the newly constructed Port Orleans, as it was called then. In the years that have followed, we've visited WDW an average of every other year, though we would like to go more often. Our last trip was in August 2007, and we have another trip planned this coming August.
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What is Disney Vacation Club (DVC)? by Scot Donohue of WDWPeakSeasons

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:20:52 -0500

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An Owners view of Disney Vacation Club (DVC)

What is Disney Vacation Club (DVC)?

Many of you have asked me what the heck is Disney Vacation Club, and why are you a member? I won't try to sell anyone on DVC, because that is not the point. I will try to give you the basics of it, and tell you why we became members. To put it in layman's terms, DVC is Disney's version of a timeshare. The difference is that with a traditional timeshare you are limited to when and where you can vacation. Many people might have a choice of a week here or there but in general, they are tied to a specific time and place. DVC learned from those timeshares and tried to offer a different option. Basically with DVC you are pre-paying for your future vacations. You are buying "points" to use for future vacations each year. You pay a certain amount of money each month for anywhere from 1-10 years- based on your loan. After you have paid off the loan, you then only have to pay annual dues each year. The present contracts run until 2057.

Each DVC resort has a point chart, which places point values on rooms, days of the week, and seasons. Each DVC resort offers different room types, and different point values for their rooms. To give a quick example, say someone purchases 150-point contract. They would then have 150 points to use each year however and whenever they wanted. They even have the opportunity to "bank" those points into the next year giving them 300 points to use. So let's say someone wants to vacation at Disney over the summer of 2008 from July 13- July 17. Using DVC point charts here are some options for them for a studio size room:

 Old Key West- 55 Points

 Animal Kingdom Villas- 60 Points

 Saratoga Springs Resort- 65 Points

 Beach Club, Boardwalk, Wilderness Lodge- 70 Points

Right there you can see that would give the DVC member a nice choice of resorts and options to use. For comparison if I entered the same dates and wanted to just reserve a room and pay cash here is the cost:

 Pop Century- $829

 Coronado Springs- $1,220

 Beach Club- $2,498

 Animal Kingdom Lodge- $2,498

When we first started going to Walt Disney World in 2004, we could find Pop Century for $49 during the peak seasons. Now that same room costs us $159 a night. We decided that DVC offered a much cheaper alternative in the long run for us, as once you purchase the points are locked in and will never go up. The cash costs of rooms though will always rise. So for us DVC presented a better alternative for our family.

Many people say, "won't you get sick of Disney". Well, DVC also has offerings at over 500 other hotels worldwide that you can use your points at. So families are not "stuck" with only an Orlando offering for 50 years. That is what is nice, the flexibility of it.

Is DVC for everyone...ot at all. If you are only making one trip every 10 years, then sure it is not for you. But those who vacation to Walt Disney World frequently it is an option worth at least looking into. In the long run it can save you thousands of dollars. Regardless, it is another one of Disney's unique offerings as they try to cater more and more to families.

Thank you Scot Donohue for an "Owners" view of Disney Vacation Club (DVC).

30 Mar 08, 04:01 PM

Dollar_Bill Are we there yet?
Join Date: Oct 03 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

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Originally Posted by DvcKinn An Owners view of Disney Vacation Club (DVC)

What is Disney Vacation Club (DVC)?

Many of you have asked me what the heck is Disney Vacation Club, and why are you a member? I won't try to sell anyone on DVC, because that is not the point. I will try to give you the basics of it, and tell you why we became members. To put it in layman's terms, DVC is Disney's version of a timeshare. The difference is that with a traditional timeshare you are limited to when and where you can vacation. Many people might have a choice of a week here or there but in general, they are tied to a specific time and place. DVC learned from those timeshares and tried to offer a different option. Basically with DVC you are pre-paying for your future vacations. You are buying "points" to use for future vacations each year. You pay a certain amount of money each month for anywhere from 1-10 years- based on your loan. After you have paid off the loan, you then only have to pay annual dues each year. The present contracts run until 2057.

Each DVC resort has a point chart, which places point values on rooms, days of the week, and seasons. Each DVC resort offers different room types, and different point values for their rooms. To give a quick example, say someone purchases 150-point contract. They would then have 150 points to use each year however and whenever they wanted. They even have the opportunity to "bank" those points into the next year giving them 300 points to use. So let's say someone wants to vacation at Disney over the summer of 2008 from July 13- July 17. Using DVC point charts here are some options for them for a studio size room:

 Old Key West- 55 Points

 Animal Kingdom Villas- 60 Points

 Saratoga Springs Resort- 65 Points

 Beach Club, Boardwalk, Wilderness Lodge- 70 Points

Right there you can see that would give the DVC member a nice choice of resorts and options to use. For comparison if I entered the same dates and wanted to just reserve a room and pay cash here is the cost:

 Pop Century- $829

 Coronado Springs- $1,220

 Beach Club- $2,498

 Animal Kingdom Lodge- $2,498

When we first started going to Walt Disney World in 2004, we could find Pop Century for $49 during the peak seasons. Now that same room costs us $159 a night. We decided that DVC offered a much cheaper alternative in the long run for us, as once you purchase the points are locked in and will never go up. The cash costs of rooms though will always rise. So for us DVC presented a better alternative for our family.

Many people say, "won't you get sick of Disney". Well, DVC also has offerings at over 500 other hotels worldwide that you can use your points at. So families are not "stuck" with only an Orlando offering for 50 years. That is what is nice, the flexibility of it.

Is DVC for everyone...not at all. If you are only making one trip every 10 years, then sure it is not for you. But those who vacation to Walt Disney World frequently it is an option worth at least looking into. In the long run it can save you thousands of dollars. Regardless, it is another one of Disney's unique offerings as they try to cater more and more to families.

Thank you Scot Donohue for an "Owners" view of Disney Vacation Club (DVC).

You start by saying that you are not trying to sell anyone on DVC, however you do provide an unfair bias towards it. Don't get me wrong here, we have bought DVC from you to supplement our "traditional timeshare".
There are many DVC owners on this board and the majority (if not all) will probably agree with you, however please don't try to paint the wrong picture about the other timeshares. I would dispute the part where you say most are restricted to the same week at the same resort.
If that was said in a timeshare presentation (DVC or otherwise), how do you think that would be viewed?
Bill __________________

Yesterday, 12:53 PM
DvcKinn Trying for More Ears Join Date: Dec 06 Location: Winter Garden, Florida	In response to Bill. I understand your concerns. This article was written by a DVC owner , Scott Donahue, not by Kinn or Jaki. We do not necessarily agree with, or have contributed any information for, this article. But it is interesting to get view points from all sides. Perhaps this DVC owner is biased because he owns only a DVC and maybe has not had as much success with other ownerships. Who knows? An ownership with DVC or other timeshares, or both, is a personal thing. Different strokes for different folks as they say. And some folks like you, own both for diversification. My Mom, Jaki owns three timeshares outside of the DVC program and uses them frequently, both trading and using the resorts themselves and enjoys them very much. Mr. Donahue is merely expressing an opinion and may be basing some of what he says on hearsay rather than experience as he is not in timeshare sales. Bill, you could respond with some of your knowledge of how the other plans work and your success in using both DVC and regular timeshares and the value of each for you. That would be great for this article entitled "DVC-an owner's view". You would have great information for everyone reading these posts. Have you ever traded your non-DVC ownership into a Disney resort? Thanks. Kinn __________________ DvcKinn and Grandma Jaki Click on Mickey to see how we are Working Hard for You, Everyday.

Yesterday, 04:00 PM

Dollar_Bill Are we there yet?

Join Date: Oct 03 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Kinn,
Thanks for clarifying the original post. It would explain the bias if the writer did not own traditional timeshare. He may have been correct about 10 years ago, however timeshare has moved on so much. It is not perfect (neither is DVC), but the points system does offer much more flexibility and the majority of US timeshare operates on points, some on weeks - although the weeks are floating weeks.
I am not commenting on timeshare companies that I don't own with, only speaking of the ones I do. I have owned timeshare since 1998 and really use. We have only recently started to venture out away from Orlando, staying in Miami, the Keys, Las Vegas, California.
We own with the following companies-
Bluegreen - points - mostly in Florida, also in Las Vegas, Carolina and a few other places, can book any resort any time of the year. No contract end date.
Hilton - points -worldwide- can book any resort any time of the year. No contract end date.
DVC- points- a few resorts in Orlando, Annaheim, Vero Beach, Hilton Head, can book any resort any time of the year. Does have a contract end date.
Marriott - floating week, worldwide, can book any week any time of the year, exchanging my week for any other Marriott property or through II. No contract end date.
Although they are connected to RCI and II, I can exchange (in theory) into Disney properties I have never tried as I feel I get better value from my own accommodations.
I am not a great lover of Disney, buying into DVC primarily for the discounts, but have no objections to staying the odd night in another decent accommodation.
I don't really want to fall into the trap of trying to sell traditional timeshare, or compare them with DVC as what works for one person may well not work for another. I am very happy to help anyone who PMs me with any timeshare questions on any of the above companies.
It works very well for us and we have great holidays without spending lots of money, and will continue to do so.
Bill __________________

Yesterday, 04:59 PM

les13 Serious Dibber

Join Date: Jul 07 Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland

I have friends who have an ownership with another company, can't remember the name, but don't think its Marriot.

They, like us with DVC, have a points type of ownership as opposed to defined weeks.But they don't have a home resort and therefore don't appear to have a "booking advantage" as such. Maybe they can just book anywhere on the list at a certain point?

This is one of the things I like about DVC. Being "planners" we like to have our vacations booked well in advance and there is nothing better for the soul than arriving home and booking again as soon as possible! We find that the 11month home resort advantage is ideal for us. We like to know where we are going to stay and are going to be happy with the accommodation.

Another point I've heard my friends say, is that if they wait to book until a certain number of weeks prior to departure, some locations are available at "half points". For them, this is a big attraction and they just wait until the last minute and take what they can get and then try and find flights to match. They are not into the whole "planning thing" and the countdown. They are happy to take pot luck and usually have no fixed ideas about where they want to vacation. Ok so theres the feeling that they have got a bargain, but they are then left with points to carry forward, which if they can't use up or bank, they lose. This happened to them this year. Whats the point in that? Going somewhere you didn't really fancy, just because it was "half points" and then you ended up losing the other half! I'd rather have paid the full points and got somewhere that I really WANTED to go!

Sorry, my point is, that I'm quite happy that DVC don't do "half-points" so I don't need to be tempted to wait for a bargain.

I guess it just shows that people own timeshare and have completely different approaches to using it and each to their own way.

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Hidden among the trees in an obscure part of Walt Disney World, one of Disney's more unusual and largely forgotten housing options is getting new life. The giant resort intends to tear down and replace Disney's Treehouse Villas, a community of 60 two-story housing units that have been used at various times as for-rent lodging, Disney Institute guest housing, and international student-worker housing.

The three-bedroom villas - essentially octagonal town houses on pedestals, looking a little like treehouses - are scattered throughout a forested back road between a Disney World golf course and a canal, where they have aged, sometimes not well, for 33 years.
While a few of them are in plain view to golfers on the Lake Buena Vista Golf Course and to resort guests who take a ferry-boat ride up the canal, they are well out of sight for the vast portion of the 100,000 or more people who occupy Disney World on any given day.

They're the kind of place, said independent Disney World author and podcaster Lou Mongello, that only "Disney geeks like us" talk about. Mongello, who lives in New Jersey has even stayed in them a couple of times, though he did so decades ago. "The thing I remember about the villas, I liked so much, is you didn't feel like you were in Florida. You didn't feel like you were in Walt Disney World. It felt like you were remote and distant from Orlando and the theme parks and the hustle and bustle," said Mongello, author of the two-volume The Walt Disney World Trivia Book. "It was lush and so green. Very lush."

And a little bit hush-hush. Disney officials haven't made much of the villas for years, and even now they aren't willing to discuss their plans in any detail. The company sought and received permission from the South Florida Water Management District recently to tear down the villas and replace them. Disney World spokeswoman Andrea Finger said at least some of the new units would be available for use by resort visitors - the first time any of the Treehouse Villas have been open to the public in several years. She would not discuss whether the new Treehouse Villas would be rented as lodging, sold as Disney Vacation Club time shares, or both.

Is this the Disney Treehouse makeover? NO. But looks like fun to a southern boy like me!

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