ROFR Thread April to June 2018 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[Thumper729]

Sent 6/13....wow maybe they are speeding things up a bit? Mine was sent two days after yours. I have the urge to get my hopes up and start checking my email every 30 minutes but I won’t. The truth is that, after 3 taken contracts, I am expecting to wait 30 plus days, get the “taken” phone call and start all over again.

I was thinking the same thing- things look to be going faster... we are hearing more around the 3 week mark instead of the 4 week mark.

 

[Airb330]

airb330---$115-$12400-100-AUL-Aug-0/16, 0/17, 0/18, 100/19- sent 6/13

Subsidized MF

Passed ROFR today!

airb330---$115-$12400-100-AUL-Aug-0/16, 0/17, 0/18, 100/19- sent 6/13, passed 6/27

 

[Buzz's Buddy]

Apparently, they are moving much faster. I think we are very luck to have this pass, and so quickly.

Buzz's Buddy---$98-$22540-230-OKW(E)-Oct-0/17, 203/18, 230/19-Seller pays closing- sent 6/14, passed 6/27

 

[kboo]

Someone must have returned from vacation. Anyone have bets on whether next will be a quick or slow turnaround?

 

[vrajewski10513]

Someone must have returned from vacation. Anyone have bets on whether next will be a quick or slow turnaround?

Someone just said in a DVC Facebook group I’m in that the realtor she’s working with said there are quite a few CMs on vacation the next few weeks

 

[Mumof4mice]

Someone must have returned from vacation. Anyone have bets on whether next will be a quick or slow turnaround?

Yeah, should jump on the express train while it's here. But I'm feeling disheartened

First contract is gone, still sorting through the mess of the second one.

 

[eaglesrest]

Passed ROFR today!

airb330---$115-$12400-100-AUL-Aug-0/16, 0/17, 0/18, 100/19- sent 6/13, passed 6/27

Congrats. I’ve just had an offer accepted on a 100 point AUL. Is yours normal or subsidised dues?

Apparently, they are moving much faster. I think we are very luck to have this pass, and so quickly.

Buzz's Buddy---$98-$22540-230-OKW(E)-Oct-0/17, 203/18, 230/19-Seller pays closing- sent 6/14, passed 6/27

Great deal for extended OKW.

 

[Jerry5788]

Congrats. I’ve just had an offer accepted on a 100 point AUL. Is yours normal or subsidised dues?

There’s were subsidized

Great deal for extended OKW.

I agree!

 

[Reneedisnerd]

Someone just said in a DVC Facebook group I’m in that the realtor she’s working with said there are quite a few CMs on vacation the next few weeks

Can they make a decision on mine before they leave? Been doing this since Feb and would really like to have a quicker decision this time.

 

[Airb330]

Congrats. I’ve just had an offer accepted on a 100 point AUL. Is yours normal or subsidised dues?


Great deal for extended OKW.

Subsidized Aulani. We wavered on adding more AKL the last few months. We saw how expensive AKL was getting and we use those points for aulani at least once every three years. So we got aulani for similar or cheaper than more AKL and with cheaper maintenance fees!

 

[Jenna Shapiro]

HOORAY!

JennaShapiro---$145-$8325-50-PVB-Dec-66/17, 50/18, 50/19- sent 6/7, passed 6/26

 

[eaglesrest]

Subsidized Aulani. We wavered on adding more AKL the last few months. We saw how expensive AKL was getting and we use those points for aulani at least once every three years. So we got aulani for similar or cheaper than more AKL and with cheaper maintenance fees!

Great deal. You also got a 5 year longer contract than AKL as well

We followed the same logic. We own at SSR, but there isn't really a home advantage as there is always availability at SSR when we travel, including most other resorts at 7 months, so it comes down to price per point, dues and length of contract.

According to the data crunching DVC Resale Market do bi-annually, if you can get an AUL subs contract at a decent price per point, then its the best value DVC purchase available. Added bonus is we plan on going to Aulani in 2022 so these points should help secure the first room we will be booking at least.

 

[Airb330]

Great deal. You also got a 5 year longer contract than AKL as well

We followed the same logic. We own at SSR, but there isn't really a home advantage as there is always availability at SSR when we travel, including most other resorts at 7 months, so it comes down to price per point, dues and length of contract.

According to the data crunching DVC Resale Market do bi-annually, if you can get an AUL subs contract at a decent price per point, then its the best value DVC purchase available. Added bonus is we plan on going to Aulani in 2022 so these points should help secure the first room we will be booking at least.

Thanks! The extra 5 years and lower dues definitely makes it a better deal for us. We're in our early 30s, so the 5 years actually does make a difference. Aulani at $115 a point and AKL at $115 a point, for 2018, this brings a cost per point of $8.33 for Aulani and $9.79 ($1.45) for AKL when you take in the total # of points over the life of the contract and add this years dues. Since we all know MF are the more indicative of the true cost of ownership, the subsidized dues are awesome, and yes I did see the DVC Resale maket information 2 days after we put the offer in and I felt great about the decision. Three 100 point august subsidized Aulani contracts came up 2 weeks ago, it looks like one fell through as it is re-listed...someone here should grab it!

We generally were using the 100 AKL points at AKL at 11 months (only necessary over NYE really) and for Aulani at 7 months. While it would be nice to have a bucket of 200 at AKL and a bucket of 140 at GFV, it just made sense financially for Aulani. We now get 11 months there so if we ever do want to go over a holiday, we can. Since we're in Philly, Hawaii is still at best an every 2-3 year trip. The points we do not use there, we can combine with AKL at 7 months for larger rooms at WDW for family trips since there are now nieces and nephews. OKW or AKL 2-bedrooms would be fine and I know they typically don't go at the 11-month window anyways. We'll still keep using GFV for studios for us.

Worst case even if we could never use at 7-months, we'd be covered for Aulani every 2-3 years, AKL for larger rooms (use 2-3 years of points at once) and use GFV for shorter 3-6 night studio trips. For us, I think that's a great spot to be in since you never know how things will shake out at 7-months 10 years from now.

 

[eaglesrest]

eaglesrest---$97-$12853-120-SSR-Mar-0/17, 203/18, 120/19, 120/20- sent 6/27

Back into the fold! Contract number 2 as an add-on. I have a good feeling about this one

Contract number 3 details to follow. Then I'm blocking myself from this site before I do anymore financial damage

 

[eaglesrest]

Thanks! The extra 5 years and lower dues definitely makes it a better deal for us. We're in our early 30s, so the 5 years actually does make a difference. Aulani at $115 a point and AKL at $115 a point, for 2018, this brings a cost per point of $8.33 for Aulani and $9.79 ($1.45) for AKL when you take in the total # of points over the life of the contract and add this years dues. Since we all know MF are the more indicative of the true cost of ownership, the subsidized dues are awesome, and yes I did see the DVC Resale maket information 2 days after we put the offer in and I felt great about the decision. Three 100 point august subsidized Aulani contracts came up 2 weeks ago, it looks like one fell through as it is re-listed...someone here should grab it!

We generally were using the 100 AKL points at AKL at 11 months (only necessary over NYE really) and for Aulani at 7 months. While it would be nice to have a bucket of 200 at AKL and a bucket of 140 at GFV, it just made sense financially for Aulani. We now get 11 months there so if we ever do want to go over a holiday, we can. Since we're in Philly, Hawaii is still at best an every 2-3 year trip. The points we do not use there, we can combine with AKL at 7 months for larger rooms at WDW for family trips since there are now nieces and nephews. OKW or AKL 2-bedrooms would be fine and I know they typically don't go at the 11-month window anyways. We'll still keep using GFV for studios for us.

Worst case even if we could never use at 7-months, we'd be covered for Aulani every 2-3 years, AKL for larger rooms (use 2-3 years of points at once) and use GFV for shorter 3-6 night studio trips. For us, I think that's a great spot to be in since you never know how things will shake out at 7-months 10 years from now.

Totally agree with your logic, and pleased to see you passed. I guess as AUL hasn't sold out Disney are not focused on getting them resale. I was worried they might at least buy back the subs contracts as they would then remove the sub and resell with normal dues, but great to see you snuck by.

I may have picked up one of those 100 point contracts. We agreed 105 per point but its stripped. The seller is crediting the 2019 dues and we don't need the AUL points until 2022 so works for us, though I can image the three 0's didn't look too appealing to most. We are in the UK so Hawaii will be an expedition and half, though we will split stay it with VGC to break the journey. We have to stop at LAX anyway. Even if we don't go back to AUL we still have a well priced long contract with relatively low dues as it stands.

The other thing about the dues as I understand it, is that they are discounted by a percentage and not a fixed amount, so as the general MF increases each year, the $ amount between subs and non-subs increases. I guess this potentially makes the subs contract even more valuable over time?!

 

[Laney&Emma]

Laney&Emma---$100-$21777-200-SSR-AUG-285/18, 200/19-Sent 6/13-Passed 6/28

Just got the email PASSED!!!!!!!!

 

[Ralphmiller007]

ralphmiller007---$118-$20547-160-AKL-Aug-7/17, 320/18, 160/19- sent 6/21, passed 6/28

I had returned all documents to the realtor 6/12, but I was told it wasn't submitted for ROFR until 6/21. Regardless, we passed! I knew we paid more per point, but with all the "taken" contracts lately and the double points, I was fine with paying a little extra. I'm so excited, I have been checking this thread ever since we took our DVC tour in May at Copper Creek. Thanks to everyone for sharing!

 

[Reneedisnerd]

Just got the email PASSED!!!!!!!!

Yeah!!! I was looking at this one but I couldn’t put in an offer because I was still waiting for my last ROFR notice. You must have snatched it up right before I could get to it . So happy it passed. Our SSR with 200 points was sent two days after yours but after three failed attempts I am hesitant to get hopeful.

 

[Reneedisnerd]

ralphmiller007---$118-$20547-160-AKL-Aug-7/17, 320/18, 160/19- sent 6/21???, passed 6/28

I had returned all documents to the realtor 6/12, but I was told it wasn't submitted for ROFR until 6/21. Regardless, we passed! I knew we paid more per point, but with all the "taken" contracts lately and the double points, I was fine with paying a little extra. I'm so excited, I have been checking this thread ever since we took our DVC tour in May at Copper Creek. Thanks to everyone for sharing!

Wow that was really quick. Congrats!

 

[vrajewski10513]

ralphmiller007---$118-$20547-160-AKL-Aug-7/17, 320/18, 160/19- sent 6/21, passed 6/28

I had returned all documents to the realtor 6/12, but I was told it wasn't submitted for ROFR until 6/21. Regardless, we passed! I knew we paid more per point, but with all the "taken" contracts lately and the double points, I was fine with paying a little extra. I'm so excited, I have been checking this thread ever since we took our DVC tour in May at Copper Creek. Thanks to everyone for sharing!

Congrats!! We just went in at $117 for 100 points at AKV, fingers crossed it comes back quickly with good news too!!