DIS DVC 1000 Point Club (New)

[NVDISFamily]

Oh wow, I thought 1000 had to do with posts or something not DVC points. lol

How many days a year does the avg 1000 point member spend on vacation??

Really varies based on season, rooms, etc. we ended up using a bit north of 2200 points for our 12 night family reunion at WDW and that was with not all of the party being there all nights. We could be more economical and not get a GV but still costs a bit to host friends or family. We’ll be using around 1000+ points for a trip next year with another family for 12 to 13 nights. Also a mix of GV and smaller rooms.

I have a tentative experiment to use all of our points just for us in a one or two bedroom one year and it’s about 30 nights as a rough estimate.

So with 1000 points it could be two or more weeks in a 2br and way more in a studio. Or one night in a Polly bungalow….

Seems like we are going to hit 26 nights in DVC in 2023 and we also have another few nights at offsite hotels.

 

[Chili327]

Really varies based on season, rooms, etc. we ended up using a bit north of 2200 points for our 12 night family reunion at WDW and that was with not all of the party being there all nights. We could be more economical and not get a GV but still costs a bit to host friends or family. We’ll be using around 1000+ points for a trip next year with another family for 12 to 13 nights. Also a mix of GV and smaller rooms.

I have a tentative experiment to use all of our points just for us in a one or two bedroom one year and it’s about 30 nights as a rough estimate.

So with 1000 points it could be two or more weeks in a 2br and way more in a studio. Or one night in a Polly bungalow….

Seems like we are going to hit 26 nights in DVC in 2023 and we also have another few nights at offsite hotels.

Wow.

That's awesome though, I hope to get close to half way to the 1000 point club by the time I retire.

 

[ehh]

Oh wow, I thought 1000 had to do with posts or something not DVC points. lol

How many days a year does the avg 1000 point member spend on vacation??

I can't speak to average, but I can share my own usage:

2021

• Owned 840pts all year, but was 'point rich' due to reduced travel in 2020
• Used 1,611pts
  • 1,395pts for our own stays
  • 216pts gifted to family for a stay
• Stayed in DVC 53 nights total
  • 49 nights for our own stays
    • 44 nights in Studios
    • 2 nights in 1BR
    • 3 nights in GV
  • 4 nights gifted to family for a stay
    • 4 nights at 2BR

2022

• Owned 840pts at beginning of year, 1,040pts by end of the year
• Used 1,034pts, all for our own stays
• Stayed in DVC 38 nights total
  • 36 nights in Studios
  • 2 nights in CCV Cabin

2023

• Owned 1,040pts at beginning of year, own 1,515pts currently and will likely own 1,515pts at end of the year
• Will have had used 1,218pts, all for our own stays
• Will have had stayed in DVC 33 nights total
  • 20 nights in Studios
  • 10 nights in 1BR
  • 3 nights in CCV Cabin

2024

• Will likely own 1,515pts at beginning of year; 3 add-ons we're considering could bring us to ~2,075pts
• Planning to use 2,107pts
  • 1,835pts for our own stays
  • 272pts gifted to friends for stays
• Planning to stay in DVC 67 nights total
  • 51 nights for our own stays
    • 13 nights in Studios
    • 38 nights in 1BR
  • 16 nights gifted to friends for stays, all Studios

 

[bobbiwoz]

Thanks! We are here, and we are holding at 1547.

 

[TCRAIG]

I’m not 100% sure of the breakdown - but our 1337 gives us 2 3 day weekends in a 2 Br and 1 day stay in a studio at HHI (315 points)…the rest of our points we use for 3-4 week long stays in a 1 Br…

 

[Chili327]

I can't speak to average, but I can share my own usage:

2021

• Owned 840pts all year, but was 'point rich' due to reduced travel in 2020
• Used 1,611pts
  • 1,395pts for our own stays
  • 216pts gifted to family for a stay
• Stayed in DVC 53 nights total
  • 49 nights for our own stays
    • 44 nights in Studios
    • 2 nights in 1BR
    • 3 nights in GV
  • 4 nights gifted to family for a stay
    • 4 nights at 2BR

2022

• Owned 840pts at beginning of year, 1,040pts by end of the year
• Used 1,034pts, all for our own stays
• Stayed in DVC 38 nights total
  • 36 nights in Studios
  • 2 nights in CCV Cabin

2023

• Owned 1,040pts at beginning of year, own 1,515pts currently and will likely own 1,515pts at end of the year
• Will have had used 1,218pts, all for our own stays
• Will have had stayed in DVC 33 nights total
  • 20 nights in Studios
  • 10 nights in 1BR
  • 3 nights in CCV Cabin

2024

• Will likely own 1,515pts at beginning of year; 3 add-ons we're considering could bring us to ~2,075pts
• Planning to use 2,107pts
  • 1,835pts for our own stays
  • 272pts gifted to friends for stays
• Planning to stay in DVC 67 nights total
  • 51 nights for our own stays
    • 13 nights in Studios
    • 38 nights in 1BR
  • 16 nights gifted to friends for stays, all Studios

Wow, I'm so jealous.. here I am lucky to make to DLR once a year for a few days. lol (3 park days & 4-nights is my avg. goal)

 

[Pens Fan]

Thanks Sandi!

We are 1485:

CCV 1275
HHI 210

 

[princesscinderella]

I’m at 2230 points the only resorts we don’t own at are the beach ones - HHI, AUL, VB, and BCV

 

[Chili327]

I’m at 2230 points the only resorts we don’t own at are the beach ones - HHI, AUL, VB, and BCV

How much is that in Dues each year (if you don’t mind me asking)

So Beach Club is next on the list!!

 

[Arguetafamily]

I can't speak to average, but I can share my own usage:

2021

• Owned 840pts all year, but was 'point rich' due to reduced travel in 2020
• Used 1,611pts
  • 1,395pts for our own stays
  • 216pts gifted to family for a stay
• Stayed in DVC 53 nights total
  • 49 nights for our own stays
    • 44 nights in Studios
    • 2 nights in 1BR
    • 3 nights in GV
  • 4 nights gifted to family for a stay
    • 4 nights at 2BR

2022

• Owned 840pts at beginning of year, 1,040pts by end of the year
• Used 1,034pts, all for our own stays
• Stayed in DVC 38 nights total
  • 36 nights in Studios
  • 2 nights in CCV Cabin

2023

• Owned 1,040pts at beginning of year, own 1,515pts currently and will likely own 1,515pts at end of the year
• Will have had used 1,218pts, all for our own stays
• Will have had stayed in DVC 33 nights total
  • 20 nights in Studios
  • 10 nights in 1BR
  • 3 nights in CCV Cabin

2024

• Will likely own 1,515pts at beginning of year; 3 add-ons we're considering could bring us to ~2,075pts
• Planning to use 2,107pts
  • 1,835pts for our own stays
  • 272pts gifted to friends for stays
• Planning to stay in DVC 67 nights total
  • 51 nights for our own stays
    • 13 nights in Studios
    • 38 nights in 1BR
  • 16 nights gifted to friends for stays, all Studios

Thanks for this! Really great info for spreading the points

 

[Genie+]

I’m not 100% sure of the breakdown - but our 1337 gives us 2 3 day weekends in a 2 Br and 1 day stay in a studio at HHI (315 points)…the rest of our points we use for 3-4 week long stays in a 1 Br…

That’s a leet # of points!

 

[emchen]

Curious to know if anyone else in the 1k pointer club plans to rent out half (or some fraction of their points) to break even relatively quickly and to fund the maintenance fees for all their points?

 

[tomandrobin]

I was in the old club and still in the game.

TomandRobin 2235 points.

 

[tomandrobin]

Curious to know if anyone else in the 1k pointer club plans to rent out half (or some fraction of their points) to break even relatively quickly and to fund the maintenance fees for all their points?

So....I was taught many years ago from some fellow DVC big point guys about using DVC for snowbirding for "free". Its a very basic formula.....calculate the points you would need, buy twice that amount and rent half of those points. The money earned would easy cover all the maintenance fees plus some. We are still years away from retirement, but have done very well with our purchases and rentals over the past 17 years of ownership.

How many days a year does the avg 1000 point member spend on vacation??

For 2023, we will go to WDW eight times. All of our stays are long weekends, except Christmas-NYE family trip.
We always stay in 1-bedrroms and 2-bedrooms with an occasional Grand Villa stay. This year, we have a GV booked for our Christmas trip. For 2024, we currently have six trips planned, but only because we are doing two DCL cruises and have two destination weddings to attend.

 

[tomandrobin]

I was on the list, but asked to be taken off simply because I’m still an active poster.

Yes. I Guess my point is I know many of those good folks on the list have also done the same. That’s why I suggested a truly new list of current posters.
Does anyone really care about posters from 15 years ago that have sold their points and haven’t been here for 10+ years?? I mean, sad to say but probably some of those have passed.
I was on the list, but asked to be taken off simply because I’m still an active poster.

I remember you from my early days posting on this board.....early 2006. Good to see some people still posting after being gone for a long time.

 

[emchen]

So....I was taught many years ago from some fellow DVC big point guys about using DVC for snowbirding for "free". Its a very basic formula.....calculate the points you would need, buy twice that amount and rent half of those points. The money earned would easy cover all the maintenance fees plus some. We are still years away from retirement, but have done very well with our purchases and rentals over the past 17 years of ownership.

For 2023, we will go to WDW eight times. All of our stays are long weekends, except Christmas-NYE family trip.
We always stay in 1-bedrroms and 2-bedrooms with an occasional Grand Villa stay. This year, we have a GV booked for our Christmas trip. For 2024, we currently have six trips planned, but only because we are doing two DCL cruises and have two destination weddings to attend.

So glad to have validation. My little twist is to find the most economical points that I can get that can be rented out at premium rates…AUL (S)!

 

[princesscinderella]

How much is that in Dues each year (if you don’t mind me asking)

So Beach Club is next on the list!!

I'm probably and outlier but I don't love Stormalong bay and since we own at Boardwalk we don't have any desire to own at BCV. All the other beach properties just have too high of dues and we wouldn't go there regularly. We mainly go for long weekends, so I book at the different resorts we own at for different times of the year so I don't have to play the 7mon switch game. Our dues are about $17k but I rent some out too to help defray the cost but not half of them.

 

[tomandrobin]

I'm probably and outlier but I don't love Stormalong bay and since we own at Boardwalk we don't have any desire to own at BCV. All the other beach properties just have too high of dues and we wouldn't go there regularly. We mainly go for long weekends, so I book at the different resorts we own at for different times of the year so I don't have to play the 7mon switch game. Our dues are about $17k but I rent some out too to help defray the cost but not half of them.

We don't love BCV either. We did stay there in June, for our Grandsons.....its not their favorite either.

 

[tomandrobin]

So glad to have validation. My little twist is to find the most economical points that I can get that can be rented out at premium rates…AUL (S)!

When I buy resale, I am a bottom feeder. My last resale purchase was a Riviera contract that was net cost of $108 pp.

 

[Chili327]

So....I was taught many years ago from some fellow DVC big point guys about using DVC for snowbirding for "free". Its a very basic formula.....calculate the points you would need, buy twice that amount and rent half of those points. The money earned would easy cover all the maintenance fees plus some. We are still years away from retirement, but have done very well with our purchases and rentals over the past 17 years of ownership.

I love that plan.!!
Just not sure how well I can execute.

For 2023, we will go to WDW eight times. All of our stays are long weekends, except Christmas-NYE family trip.
We always stay in 1-bedrroms and 2-bedrooms with an occasional Grand Villa stay. This year, we have a GV booked for our Christmas trip. For 2024, we currently have six trips planned, but only because we are doing two DCL cruises and have two destination weddings to attend.

So definitely a good 20 days or so per year. That's great.!

I'd love to be able to two 10-day trips each year, but i think one 10-day trip per year is more in my wheel house as a goal, right now I'm only going to be able to do one 10-day trip every 3 years.