Thanks for all of the replies. We have talked about renting points, but we may not be able to do that for the next trip because we are going in early Nov/05, which is the F&W show at Epcot. I understand that because of this, availability at both BWV & BCV is extremely difficult to get after the 11 month window. We would have to rent the points and make the reservation by Dec. and we are unable to make firm travel plans just yet. My husband is military, and we are expecting a transfer for next summer. We can't nail down dates until we know if, when, and where we move. I think the only thing I can do until then is plan on staying offsite and visiting those 2 resorts, and if we end up being able to rent points and get availability for a couple of days that would be great.
I have to be fair, and I can't really blame my husband for not wanting to spend a ton of money when we haven't even seen the resorts! Skyauction is both a blessing and a curse, in that because we used it for our first trip we were able to keep costs down and now there will be another trip. but if he hadn't seen the great accomodations that are available so inexpensively, I would probably have more success with the idea of DVC.