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Hi everyone! This is my first official post to the boards, however I have been reading them for quite a while. I must say, I have learned soooo much!!! Thank you!
I have a few questions and need some advice that I was hoping that someone may help me with. I just purchased my first time share ! I have been researching and pricing for quite a while, and I got the deal of a lifetime!! The property that I purchased is a prime week at Summer Bay FL in one of the 3 bedroom pool homes. Being that I am still in the closing process, I have to make a decision on what to do with my week. My deeded week is for odd years so it is too late to use my 2009 week on the deeded week. I have the to option to float it and use it at my home resort if available or take the RCI points and try and get something else. If I take the RCI points, I can book before closing or I can wait until after closing and book it myself.
We have been planning to go back to Disney in 2010 either Spring Break or late June, however, I do not want to use my home resort for a Disney trip. The place is too nice to spend 12 hours a day at theme parks. I am assuming now that the Red weeks at my resort will be full and we will have to go there another time. (if not, we will make 2 trips to Orlando next year). Now I do know that DVC has a restriction for Orlando owners to trade into a DVC resort. My question is, what are the chances that I will be able to get a DVC member to trade me a week for an RCI week somewhere else outside of the RCI system? I do have a really nice point package that will get someone a week almost anywhere in 3 bedroom Gold Crown resorts. I am not asking for the trade in this post, I just want to know what my chances will be. I would have to wait until after we close to get my RCI access. I reserved Disney at Caribbean Beach yesterday, just in case a trade will not work out for me.
Any advice would be grateful. Also, how would I go about getting the trade? Is it better to book first and then try and trade, or should I ask and then check availability?
I did consider DVC, but my kids are getting older and I do not want to commit to 40 years there. Thanks for taking the time to read.
I have a few questions and need some advice that I was hoping that someone may help me with. I just purchased my first time share ! I have been researching and pricing for quite a while, and I got the deal of a lifetime!! The property that I purchased is a prime week at Summer Bay FL in one of the 3 bedroom pool homes. Being that I am still in the closing process, I have to make a decision on what to do with my week. My deeded week is for odd years so it is too late to use my 2009 week on the deeded week. I have the to option to float it and use it at my home resort if available or take the RCI points and try and get something else. If I take the RCI points, I can book before closing or I can wait until after closing and book it myself.
We have been planning to go back to Disney in 2010 either Spring Break or late June, however, I do not want to use my home resort for a Disney trip. The place is too nice to spend 12 hours a day at theme parks. I am assuming now that the Red weeks at my resort will be full and we will have to go there another time. (if not, we will make 2 trips to Orlando next year). Now I do know that DVC has a restriction for Orlando owners to trade into a DVC resort. My question is, what are the chances that I will be able to get a DVC member to trade me a week for an RCI week somewhere else outside of the RCI system? I do have a really nice point package that will get someone a week almost anywhere in 3 bedroom Gold Crown resorts. I am not asking for the trade in this post, I just want to know what my chances will be. I would have to wait until after we close to get my RCI access. I reserved Disney at Caribbean Beach yesterday, just in case a trade will not work out for me.
Any advice would be grateful. Also, how would I go about getting the trade? Is it better to book first and then try and trade, or should I ask and then check availability?
I did consider DVC, but my kids are getting older and I do not want to commit to 40 years there. Thanks for taking the time to read.
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