New DVC Member Questions

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In this episode, Amy, Paul & Panda go over what it's like to be a new Disney Vacation Club Member. It might be a memory for Amy and Paul but it's reality for Panda who just bought Riviera recently. We discuss some misnomers he may have had as well as some solutions to common New Member issues.
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@wcsearcy Жыл бұрын

We just sold off the last of our DVC points after 20 years. When it turned from magic to aggravation, it was time to let it go.

@JoeCosentino Жыл бұрын

We purchased i 2001 and we are looking at dumping them too.

@bryan_witha_whyy Жыл бұрын

Yeah it really doesn’t look attractive these days.

@tradewinds9000 Жыл бұрын

@@bryan_witha_whyyhow so?

@MrGEmmonsLake Жыл бұрын

I would love an entire show based on use years with extra attention given to December:) Thank you so much for all of your great content!

@knik7029 Жыл бұрын

Me too. I’m so confused with December use year. Hoping my contract goes through ROFR

@drookard1525 Жыл бұрын

We have 3 contracts, all with December, and we feel like we are always ahead of the game. Don’t get me wrong, we only have Dec bc our first contract but it’s seemed to work out. Worst part is paying those dues in January but not getting points until December, however we just received our 22 points and it’s almost 23. We already have them booked bc you have access to next year’s points. “As of today” point that Paul touched on is exactly the point. Probably the most important thing is when your banking window falls and that’s based on the use year. Which for December is the end of July. If you travel from Dec-July then you can cancel and bank those points. Anything after July that is cancel would have to be used or lost at the end of November.

@adamthewho Жыл бұрын

Please do an entire show dedicated to DEC use year!!

@gregharter8212 Жыл бұрын

Been a DVC member for a number of years, but a show on Use Year would still be very helpful.

@nataliewhitaker8471 Жыл бұрын

Stayed for our 39th anniversary in October. Was upgraded to a club suite with access to the lounge. Very nice resort only stay!!

@patriciamulvihill6194 Жыл бұрын

Lord, YES please do a show focusing on use year, banking and borrowing! 😀

@punkrockbebop Жыл бұрын

Yes! Please make a comprehensive show on use year that is clear as though you were explaining it to a five year old!

@vickycroft4621 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos and information, thoughts. We love DVC Old Key West 1997. 🏰 ❤️ 💙

@shastaduncansalinas5219 Жыл бұрын

I agree with panda. We need an entire show devoted to use year. So confusing 😵‍💫

@dennisglasberg Жыл бұрын

Use year is definitely more confusing the first yea when you buy direct. Because you get the current year's points immediately, and then get more points at your actual use year.

@julietallen1111 Жыл бұрын

The first weekend in December (this past weekend), Target always has a 10% gift card sale and includes Disney!

@jameswalde Жыл бұрын

Excellent topic! Very informative and useful.

@TheresaD235 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Use year!! TY.

@saraa3778 Жыл бұрын

Just had our akl value studio waitlist come through for January. We’ve been lucky to have 3/4 waitlist request go through so far since we started trying it out a few trips ago.

@Jeff-bv1ek Жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks. And thank you Paul for not wearing that distracting baseball cap with the ridiculously over-bent rim.😂🤣

@paulkrieger Жыл бұрын

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@marylittig4767 Жыл бұрын

Great show, Paul, Amy and Panda! I think a show devoted to use year would be very beneficial.

@erindorgan5151 Жыл бұрын

Just finalized purchased through dvc resale! Would love a show on use year, we are also December and just borrowed for a June stay of this year!

@broadwaydest Жыл бұрын

Counted 29 times you collectively said “use year” (might have actually been an even 30 I think I missed 1) in the 7minutes leading up to when you put out the counting challenge….😂 so yeah definitely do a full show on it with physical buckets and even a “banking” window. Full on teacher mode Amy!

@TheCostofAutism Жыл бұрын

30:51 I do wait list all the time but then again, my stays are usually Sunday through Wednesday and typically off season.... So I've even had value rooms filled

@derekbutler5216 Жыл бұрын

yes on use year!

@knik7029 Жыл бұрын

Use year video please. Especially explaining the December use year, pretty please 🙏🏻

@johnadriano6258 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Do a use year program.

@kenk910 Жыл бұрын

Use year does take a while for it to finally "click" with a new owner.

@garykeselis Жыл бұрын

Yes,please, do a use year show.

@Coolbeansztm Жыл бұрын

I think graphics on use year would be helpful! thanks for what you guys do, I'm probably 2+ years away from getting a contract but I like to be informed and you guys do a great job

@olafpamela Жыл бұрын

Yes please 😀👍

@sarahchan5583 Жыл бұрын

Yes…Please do a Use Year video:)

@jwmob91 Жыл бұрын

I would love a show about use year. I like to think about points and use year like planning a paycheck. At the 11 month window I “budget” my points by booking a reservation. I actually receive the “income/cash” when my use year starts, and I don’t actually spend it until my check in date. This is just an easier way for me to rationalize it and hope it may help someone else!

@andreaboyette8801 Жыл бұрын

10 year owner at AKL and I am still learning so much from yall! thanks!

@biancar481 Жыл бұрын

I have a December use year. It works for me (summer vacations) but it's so confusing when trying to deeming how many points I have for a given time period. If I had to do over I would choose a Feb use year.

@knik7029 Жыл бұрын

Just had an offer accepted for a Dec use year and it’s now going through ROFR. I am so confused what this means since points load in December. Does this mean I have a month to use those points before they need to be banked?

@karennealy1857 Жыл бұрын

@@knik7029 pretty sure you have until 4 months before the end of your Use Year to either use then or book a stay using them, or else bank them. So you’ll have 8 months from Dec 1 to use or book a stay using all your 2022 points ….if you still have any points at end of those 8 months, so July 31, 2023, you either need to book something to use them before Dec 1, 2023, before that Use Year ends (which nowadays is almost impossible to book anything inside of 4 months from date of booking) or bank them into your next Use Year.

@tutuluvsminnie7129 Жыл бұрын

@@knik7029 you have 8 months from when the points are awarded (deposited) . the page on "points" in the DVC vacation club website will help you keep it straight

@bobgargiulo802 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised your guide did not offer any information regarding the Riviera restriction. Our guide, Randy Kruger, spelled out every little charge to expect, when to expect them and of course, the Riviera restrictions since that is where we added on. Randy knows we know our way around DVC, but still made sure he mentioned every little item with the caveat, I know you know, but please remember.....

@DennisOBrien1 Жыл бұрын

I fully understand my own use year, September which works great because I usually travel in Sep, Oct or Jan. BUT I don’t understand how to manage multiple use years! I waited a long time for the perfect Sep use year contract on resale to stick with the same use year and I probably didn’t need to but need advice for next time on how to use multiple year strategy

@tomhenderson434 Жыл бұрын

I believe that having multiple use years will also give you multiple member numbers. We use the points in one of our use years to book at 11 months at one specific resort, our other use year points for all the other resorts. I believe points from different member numbers can be combined, but we haven't tried that, as yet. It seems, to me, to be easier if you can stick with one use year.

@chrisscarfo1149 Жыл бұрын

Panda that’s how my wife and I and I feel..we never would be able to do these multiple trips if not for dvc!

@drookard1525 Жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan of December use year. Literally just got my points. Panda, just remember the banking window is July.

@kerrye.9369 Жыл бұрын

Yes please do a use year show❤😂

@bryantreeter1461 Жыл бұрын

Must be nice Panda, to just be able to call an Amy anytime you have a question LOL

@emortal1333 Жыл бұрын

Definitely need a use year video

@adinramos134 Жыл бұрын

A use year show would be helpful but also could you do a show about the differences purchasing a resale contract from overseas.

@cpillsbury9 Жыл бұрын

As a 2042 OKW owner we never received an offer to extend our OKW. Odd that not everyone got the offer to extend their contracts

@margaretkessmanDVC Жыл бұрын

I would love you guys to do a show on use year. Also, tell the members how they can buy up to 24 points every year to add onto their trip if they don’t have enough points for a steal of $19 a point. They don’t get to keep them lol just use them if they need more for there trip. I do it every year Love you guys

@margaretkessmanDVC Жыл бұрын

Don’t get to keep them

@karenpetersen4293 Жыл бұрын

I know what a use year, and "get it" at a high level. But I also find it somewhat confusing, especially having one later in the year (October) and figuring out when to bank and planning trips around those timeframes and deadlines. I almost wish DVC contracts were as straightforward as dues. Everything starts fresh in January :-)

@sdm7067 Жыл бұрын

use year show would be very helpful

@jodiprada5830 Жыл бұрын

Would love a use year tutorial…especially for us December people! Lol

@if8373 Жыл бұрын

Please do Dec use year..thanks

@Icharis Жыл бұрын

when you do useyears you should use some graphics to explain it. I think its an easy concept but I can visualize it in my head

@georgeabruzzo7705 Жыл бұрын

Would be interested in a future show dedicated to use year

@jamesphillipschaaf6966 Жыл бұрын

I'd be curious as to what the interest rate is for mortgages on timeshares right now given the fed hike and all. Is it the same as a mortgage or more like a credit card.

@echen71 Жыл бұрын

Use year show? Yes.

@shawnmartin9801 Жыл бұрын

John is the best!

@camilepunch7666 Жыл бұрын

Paul & Amy love you shows !!! NOW COULD YOU GUYS ASK FOR THE REASON THAT OKW DUES WENT UP SO MUCH ??? PLEASE

@YamKriegs Жыл бұрын

Gas prices- OKW has one the the largest transportation budgets from all the busses.

@brittanedge7607 Жыл бұрын

Would love a use year show

@oscartorres7058 11 ай бұрын

Question, if you buy points at multiple resorts, say one contract at Poly and the other contract at GF, would you have to pay both resorts annual maintenance fees? Second question, if you buy two contracts at the same home resort, would you only have to pay the annual maintenance fees once?

@shellywykes7439 Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see some shows on the resorts in depth. I’m at point nirvana- don’t need more don’t need less.

@reginabator1682 Жыл бұрын

Panda, exactly what happened to me. ALL Virtual, missed that personal touch, especially because we paid in full. Question: we are not Florida Residents, but since we have property now with DVC are we entitled to get an annual pass as a Floridian

@Itsrichardash Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not :(

@J.Byronphillipsjr Жыл бұрын

Definitely need separate show on use year!

@56strine Жыл бұрын

I believe DVC will be changing over to Interval International Exchange from RCI. For January of next year. You may want to do a show about the change over. Talk about the positives and negatives for this change over. You may want to make sure to talk about the three month booking window. How it can be a great deal for DVC members. I know your company talked about RCI awhile back on one of your past shows. You just forgot to mention the 3 month booking window discount.

@YamKriegs Жыл бұрын

This change happened three months ago: dvcfan.com/2022/09/22/dvc-launches-new-hotel-booking-tool-with-interval-international/?amp=1

@56strine Жыл бұрын

@@YamKriegs Will you be doing an update? For the new DVC International Exchange Company. I will have to join Interval International Exchange. That is the only way I can exchange my WorldMark Timeshare in to DVC. I am a California Resident. I usually use my Anaheim WorldMark Timeshare. I have about a 7 minute Uber/Lyft drive in to the main entrance to Disneyland, California.

@dee_mcgee11 Жыл бұрын

A show on Use Years would definately be informative.

@patrickVee8444 Жыл бұрын

Use year please!

@lpbigD4444 Жыл бұрын

How do you surprise someone with a contract being names need to be on the deed. I assume you do everything under your name and then amend everything afterwards? Is that a difficult process?

@roberthellman5150 Жыл бұрын

I bought Rivera in 2021 and had no idea what the resale restrictions are on our contract. We bought direct and am not very concerned. Where can I see the video that talks about riviera restrictions.

@migs375 Жыл бұрын

Where's Peter?

@toyman70 Жыл бұрын

Just curious for you guys that live down there why do you bother buying direct It doesn't seem like there's any benefit specifically other than going to a occasional party. You already get a discount on food and and merge from your annual passes which you also get a discount on because your residence I can't figure out why you wouldn't want that huge savings for resale? Thanks

@betsyvoss49 Жыл бұрын

Where's Pete?

@mise7372 Жыл бұрын

yes Use Year show, and times to bank

@margaretkessmanDVC Жыл бұрын

I pay my dues every month that way and I do not have auto pay. It does give you a negative balance and at January 15 it take it.

@cyndimeyer837 Жыл бұрын

Hey Panda are you going to be at the meeting on 8 December

@tcraig62 Жыл бұрын

Panda’s volume was so much more loud than the Kriegers. I kept having to turn my volume up and down. I hope you can coordinate and balance all the speakers sounds/volume.

@Icharis Жыл бұрын

are cards really worth it? You have to pay sales taxes on those cards right? so if you save 5 % but sales tax is 7.5% you're hurting yourself right?

@paulkrieger Жыл бұрын

There is no sales tax on gift card purchases. Just checked my recent Black Friday purchase from Sam's Club and was not charged any sales tax.

@Icharis Жыл бұрын

@@paulkrieger nice!! I totally didnt know that. Thanks for checking!

@qv09vvp Жыл бұрын

Would love a show in use year and banking / borrowing rules My ex Sept use year . Banked 100 from 2022 Borrowed 200 from 2024 For Dec 2023 If I cancel my reservation (before 30 days) I should have my banked 100 and my borrowed 200 to use by sept 2024 And my 2023 points should all be bankable Confused yet?

@laurenlopez5092 Жыл бұрын

yes, Use year show. I understand it but I think I need the "rules" of when you can make changes need better explaining

@tracygriffiths6292 Жыл бұрын

If you pay many thousands of dollars for a product and it is this confusing to use, these are red flags.

@danielsullivan2098 Жыл бұрын

Why does he keep referring to DVC as a condo association? This is the furthest thing from a condo. This is closer to a car lease, where at the end of your lease, you have exactly what you started with. Nothing. At least with a condo, you can sell it for a better price than you paid for it.

@YamKriegs Жыл бұрын

That’s the technical term. Even our annual meeting is called the Condo Association Meeting- which is today actually at the Contemporary.

@danielsullivan2098 Жыл бұрын

@@YamKriegs didn't you or your lawyer think this was a red flag when you signed the contract?

@darthemphatic4654 Жыл бұрын

Am I missing something? I see a lot of questions requesting a video just on use year, but isn't that already here from a year ago: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJufqdKVz7zFgYU.html