Recent content by DVC Mike

I don't know about David's rental agreement, but many include a phrase similar to this: Renter may not sub-lease to a third party.

Looking at the hotels, there are three approaches used in a property tax appraisal: the cost approach, the sales comparison approach, and the income capitalization approach. And the income capitalization approach is a preferred approach in valuation of hotels for property tax purposes. So...

No, Walt Disney World Co owns the property. It is leased to the DVC resort's condominium association.

This article focuses on the DVC aspect: https://dvcinfo.com/dvc-annual-dues-going-rise-dramatically/

Will the Orange County Appraiser back down and settle as his predecessors have done in their battles with Disney over the assessed value of Walt Disney World Resorts? Or could this actually head to court and result in an increase in our DVC annual dues? Are DVC Annual Dues going to rise...

Each resort has a different contract end date and only Poly has 50 years left: https://dvcinfo.com/resort-information/resorts-ranked-size-date/ Here are the cost per point for all the resorts: https://dvcinfo.com/financial/dvc-point-cost-2/ Here are the annual dues...

Here's a nice view of the interior of the cabins.

This diagram shows where the BRV and CCV are.

Below is the official count of rooms by DVC. They match the numbers I published on Wednesday morning, except they count the cabins as dedicated 2-bedroom units and don't break them out separately as I do (26 cabins and 56 dedicated 2-bedroom = 82).

It seems like there are still a lot of people who are confused by the new names for the DVC resorts at the Wilderness Lodge (well, maybe not here on WDWMagic, but elsewhere). This graphic helps show the two resorts.

This is a very common question. I have my comparison here: DVC Resort Comparisons

March 2

The annual dues are higher than every other DVC resort at Walt Disney World, which is surprising. The light color scheme lacks the feel of the Wilderness Lodge. Copper Creek Cost, Points Chart & More Revealed

I've pulled together a lot of information in this post: Copper Creek Cost, Points Chart & More Revealed

Below is a comparison of the Copper Creek Cabins with the Polynesian Bungalows.