Chi84
Premium Member
We bought 200 points in 2008 for around $18,000 and it’s worked out great for us. (The market crashed almost immediately after we bought lol.) We usually stay at SSR because we can walk to DS but have also stayed at Kidani and Riviera.I have never been able to wrap my head around the case for buying into DVC or any timeshare. I just don't see how it is ever a better option than to just book a hotel when and where I want to go on vacation.
I get owning a vacation home that you can go to whenever you want and rent out to offset the cost if you desire. That also builds equity and you can likely sell it at a profit if you don't want to have it anymore.
Too many reasons to go into as to why it works, but just as an example this year we are taking our family of 10 and staying in a 2BR and a studio at SSR on points. The full kitchen and in-room laundry facilities are great with our young grandchildren.
All our family vacations to WDW are DVC and I generally price them out to see what the rooms would have cost. We’ve done very well for our particular circumstances.