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    SVV Bella/Key West just for SO

    Hi everyone, I live on the west coast and I am looking at my first time share purchase. I would like to vacation the last week of January every year. I was zooming in on Vistana mandatory properties and the only ones I would actually stay at are the WKORV and WKORVN. Given their high acquisition...
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    Transferring Staroptions from Former Owner to New Owner at Sheraton Vistana Village, Bella, Mandatory

    I need help. Bought SVV resale direct from owner. She has 44,000 staroptions to transfer to me. The property purchased is a Sheraton Vistana Village, Bella Phase, Mandatory. What is the process to transfer the points from her to me?
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    Using Previous Owner to Reserve Weeks Pending Resale Closure

    I bought at SVV-Bella this summer. The Closing Process is moving rather slow. I have a recorded deed approved by the county, and now the paperwork is in vistanas queue to confirm my ownership on their end. They have had the paperwork since 14 July. My issue is, I am planning a vacation to the...
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    Mandatory Resorts, must they really be in the network?

    So while looking through gov documents for key west I stumbled upon this in the docs. I’m sure most already know this but it was new to me. Owning key west, harborside resort at Atlantis (although selling) and Bella units I found this to be interesting. We talk about mandatory resorts and how...
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