2bd LO SBP deposit - II VS RCI

[SunsetMaven]

hi everyone!

We have been owners of our 2BO LO at Sheraton broadway plantation for 6 years now (got it resale for $0 off eBay thanks to all the info from this group). It has been an absolute TIGERRRRRR trader on Interval (actually just left our 2BD Nanea last week and we have the four seasons Scottsdale booked for January). I also really like the ACs and XYZ bonus weeks I get from II; we have used it for shorter long weekend trips. So all in all I’m super happy with II.

BUT... I’m really wanting to try out the DVC resorts and they’re just not on II.

I’ve never used RCI before. I’ve done a lot of reading of sticky posts, past posts and general info online for RCI but needing some feedback here please.

Should I:

1. Deposit (super early to maximize our TPU value) SBP into RCI and skip II for a year? If so - does anyone know how many TPUs I would get for our 2bdrm lockoff SBP (according to the RCI website we have a red week) and generally what DVC (SSR seems to be the only DVC resorts I see pop on on sightings) would cost to get in?

2. Purchase another trader (something cheap again with low MF) with good/adequate TPU value just for getting into RCI and having access to SSR and their heavily discounted last minute inventory (how many TPUs for last minute within 60 day stuff?)

3. Just freaking rent the points from a DVC owner?

Thanks all! You guys rock!

 

[DeniseM]

Since this is more of a "how to exchange for DVC," question, than a Vistana question, you may get more info by posting in the Exchanging forum with "DVC" incorporated into you title, or the ongoing thread in the Sightings forum, because I don't see much DVC chatter here. *Send me a pm if you want me to move your post.

 

[rickandcindy23]

First, a 1 bedroom is about all you can get through RCI, and Saratoga Springs is about the only resort that is consistent in RCI. Don't count on anything else. There are a few AKL and OKW out there, but they are still rare.

You should not deposit SBP into RCI. You should buy something separate, but only if you think you can afford the maintenance fees that you would inherit with a new timeshare. You won't get much trading power for your SBP in RCI.

My advice is kind of the same to most everyone. 1. Never buy Orlando anything. Trade restrictions are in place for Orlando owners. 2. Buy a great trader and pay almost nothing for it. Buy one worth at least 45 in trading power for one week with reasonable MF's. You can get a number of great units with fees under $1,000.

The only problem with a good plan is that RCI changes trading power often, so what is good for trading now is not great later. So then you are stuck. Get something with a kind of guarantee of value. One trader that has lost trading power is Presidential Villas at Plantation Resort (close to Myrtle Beach). The MF's for 2020 are about $980, and the trading power for a 3 bedroom prime summer week banked as two units (3 bed lockoff), is worth 59 points. If you want two weeks, you would need to use two years of MF's for that. But you would have some TPU's leftover. Keep in mind, this very resort for a prime summer week used to be worth 101. So RCI hit our resort many times with downgrades of trading power. I guess too many people were depositing units for the Disney trades.

You could also get RCI Points somewhere, again not in Orlando. Grandview at Las Vegas is a great option, and you can get those pretty cheap. Get the highest number of points for your MF's. January weeks are 41,000 in a 1 bed SSR. If you get a points' contract worth 109,000 (I don't know how many points Grandview prime weeks get), you could get 2 SSR units for some less busy times of year.

There are actually lots of ways to do what you want, but I wouldn't take SBP from II. Not ever.

hi everyone!

We have been owners of our 2BO LO at Sheraton broadway plantation for 6 years now (got it resale for $0 off eBay thanks to all the info from this group). It has been an absolute TIGERRRRRR trader on Interval (actually just left our 2BD Nanea last week and we have the four seasons Scottsdale booked for January). I also really like the ACs and XYZ bonus weeks I get from II; we have used it for shorter long weekend trips. So all in all I’m super happy with II.

BUT... I’m really wanting to try out the DVC resorts and they’re just not on II.

I’ve never used RCI before. I’ve done a lot of reading of sticky posts, past posts and general info online for RCI but needing some feedback here please.

Should I:

1. Deposit (super early to maximize our TPU value) SBP into RCI and skip II for a year? If so - does anyone know how many TPUs I would get for our 2bdrm lockoff SBP (according to the RCI website we have a red week) and generally what DVC (SSR seems to be the only DVC resorts I see pop on on sightings) would cost to get in?

2. Purchase another trader (something cheap again with low MF) with good/adequate TPU value just for getting into RCI and having access to SSR and their heavily discounted last minute inventory (how many TPUs for last minute within 60 day stuff?)

3. Just freaking rent the points from a DVC owner?

Thanks all! You guys rock!

 

[SunsetMaven]

Since this is more of a "how to exchange for DVC," question, than a Vistana question, you may get more info by posting in the Exchanging forum with "DVC" incorporated into you title, or the ongoing thread in the Sightings forum, because I don't see much DVC chatter here. *Send me a pm if you want me to move your post.

Thanks Denise - I was about to message you but @rickandcindy23 basically answered everything I needed to know!

 

[SunsetMaven]

Thank you for this info! This makes a lot of sense and is exactly the info I needed to NOT pull the trigger trying out RCI with our SBP. I'll take a look at the other properties you suggested.

THANK YOU!

First, a 1 bedroom is about all you can get through RCI, and Saratoga Springs is about the only resort that is consistent in RCI. Don't count on anything else. There are a few AKL and OKW out there, but they are still rare.

You should not deposit SBP into RCI. You should buy something separate, but only if you think you can afford the maintenance fees that you would inherit with a new timeshare. You won't get much trading power for your SBP in RCI.

My advice is kind of the same to most everyone. 1. Never buy Orlando anything. Trade restrictions are in place for Orlando owners. 2. Buy a great trader and pay almost nothing for it. Buy one worth at least 45 in trading power for one week with reasonable MF's. You can get a number of great units with fees under $1,000.

The only problem with a good plan is that RCI changes trading power often, so what is good for trading now is not great later. So then you are stuck. Get something with a kind of guarantee of value. One trader that has lost trading power is Presidential Villas at Plantation Resort (close to Myrtle Beach). The MF's for 2020 are about $980, and the trading power for a 3 bedroom prime summer week banked as two units (3 bed lockoff), is worth 59 points. If you want two weeks, you would need to use two years of MF's for that. But you would have some TPU's leftover. Keep in mind, this very resort for a prime summer week used to be worth 101. So RCI hit our resort many times with downgrades of trading power. I guess too many people were depositing units for the Disney trades.

You could also get RCI Points somewhere, again not in Orlando. Grandview at Las Vegas is a great option, and you can get those pretty cheap. Get the highest number of points for your MF's. January weeks are 41,000 in a 1 bed SSR. If you get a points' contract worth 109,000 (I don't know how many points Grandview prime weeks get), you could get 2 SSR units for some less busy times of year.

There are actually lots of ways to do what you want, but I wouldn't take SBP from II. Not ever.