ntipton84
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My wife and I attended a sales presentation yesterday after not having done so for many years. We're owners of four legacy weeks, two of which are enrolled, and have never purchased points before. The salesman pointed out that our two enrolled weeks (a Silver 2-Bedroom Lock-Off at Manor Club and a Gold 3-Bedroom Oceanfront at Ocean Pointe) aren't a great value considering the maintenance fees we pay in return for the Elected Points we receive. In case it matters in the analysis, we never actually stay using our reservations at these resorts. We either opt for Elected Points to travel elsewhere or rent out the weeks when possible just to try and break even on the maintenance fees. Anyway, here are our 2025 maintenance fees and the elected points we get for each:
Ocean Pointe - $3,463.51 for 3,725 Elected Points ($0.93/Elected Point)
Manor Club - $1,865.95 for 1,325 Elected Points ($1.41/Elected Point)
He proposed selling both weeks if possible (or doing a courtesy deed transfer to Marriott before early August when next year's maintenance fee season begins) and purchasing 4,000 DC Points so that we could enroll our other two deeded weeks (both are Platinum Oceanside at Barony Beach Club). I know we'd have 1,050 less DC Points in a straight up comparison, but we'd pick up the ability to convert our other weeks for an additional 9,000 DC Points, which have a very attractive cost per Elected Point. This would take us from the "Select" level to "Presidential" while also saving us $2,070.26 a year in maintenance fees ($3,259.20 for 4,000 DC Points at $0.8148/DC Point vs. $5,329.46 for both weeks combined). The price per DC Point was $14.16 ($56,640 total) and they offered us an incentive of 8,000 bonus DC points. They also said they'd deposit an additional 4,000 DC Points if we finance the purchase and make at least 18 monthly payments.
I'm typically pretty skeptical during these presentations but it doesn't seem like the worst deal they've ever slid across the table. We've always purchased resale and would consider it again if not for the ability to enroll our other two weeks. Are we missing something or not considering something we should? Thanks in advance for the advice/feedback!
Ocean Pointe - $3,463.51 for 3,725 Elected Points ($0.93/Elected Point)
Manor Club - $1,865.95 for 1,325 Elected Points ($1.41/Elected Point)
He proposed selling both weeks if possible (or doing a courtesy deed transfer to Marriott before early August when next year's maintenance fee season begins) and purchasing 4,000 DC Points so that we could enroll our other two deeded weeks (both are Platinum Oceanside at Barony Beach Club). I know we'd have 1,050 less DC Points in a straight up comparison, but we'd pick up the ability to convert our other weeks for an additional 9,000 DC Points, which have a very attractive cost per Elected Point. This would take us from the "Select" level to "Presidential" while also saving us $2,070.26 a year in maintenance fees ($3,259.20 for 4,000 DC Points at $0.8148/DC Point vs. $5,329.46 for both weeks combined). The price per DC Point was $14.16 ($56,640 total) and they offered us an incentive of 8,000 bonus DC points. They also said they'd deposit an additional 4,000 DC Points if we finance the purchase and make at least 18 monthly payments.
I'm typically pretty skeptical during these presentations but it doesn't seem like the worst deal they've ever slid across the table. We've always purchased resale and would consider it again if not for the ability to enroll our other two weeks. Are we missing something or not considering something we should? Thanks in advance for the advice/feedback!
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