I test out manual trades pretty often just to see what I can get. I've noticed in the last 6 months or so, it seems like my Studio pulls much less than it did before...before what, I don't know, but something has changed.
I think you mean BeachPlace Towers(BPT)in Fort Lauderdale..which has 1BR and 2BR Lockoff Units
Yes, BPT. OP and BPT have lock offs. The other two don't.
I had thought a gold week because that is when we would like to go. Perhaps we should look for a Grand Chateau instead. How important is it to buy Platinum? We are hoping to use it to trade into Hawaii in winter. We are retired so we can be flexible.
That is a concern that I have since we own four Florida weeks. I don't think the BOD at any of the resorts are doing a good job of communicating to owners the issue. I also think they really don't know or understand what the law entails. Do resorts have to maintain fully funded reserves based on Florida statutory funding levels, or funding levels based on regular reserve studies that the resorts will be mandated to perform. If the former, why mandate reserve studies at all if a resort HOA can no longer waive fully funded reserves. I suspect each HOA is paying a bundle of money to get legal council on the subject. Probably MVW internal legal council that is then turning back and billing the HOAs furthering MVWs bottom line. Though that last part may just be the cynic in me.
Not yet...guess it depends on the final impacts. If we're talking a couple hundred dollars a year I wouldn't sweat it. If we're talking >$2K/year maintenance fees for Orlando 2 BR units that's something else.
To be fair. a $200 increase at some of the Orlando resorts like Grande Vista or Harbour Lake will take us pretty close to $2K/year MF.
Are you looking to trade back into Marriott resorts? One thing to keep in mind, if you want DVC exchanges then a MGV will be restricted into trading back into Disney. If that weren’t the case, I’d probably go with a MGV in the Florida Club.Hello Folks -- What are some of your preferred MVC resorts that have great trading power in II and ROI (in terms of acquisition cost, MF, price/point etc)
Have a bunch of Vistana weeks and looking to get a few MVC weeks.
Thanks for the advice
IMO if that happens, it'll change the entire thought process for MVC buying and exchanging. IMO there are 4 components to a good trader. Low buy in cost, reasonable fees, good to very good trade power (non are high end) and lock off capable. Specific to your question, if fees for HL & GV make them poor choices as a MVC trader, does it narrow the field simply to WR & GC or does it broaden the field to include CA desert options and Ocean Pointe in the core group? And possibly bring Doral & Legend's Edge more into view due to the FL Club option. An increase in fees sufficient to cause this shift will certainly result in a reduced price. Personally I don't see if making any difference to most and for those where it does, it'll likely be more of an emotional block that a financial one. If it's a financial one, they shouldn't be buying anyway if a could hundred $$$ a year per week makes this unworkable for them. As I said recently though, I expect HL to end up with lower fees than GV in a few years.
You could still use the FC for non GV reservation then exchange to DVC.
I would think any change related to the laws about fully funding reserves would wipe out any Florida property as a good option. At least as compared to MGC or WLR. If the fees at Grande Vista and Harbour Lake moved into the $2K range, it might make the Palm Desert resorts equal options. RIght now those are not very good because the fees have gone up drastically. Perhaps Manor Club Sequel would also be a decent option again like it was way back in the mid 2000s.
I've always assumed the higher fees were at least partially related to catch up on the upgrades from Horizon's to MVC proper. Given it's footprint and building makeup I would expect it to be cheaper long term but we'll see.
Interesting. I thought it all depends on where your week was deeded. So a Florida based week ownership wouldn’t qualify if the underlying week was located in Florida within the distance limit.
Interesting. I thought it all depends on where your week was deeded. So a Florida based week ownership wouldn’t qualify if the underlying week was located in Florida within the distance limit.
It’s actually listed on Interval’s website as a Florida club and then you pick the resort
I always thought the same, but we are now more than 10 years past the rename and all renovations have been completed. They rooms are now up to Marriott standards. Harbour Lake also has a lot of kids activieis and the pretty big minim golf course. I suspect it now has to do with the amenities and split with fewer owners.
Yeah, if you own Grande Vista you can reserve Ocean Pointe and when you deposit Ocean Pointe through the Florida Club, it gets you outside the DVC regional block.
That’s really good to know.
How far in advance can you book a FC resort outside of Orlando and then deposit?
