This sounds like salesperson math. I think you need to add the acquisition cost of your 2 previously unenrolled weeks into your cost per point calc to make it a real calc.
If you were to elect all weeks for points (which you are not doing) what would the 2021 maintenance fees per point be on the 30K. I believe this piece of information is always important when looking at enrollment from a points only perspective. Would the low point generators put your MF's per point higher than DP points at $0.604?
My fees for my 2019 conversion worked out to be just under 38¢ PP looking at the weeks enrolled and the purchased Aruba week. I don't have the info in front of me but I also calculated the fees per point for the ones I'd usually take points on and it was higher but still under 50 PP, I'm thinking it was 47¢ or 48¢ PP. If I look at my overall portfolio it was also just under 38¢ PP in 2019 but with Willow Ridge I generally wouldn't take points and often not for Legend's Edge, my 2 lowest points returned per week, so the numbers are more favorable when those are removed.
I expect that the folks that have done these deals all worked through Internet sales. The recaps I’ve read all suggest they are more professional and focused on finding a deal that works for you. We really need a search stickie for threads by Frank 808, Dean, Vol90 and the few others that have done these big deals.
I will provide an update, as and when I get any specific information on what may be on offer.
You should be able to do so with an Aruba or St. Kitt's week depending on the week involved. For Aruba is will likely require a minimum of an OC Platinum OS unit but with price escalations, an OV/OS Surf Club MIGHT get it done as well. An OF or event/plus week certainly would if they allow it. It will be cheaper than buying the 5500 points and have a better points to fees ration. The same applies to Asia weeks. You should certainly check about enrolling with a Spain purchase and compare and I suspect you already are.
I guess I wasn't clear. I was speaking of enrolling applicable Asian weeks, not purchasing to enroll. I'm not sure what the requirements would be to buy a St. Kitt's week and enroll but you might want to check there as well.
It's just a guess but I suspect the best you can do with St. Kitts with one week purchased is an OS Platinum week and NOT an OV or GV. In Aruba 4075 points would not have met the qualifications to do so because of the dollar limits but with price increases this might have changed. I get the impression St. Kitt's has been a little more lax in that area possibly due to being more difficult to sell than Aruba?
Cheapest is "trading weeks" exchanging, followed by owning what one will actually use followed by points. However, they work best together when looked at as a package though that usage and flexibility does have a cost, I think it's a reasonable one for what I get.
It is all about getting a value you are happy with. Through my HGVC with “Bad” maintenance fee to points I’ve gotten adequate value exchanging into 1 BR Ocean View Lagoon Tower for the same effective cost as the base hotel room at the hotel towers of the Hawaiian village. To me that was a good value, even if not technically maximizing my cost. Even with the skim on Vistana, I can see it being beneficial for quite a few owners to trade, and one advantage of the scale is that they might have a better shot at incentivizing weeks owners at the desirable Vistana properties to trade with DC. It may not be the cheapest solution, but simplicity can be attractive to some owners.
I would probably choose to go with a Spanish week rather than a St Kitts week for any suitable deal, not least because St Kitts weeks by comparison have both higher MFs and lower points allocation when electing them for points.It's just a guess but I suspect the best you can do with St. Kitts with one week purchased is an OS Platinum week and NOT an OV or GV. In Aruba 4075 points would not have met the qualifications to do so because of the dollar limits but with price increases this might have changed. I get the impression St. Kitt's has been a little more lax in that area possibly due to being more difficult to sell than Aruba?
In my experience you need to spend a minimum of 16.500€ or equivalent to enrolled 1 external week, not a great deal when I hear of people in US being allowed to enrol multiple weeks. I will be interested in what you find out!
Friends bought a Gold week in Spain last Summer for £13-14k (I can’t remember exactly), so some $17K at current exchange rates, to also enrol one ineligible week.