Lets play this scenario out a bit. Lets say that eventually, MVC does limit points transfers to 1x in and 1x out per calendar year. What do you think that would do to point rental availability and pricing. Some thoughts off the top of my head....
- It would severely alter the game of the mega renters (Grand Residences type renters) who rent out tens of thousands of points a year, as they would seemingly wait to rent out as many points as they could in one block to somebody who needs a large bundle. Certainly would limit how many points they could rent as compared to the current landscape, severely reducing supply.
- Anybody who needed a large bundle would look only to those with large bundles to rent as they would not be able to do like they do now and be opportunistic, snatching 2000 well priced points from this person and 3000 well priced points from that person.
- Folks with smaller points bundles to rent (1000, 2000, etc) would likely be more patient to find somebody who wanted a quantity very near the quantity they were renting.
- Folks would have to more closely determine total quantity needed in any given use year, rather than be able to wing it as they do now, as currently, they can always rent more.
- Folks only needing a small amount of points (250, 500, etc) may find it more challenging to rent a smaller block, unless they are lucky enough to find a match to somebody with only a smaller block to rent.
Any thoughts if the circumstances laid out above would drive rental supply up or down, rental pricing up, down, or have no effect? Perhaps some of you already have wisdom from other systems who currently limit transfers.
I agree with GregT.....this is the one trigger that if flipped, would be a game changer in how one looks at this current enrollment opportunity.