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Upgrade Gold to Platinum to qualify resale?

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I want to upgrade my Annual Gold at WMH to an Annual Platinum and use that "purchase" to requalify a Resale (SDO).

Anybody done this? Will developer go for this? Or am I dreaming?

I realize I will have to spend $20,000 to requalify the SDO Resale.
 
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getmoreveggies said:
I want to upgrade my Annual Gold at WMH to an Annual Platinum and use that "purchase" to requalify a Resale (SDO).

Anybody done this? Will developer go for this? Or am I dreaming?

I realize I will have to spend $20,000 to requalify the SDO Resale.
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How much will it cost you to upgrade from Gold to Platinum? Will it be more than the 20k you need to requalify your SDO resale?
 
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I remember reading a recent report is that Starwood has stopped allowing upgrade of a unit to retro another one.
 
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No I don't think the upgrade would quite be $20k, so I might also have to buy a biennial.

I signed a contract (posted details a week ago) and am still debating if I should rescind and look for resale. I know I'm paying at least $10-15k more through developer but I like knowing I have StarOptions/StarPoints and 3-star Elite status (though I realize it only giving me extended conversion dates).
 
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(To clarify, I rescinded my first contract from 1 week ago and got a better deal which I just signed yesterday, so I still have a few days to decide.)
 
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getmoreveggies said:
(To clarify, I rescinded my first contract from 1 week ago and got a better deal which I just signed yesterday, so I still have a few days to decide.)
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Are you still at WMH? I arrived on Sunday and I'm staying for a week.
 
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Haha, small world, I actually just left yesterday with my contracts (that I keep obsessing over). It was awfully quiet there... and cold for the desert!
 
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