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[Rikerk]

I am pretty sure that we are going to take the plunge into the DVC. I am on the fence on whether to buy all of my points at 1 location or split between 2 and alternate each year through banking & borrowing. We are buying a total of 230 points. Has anyone done this? And what is your advice. Pros & Cons. The agent already got approval so I know I can do it. It is should I? The 2 are either BLT & SS or BLT & OKW

[tjkraz]

Nothing wrong with doing that. With the room costs being higher at BLT, make sure that you own enough points there to suit your needs. Depending on how you plan to use the points, a 60/40 split may be more sensible than 50/50.

[HakunaMatata]

Just a reminder to make sure you have enough points to book at the 11 month mark for the amount of days you generally wish to stay at the particular resort (especially important if you tend to travel during the more popular times of the year).

[norm & linda]

Yes, as others have said, figure out how many points you need to do a trip.

Are you buying DVC or resale?

If DVC can we assume you are buying 160 BLT and 70 other?

I have a 70 point contract that I thought would work for me, but as it turned out the points system has been redistributed. I was going to use my 70 pt contract every three years for a total of 210 points which would have bought 5 nights in a 2 br during spring break or 6 nights in a 1 br. now the same stays cost 220, so it's a good idea to figure out what you need I now have to purchase a transfer from another member or look at adding on points to do a stay.

I am sure they will advise you on this but the contracts should have the same use year.

[chezp]

I'd echo what everyone else has said - just be sure that you've got enough points at each location for the type of vacation you'd like to take each year.

[spiceypj]

might go with BLT and BWV - so you have one at the 2 most popular places.

that say still love OKW and SSR so far is the easy one to get,

[Rikerk]

I wanted to do BLT & BCV , but the rep said that she preferred not to sell me BCV because it ends in 2042 (I think that is what she said). She can sell me OKW extended until 2057, SS until 2054. It is really difficult to choose.

[spiceypj]

might still go with Bwv or Bcv - just because they are close to Epcot and Studios.

would go with OKW before SSR - because OKW has less points needed (same reason for BWV over BCV)

OKW has done all the maintence - so despite it being the oldest of the DVC resorts - it is in pretty good shape.

besides BCV does not have a 3-bedroom - only studio, 1 and 2 bedroom (so does VWL)

you never one when you might need one - it is best for that to be in your home resort.

[tjkraz]

Originally Posted by Rikerk

I wanted to do BLT & BCV , but the rep said that she preferred not to sell me BCV because it ends in 2042 (I think that is what she said). She can sell me OKW extended until 2057, SS until 2054. It is really difficult to choose.

BCV is always going to be a tough resort to get into at 7 months due to its smallish size (only about 200 units--the second smallest DVC at Walt Disney World.) If you hope to stay there frequently using DVC points, you should buy into BCV. Yes, it will cost you more in a relativistic sense (fewer years for similar money), but the question you need to ask is whether that's a worthwhile sacrifice to make.

On the other hand, if you plan to bounce among many different resorts and don't really have a strong preference, I would go with the longer contract. There's no sense paying a premium price for those BCV points if you end up often using them for stays at AKV, BWV, OKW, SSR, etc. We have often booked outside of our Home resorts at 7 months and always have multiple destinations available for booking.

I will say this specifically about BCV--the location is good in terms of transportation to Epcot and you have access to Stormalong Bay. But,the balcony views are collectively the worst in the entire DVC program and transportation to Hollywood Studios leaves a lot to be desired.