Great thread!!

I haven't read the entire thing yet so don't hate me if this has come up before. My daughter is turning 2 in a few months and we want to start planning a trip right before her 3rd birthday (assuming no pandemic).

I'm considering becoming a member of DVC but I'm not 100% we are going to use it enough to get our monies worth. We really like the sound of a 2 bedroom villa with a kitchen instead of an over priced hotel room.

If we decide that DVC is not for us, what experience do you guys have with renting dvc points from websites like dvcrentalstore.com? From my research, I could rent points and get a 2 bedroom villa at the grand floridian for a full week for about $6000 and other properties were under $4000. They advertise points cost about $17 each plus $3 to get insurance. We are planning for late fall 2021.

Is renting points my best option if we decide not to become DVC members or should I look elsewhere?

Couple other questions,

By my math a DVC membership for 15 years is going to run me a little more than 40k (initial cost + 15 years of monthly dues). Do any DVC members on here have experience selling their membership when they are done? I see memberships selling in the $165-$200 per point. Is this realistic? or are these resell sites to good to be true.

In my state (NC) time shares are illegal and I'm generally terrified of them. My mother in law bought 2 in tampa for about $15k 10 years ago and they are worthless now. I assume your investment is much safer with Disney?

Thanks!!!!

Whoa! I was looking at buying 100 points at copper creek, initial cost 22k then $70 a month. That's where I was getting a little over 40k for 15 years. I know the monthly maintenance will go up slightly every year, are there other hidden fees I'm missing?