ROFR Thread April to June 2018 *PLEASE SEE FIRST POST FOR INSTRUCTIONS & FORMATTING TOOL*

[TexasChick123]

Have you been to Tony's Town Square or ridden on an unairconditioned monorail lately? Trust me, resale delays are the least of their issues.

 

[ScubaCat]

I agree but it's also disappointing.

If you compare DVC (or Disney hotels in general) to other resorts, they're mediocre at best. Their primary appeal is access to the theme parks.

 

[jvattes]

I agree but it's also disappointing.

If you compare DVC (or Disney hotels in general) to other resorts, they're mediocre at best. Their primary appeal is access to the theme parks.

And yet here you are.

 

[motherof5]

disfoodie---$100-$21138-200-AKV-Feb-0/17, 72/18, 200/19, 200/20- sent 5/14, passed 5/31

So I tend to be a lurker on this board, but the few times I have asked questions everyone has been so helpful. Thank you for that! This was our first time making it to ROFR (first time seller pulled out) and with all the offers being taken at AKV I was for sure Disney would take it. Still shocked it went through. Now in the home stretch of being a first time DVC owner!!!

Congratulations on the great deal and not having to wait long!

 

[motherof5]

Anyone noticing “estoppel” taking a long time? Passed ROFR on 5/23, talked to title company yesterday and she said it’s still in estoppel. Pass one step wait.......pass step two wait......pass step three wait...... I know patience is the key here but, dang.

I'm still waiting and my passed ROFR in April but seller had reservation and couldn't close until 5/17. And now it's June.

 

[Jerry5788]

I know, but it puts them in a bad light for a company that’s supposed to be all about magic and smiles. Yes, I know it’s still a big evil corporation that hides behind a smiling mouse, but it is in such poor form to do this stuff.

Ehhh makes sense not to waste staff/overhead - I wouldn’t allocate non revenue generating headcount here

 

[pangyal]

Aaaaaand we are updated, ladies and gents!

So sorry to those that had their contracts yanked away this week, and congrats to those that sneaked through the flying darts!

 

[Mumof4mice]

Anyone noticing “estoppel” taking a long time? Passed ROFR on 5/23, talked to title company yesterday and she said it’s still in estoppel. Pass one step wait.......pass step two wait......pass step three wait...... I know patience is the key here but, dang.

My closing agent said she expects the estoppel on monday. That would be a refreshing change, after they took 32 days to [try to find a direct buyer for my contract and fail] pass my contract.

We were really hoping to book a trip in January. But now would have to either postpone or try to gatecrash SSR/OKW with my PVB points. Is piecing together a split stay at MK/Epcot resorts even possible or worth it at 6 months?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

My closing agent said she expects the estoppel on monday. That would be a refreshing change, after they took 32 days to [try to find a direct buyer for my contract and fail] pass my contract.

We were really hoping to book a trip in January. But now would have to either postpone or try to gatecrash SSR/OKW with my PVB points. Is piecing together a split stay at MK/Epcot resorts even possible or worth it at 6 months?

Other than the marathon weekend Jan isn't fast to book. If it's not that weekend - or New Years - you'll likely have more to choose from. Maybe even PVB.

 

[Lola_Stark42]

My closing agent said she expects the estoppel on monday. That would be a refreshing change, after they took 32 days to [try to find a direct buyer for my contract and fail] pass my contract.

We were really hoping to book a trip in January. But now would have to either postpone or try to gatecrash SSR/OKW with my PVB points. Is piecing together a split stay at MK/Epcot resorts even possible or worth it at 6 months?

I’m also hoping to book the end of Jan/beginning of Feb. Just passed ROFR a few days ago, hoping to have this done and the points by July? Fingers crossed we can both find something we want!

 

[disneyeveryyear]

First of two - actually this was the second contract so I was a tad aggressive yet seller agreed.

Still waiting for seller to sign first contract:

Dan1---$105-$22412-200-AKV-Oct-0/16, 9/17, 200/18, 200/19-Seller pays closing- sent 5/31

Hopefully one of these passes the Mouse

Good luck! My fingers are crossed for you. I will be watching to see if our 4/27 club all pass this next try.

Anyone noticing “estoppel” taking a long time? Passed ROFR on 5/23, talked to title company yesterday and she said it’s still in estoppel. Pass one step wait.......pass step two wait......pass step three wait...... I know patience is the key here but, dang.

Another 5/23 here. I checked with Title Company this week and they said it was still in estoppel at DVC. I guess they can either do estoppel or review contracts, apparently they can't both at the same time.

 

[kboo]

Through stalking and waitlisting I managed to put together a presidents week stay in a 1br standard at 6 months or so.

 

[OneLittleSpark2014]

Anyone noticing “estoppel” taking a long time? Passed ROFR on 5/23, talked to title company yesterday and she said it’s still in estoppel. Pass one step wait.......pass step two wait......pass step three wait...... I know patience is the key here but, dang.

Yes, we passed ROFR 18 days ago on 5/17 and the title company told me on Friday morning that they're still waiting for estoppel. I'm trying to figure out how much longer we should expect this to take before we're all done. 4 more weeks? 6? We need to add 3 extra nights to our November trip using this new contract and all availability is drying up quickly as we wait to get this contract through. It's really frustrating since we started the process of buying resale in March. I'm really trying to be patient. I know when it's all done, it will be worth it but it feels like it takes forever!

 

[Gryhndmom]

I’m also hoping to book the end of Jan/beginning of Feb. Just passed ROFR a few days ago, hoping to have this done and the points by July? Fingers crossed we can both find something we want!

Yes, we passed ROFR 18 days ago on 5/17 and the title company told me on Friday morning that they're still waiting for estoppel. I'm trying to figure out how much longer we should expect this to take before we're all done. 4 more weeks? 6? We need to add 3 extra nights to our November trip using this new contract and all availability is drying up quickly as we wait to get this contract through. It's really frustrating since we started the process of buying resale in March. I'm really trying to be patient. I know when it's all done, it will be worth it but it feels like it takes forever!

As @ScubaCat mentioned in a previous post (and I agree with) I can’t imagine they have a great number of people working the resale side AND there are other parties like the title company your broker uses that can also take time. When we used the timeshare store for our resale contracts, JP was great in giving us a time frame of two to three months for the total process once a contract is signed.

There is a also a closing time thread where you can read what others have seen time wise with their respective contracts. Hope that helps.

 

[ScubaCat]

And yet here you are.

Thanks; keep us posted.

AND there are other parties like the title company your broker uses that can also take time

That's a really good point, too. Anytime you have 3 entities working on something (broker, title company, management company), they all will just process things in a queue. And to be fair to DVD, it's not like the brokers and title companies don't make mistakes, too. On our last resale contract, the title agency (despite having it printed on the contract and then verifying it with closing docs) still titled the dead incorrectly and had to file a scrivener's affidavit to correct it.

I just look at direct=FP+ and resale=standby. Before fastpass, the lines always tended to move at a reasonably brisk pace even when they were long. Now, with half the people having fastpasses, standby can take forever. With a multi-decade purchase, I'm willing to wait in the standby queue once to save tens of thousands of dollars. This forum serves as the in-queue entertainment.

 

[kboo]

This forum serves as the in-queue entertainment.

 

[Dan1]

First of two - actually this was the second contract so I was a tad aggressive yet seller agreed.

Still waiting for seller to sign first contract:

Dan1---$105-$22412-200-AKV-Oct-0/16, 9/17, 200/18, 200/19-Seller pays closing- sent 5/31

Hopefully one of these passes the Mouse

And the second contract now off to ROFR:

Dan1---$105-$21866-200-AKV-Oct-0/16, 0/17, 38/18, 200/19- sent 6/4

Hopefully quick decision either way; quick is relative.

 

[Mskcl131]

Mskcl131---$140-$10969-75-PVB-Feb-0/17, 0/18, 34/19, 75/20- sent 6/4

Here we go again!! Just closed on our first resale contract in March. Hoping we’ll be lucky again this time.

 

[Dan1]

I’m curious why folks select Beach Club vs Boardwalk Villas contracts (other than for add on)?

I think BWV have more units, greater availability, lower cost per point; both have identical access to Epcot and Hollywood Studios.

Is it simply because of the Beach Club pool?

What am I missing or getting wrong?

Thanks!

 

[Jerry5788]

I’m curious why folks select Beach Club vs Boardwalk Villas contracts (other than for add on)?

I think BWV have more units, greater availability, lower cost per point; both have identical access to Epcot and Hollywood Studios.

Is it simply because of the Beach Club pool?

What am I missing or getting wrong?

Thanks!

Here is a blog comparing the two
http://www.disneytouristblog.com/beach-club-boardwalk-hotel-comparison/