Tatebeck
I can go the DIStance
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2023
I would heavily disagree. Everyone keeps reporting that in recent years 7 month availability has been getting worse and worse. Whether that's because of a lot of members trying to get cheap sleep around points, speculative renting, or the newer resorts having more strict resale restrictions, it really doesn't matter. Though it's probably a bit of each.The only time I have stayed at my home resort has been Aulani.
"Buy where you want to stay" is insanely overblown because 7 month availability is nowhere near as dire as people like to imply. Especially if you have enough points for 1 bedrooms.
Buy where the math makes sense, taking into account the initial purchase price and likely dues. You'll be able to stay everywhere. Not every date or every trip, but over the course of your membership.
Unless, of course, you ONLY want to stay at the same resort every single trip. In which case, sure, buy there.
If you are fine spinning a roulette wheel each time you stay, are very flexible with dates, only want 1 bedrooms, etc it could work for you, but seemingly will get harder over time. I wouldn't buy the cheapest beach house with higher maintenance/upkeep costs in a neighborhood hoping to rent it out and then rent at a different house that I liked better just down the street each time. Way too much risk and work for only a slight potential benefit.