I AM OFFICIALLY A VGC OWNER!!! WOOHOO!!
Now the long wait for my new membership to be created, and points to get into my account...
Home: Villas at Disney's Grand Californian (VGC)
This is actually two small contracts (one 35pts, the other 27pts), but they are being closed together.
Broker: FidelityResales.com
Title Company: First American
Offer made: 9/20/2020
Offer accepted: 9/21/2020
Offer contract received and sent in with deposit: 09/23/2020
Seller returned offer contract: 09/24/2020
Sent to ROFR: 09/25/2020 (5 days)
Passed ROFR: 10/29/2020 (34 days)
Closing docs received: 11/24/2020 (26 days)
Closing docs returned: 11/24/2020 (0 days)
Seller returned closing docs: 11/30/2020 (6 days)
Closing: 12/2/2020 (2 days)
Deed recorded: 12/1/2020
Contract Showing on Membership:
Points in account:
TIME TOTAL: 74 days and counting...
offer to ROFR: 39 days
ROFR passing to Closing: 34 days
Closing to Points in Account: 1 day and counting...
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Here is my experience so far, as I’ve done numerous mostly small contracts:
Closed Contracts (offer to points in account):
BRV Resale - 43 days -
www.FidelityResales.com / Mason
AKL Resale #1 - 49 days -
www.DVCbyResale.com / Mason
AKL Resale #2 - 40 days -
www.DVCStore.com / Mason
AKL Resale #3 - 80 days -
www.DVCResaleMarket.com / Magic Vacation Title (start of Covid, Feb-May)
CCV Resale #1 - 91 days -
www.FidelityResales.com / Mason (Covid, end-May to end-August)
SSR Resale #1 - 120 days -
www.*************.com / TRCS (Covid, May to September)
CCV Resale #2 - 86 days -
www.*************.com / TRCS (Covid, July to October)
CCV Small Resale #3 - 87 days -
www.FidelityResales.com / Mason (Covid, July to October)
In progress:
SSR Small Resale #2 -
www.FidelityResales.com / Mason - 89 days so far, waiting for points (offer made 9/5, sent to ROFR 9/14, passed ROFR 10/21, deed recorded 10/28, contract appeared 11/12)
HHI Small Resale -
www.*******.com / Hayes Title - 77 days so far, waiting for account to appear (offer made 9/17, sent to ROFR 9/21, passed 11/6, closing docs received 11/10, seller issue resolved 11/20, deed recorded 11/25)
VGC Small Resale #1 & #2 -
www.FidelityResales.com / First American - 74 total days so far, waiting for account to appear (offer made 9/20, sent to ROFR 9/25, passed ROFR 10/29, closing docs received 11/24, closed 12/2)