DVC Point Rental - Wait or Change My Request? Help!

Update! We changed our request to non-contingent on 1/10, got our first room by 1/19 and the second by 1/21. So we are all booked and ready for the Poly in October!

Thanks again for all of the advice & feedback!
Please excuse my ignorance (im new here, planning a Nov 2020 trip) but what is the difference between “contingent“ and “non-contingent“ with rentals? I have a request out with two of the most popular sites and am currently waitlisted on both.
 
Hi!

I really have no advice, but I just rented points for the Poly at the 7-month mark today for our stay in August. I used the rental board on this forum. Within the 7-month window, points can be used at any DVC resort, so you don’t necessarily need to rent from someone with Poly points. If you can’t find a renter on this forum, there are quite a few FB groups for renting points.

I find renting from the person directly, rather than through David’s or other rental agencies, a couple dollars cheaper per point. It’s super easy. I only contacted the renter last night, and after a few emails back and forth, I paid and received the confirmation number, and I have the reservation all set up in MDE already.
How do you determine what renters are trustworthy on these boards? I would love to do something like this, but am nervous about the potential of a scam and seeing thousands of dollars go down the drain 😳.
 
Please excuse my ignorance (im new here, planning a Nov 2020 trip) but what is the difference between “contingent“ and “non-contingent“ with rentals? I have a request out with two of the most popular sites and am currently waitlisted on both.

Contingent means both rooms have to be available for them to proceed with booking. Non-contingent means as soon as they can secure 1 room they will book it even if they can't book the other at that time.
 
Contingent means both rooms have to be available for them to proceed with booking. Non-contingent means as soon as they can secure 1 room they will book it even if they can't book the other at that time.
Ahh, I see. So this only works for people who need multiple rooms instead of needing just the one room then, correct?
 


Ahh, I see. So this only works for people who need multiple rooms instead of needing just the one room then, correct?

Yes. If you only need one room, contingent and non-contingent do not come into play.
 



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