i have always bought thru Disney directly but just put an offer in on a resale property thru the Timeshare Store. If this is approved, is this resale linked to my DVC membership number and if so, how is that done?
After passing ROFR, and prior to closing, the title company should send you a form that asks for your current membership status (if they don't you'll want to inform them of your current status). There are two key points to linking your contracts under the same membership:
1- Contracts need to be of the same UY (both direct and resale contracts - regardless of home resort - will need to share the same UY - Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, or Dec)
2- Contracts should to be titled exactly the same - complete names match, order matches, etc.
Is there anything that I need to know when purchasing resale??
Unless you include the "No Child Surrender" clause, buying resale will involve relinquishing parental rights over your second-born child to Disney after passing ROFR (but prior to closing). This is covered in detail in _auroraborealis_'s post from last year and can be found
here (from a quick google search of resale vs. direct). But that (as well as the other differences enumerated) are moot given you've already signed a contract. Worth a read though in case your contract gets taken and you have to take another run at it.
Bit me on my first contract, but fool me once shame on you, fool me... you can't get fooled again.
