Anyone Live In Kissimmee or Davenport In a Short term Rental Community? (Tampa: real estate, HOA)

[GloryB]

Originally Posted by annerk

"Resort Style Community" means that there is a pool, tennis/basketball courts, clubhouse that may or may not offer activities, and usually a small excercise room and children's playground/play area.

See, and I thought it meant come Monday morning, you'll be going to work and all your neighbors (who change frequently) will be going to Disney.

[earthfaries]

By resort style community I was referring to living in a townhome or house, where you may not have any neighbors, or they come and go weekly because they are on vacation. Where most of the homes are vacation rentals.

[annerk]

Did you decide which community you want to rent in?

One other disadvantage to a community like that is that your children will have a real hard time meeting other kids and making friends because you plan on home-schooling. You might want to look into outside activities like Scouts, sports leagues, etc. Some of the local church's have very active youth programs, if you are planning on joining a congregation once you arrive, it's something else to think about while church shopping.

[marypoppins]

If you're planning to rent long term in a short term rental community, be sure to look carefully at the cost, and what's included. I say this because, generally speaking, short term rental homes usually are more expensive. For example, you can expect to pay anything from around $500 a week for a short term rental home, but you can get something long term for around $800 a month upwards. All depends on the home of course (size, facilities, location etc)

[annerk]

Originally Posted by marypoppins

If you're planning to rent long term in a short term rental community, be sure to look carefully at the cost, and what's included. I say this because, generally speaking, short term rental homes usually are more expensive. For example, you can expect to pay anything from around $500 a week for a short term rental home, but you can get something long term for around $800 a month upwards. All depends on the home of course (size, facilities, location etc)

Very good point!

[earthfaries]

Originally Posted by annerk

Did you decide which community you want to rent in?

One other disadvantage to a community like that is that your children will have a real hard time meeting other kids and making friends because you plan on home-schooling. You might want to look into outside activities like Scouts, sports leagues, etc. Some of the local church's have very active youth programs, if you are planning on joining a congregation once you arrive, it's something else to think about while church shopping.

I'm interested in Regal Palms Resort at Highland Reserve in Davenport. As for homeschooling, it's not something I plan on doing, it's something I have always done for all my children, the oldest is now 12. Of course we do lots of extra out of the home activities and they get to play with friends and such and lack of socialization is not a problem with our kids.

I believe that the resort community will be a great experience for them ~ meeting families and playing with children from all over the world

Originally Posted by marypoppins

If you're planning to rent long term in a short term rental community, be sure to look carefully at the cost, and what's included. I say this because, generally speaking, short term rental homes usually are more expensive. For example, you can expect to pay anything from around $500 a week for a short term rental home, but you can get something long term for around $800 a month upwards. All depends on the home of course (size, facilities, location etc)

We are going to sign a year lease for a set monthly payment, just like anywhere else. It's a fair price too.

Thanks again for the input everyone!

[annerk]

If you aren't home schooling I would look at Clermont rather than Davenport. The elementary school that serves those communties is brand new and I've heard great things about it. I think middle school is Windy Hill. I know a teacher there who used to teach in Devenport and had nothing good to say about Polk County Schools. I wouldn't consider any Osceola schools.

As far as making friends, it's going to be a lot harder to do so in a neighborhood where none of the kids lives there, and is probably out and about doing things with the family most of their vacation. There sill be limited (if any) interaction with kids in the neighborhood, and that in itself will make it harder to meet other kids.

[earthfaries]

Originally Posted by annerk

If you aren't home schooling I would look at Clermont rather than Davenport. The elementary school that serves those communties is brand new and I've heard great things about it. I think middle school is Windy Hill. I know a teacher there who used to teach in Devenport and had nothing good to say about Polk County Schools. I wouldn't consider any Osceola schools.

As far as making friends, it's going to be a lot harder to do so in a neighborhood where none of the kids lives there, and is probably out and about doing things with the family most of their vacation. There sill be limited (if any) interaction with kids in the neighborhood, and that in itself will make it harder to meet other kids.

I think I worded my post wrong ~ I do homeschool and will homeschool, have for the past 12 years and will until the kids are grown. I was just saying I wasn't new to the homeschooling thing

As for the kids, it's fine, there are lots of homeschooling communities out there with plenty of activities. And as for meeting kids, you should see my kids. Some of the most fun they have is playing with new "friends" at the park. Since we are at home all day and night we will be playing a lot and they will meet new friends ~ even it they only have them for a day of two, they will remember them and have a great time

Even if they didn't make a bunch of friends, I don't really care ~ they have their brothers and sisters and remember I babysit so they will have a few other kids to play with plus the homeschooling community that we may be involved in. It will be fine

Thanks for the info on the schools though, if I did send the kids to school I would definitely want them to go to good ones, and actually they would go to a charter school if they were to go to a school.

[annerk]

Originally Posted by earthfaries

I think I worded my post wrong ~ I do homeschool and will homeschool, have for the past 12 years and will until the kids are grown. I was just saying I wasn't new to the homeschooling thing

As for the kids, it's fine, there are lots of homeschooling communities out there with plenty of activities. And as for meeting kids, you should see my kids. Some of the most fun they have is playing with new "friends" at the park. Since we are at home all day and night we will be playing a lot and they will meet new friends ~ even it they only have them for a day of two, they will remember them and have a great time

Even if they didn't make a bunch of friends, I don't really care ~ they have their brothers and sisters and remember I babysit so they will have a few other kids to play with plus the homeschooling community that we may be involved in. It will be fine

Thanks for the info on the schools though, if I did send the kids to school I would definitely want them to go to good ones, and actually they would go to a charter school if they were to go to a school.

Are you sure you're going to be allowed to run a baby sitting business out of your home? In this area, 95% of the HOA's specifically forbid it. Is your landlord aware of this? Most leases forbid it (and any other home-based commercial activity) as well. I'd look very carefully at that, or you could end up very quickly evicted. The last thing a landlord wants is for a tenant to do something that causes the landlord to get a nasty-gram from the HOA.

[earthfaries]

Originally Posted by annerk

Are you sure you're going to be allowed to run a baby sitting business out of your home? In this area, 95% of the HOA's specifically forbid it. Is your landlord aware of this? Most leases forbid it (and any other home-based commercial activity) as well. I'd look very carefully at that, or you could end up very quickly evicted. The last thing a landlord wants is for a tenant to do something that causes the landlord to get a nasty-gram from the HOA.

I won't be running a babysitting business out of my rental home. I babysit a couple of children ~ it's not a daycare or a business. Yes, I have mentioned it. Most places have stipulations. Here where I live for example I can not have a business in my home, therefore if I stay under the number and aren't licensed you are not a business. I have checked into it and made sure the landlord knows about it, don't want any problems you know