| HOA dues | ≈$682–$805 / monthUnconfirmed — verify with the associationAn active owner petition over roughly 20%/year increases. Ask for the last three years of schedules, not just the current one.Listing and association data, via VHG Resort Cost Index · verified Aug 2026 |
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| CDD assessment | NoneNo district assessment on the tax bill, which materially offsets the higher dues.County tax roll, via VHG Resort Cost Index · verified Aug 2026 |
| Minimum lease term | No HOA-imposed minimum foundUnconfirmed — verify with the associationIndividual listings typically set their own 2–4 night minimums.Public sources, via VHG community research · verified Aug 2026 |
| Short-term rental position | Permitted — built for itNo rental programme is required — you may use any manager or self-manage.Osceola zoning + association documents · verified Aug 2026 |
| Combined lodging tax | 13.5% combinedOsceola County Tax Collector + Florida DOR · verified Aug 2026 |
| Nightly rate (market proxy) | ≈$200–$290 / night (market)Unconfirmed — verify with the associationMarket-level proxy.AirROI Kissimmee market TTM · mid-2026 |
| Occupancy (market proxy) | 45–69%Unconfirmed — verify with the associationThe on-site manager markets 68–78% for managed homes — a promotional claim rather than market data.Kissimmee vendor estimates 44.8%–69% by provider and filter · mid-2026 |
Paradise Palms has one feature that genuinely differentiates it in search results and in photographs: every unit has a private pool, including the townhomes. In a corridor where townhome buyers usually trade the pool away, that is a real advantage on a smaller basis, and it lifts the rate a townhome can hold.
There is no district assessment, which offsets a good deal of the higher dues. On total carrying cost the community is more competitive than the HOA figure alone suggests — the same arithmetic that makes Solterra look cheap and is not, run in reverse.
The live issue is the trajectory. Dues have been rising around 20% a year and there is an active owner petition about it. That is not automatically disqualifying — associations that have underfunded reserves have to catch up eventually — but it does mean you should ask for the last three years of schedules and the reserve study, rather than underwriting on this year’s number and hoping.
Figures are current as of the dates shown and change, and dues here have been moving quickly. Ask the association for the current schedule, the last three years, and the reserve study before you rely on any figure.