Author: Mike Chen

$0 FL State Income Tax 100% Bonus Depreciation $30K+ Cost Seg First-Year Benefit 23.8% Max Effective Cap Gains Most Orlando vacation rental owners leave money on the table at tax time. They either overpay on the keep side or undersell on the exit because they never ran the real numbers. This guide covers every Florida … Continued

$48K+ 5-6 BR Revenue Floor 40-65% Managed vs Self Gap 10 mi To Disney World +9% STR Revenue YoY You bought a ChampionsGate vacation home expecting strong rental income. But your 2026 numbers came in below projections, your Airbnb is not making money the way you planned, and now you’re asking: should I sell my … Continued

4.5 Miles to Disney 2 Full-Service Clubhouses 100+ Properties Managed 68% Revenue Increase Storey Lake Resort sits 4.5 miles from Disney World. That proximity puts you on every family’s radar. But proximity doesn’t explain why some Storey Lake Airbnbs maintain a 4.8+ rating with 80% occupancy while the house next door struggles at 4.3 stars … Continued

Every cost Vista Cay condo owners pay in 2026, line by line. Real numbers from real owner statements. $25K–$60K ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE <2%–5% RETURN ON PURCHASE $261–$499/mo HOA (UTILITIES BUNDLED) $0 CDD NO CDD ASSESSMENT Vista Cay Rental Income and Expenses: The Full 2026 Breakdown What does a Vista Cay condo actually cost to operate, … Continued

$60K–$150K+ ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE 4.4%–7.1% CAP RATE RANGE $475–$600 MONTHLY HOA 62–67% AVG OCCUPANCY Windsor Cay Rental Income and Expenses Look Different After Year One Every Windsor Cay owner I work with has a number from their closing packet. And every one of them has a different number on their actual owner statement twelve months … Continued

Every service a full-service vacation rental manager in Kissimmee should provide, from dynamic pricing to resort compliance. What owners actually get. 30,000+ Active Vacation Rentals $7.3B Annual Visitor Spending 13.5% Combined Tax Rate 79-101% Seasonal Revenue Swing Looking for a Property Manager in Kissimmee? Talk to Mike about your property. Free consultation, no contracts. Why … Continued

10+ Communities Compared $185–$859 Monthly Range 3 With $0 CDD Every investor shopping for a vacation rental near Disney asks the same question: how much are HOA fees in Davenport Florida resort communities? The answer is rarely what the listing shows. Between stacked HOA structures, CDD fees Davenport Florida buyers don’t expect, and county tax … Continued

94 Kissimmee AIRDNA MARKET SCORE 59 Cape Coral AIRDNA MARKET SCORE 68 Panama City Beach AIRDNA MARKET SCORE Three Florida markets. Three very different risk profiles. If you’re looking for the best city to buy an Airbnb in Florida heading into 2027, these three keep coming up: Kissimmee (theme park corridor), Cape Coral (Gulf canal … Continued

53-65% Market Occupancy Range 68% FunStay Portfolio 100+ Properties Managed 101% Peak-to-Trough Swing What Is the Average Airbnb Occupancy Rate in Orlando? The Orlando Airbnb occupancy rate depends entirely on who you ask. AirDNA says 53%. Chalet says 61%. Airbtics reports 69%. These numbers come from different methodologies, different time periods, and different definitions of … Continued

$35K–$48K 4BR gross (managed) ~5% Financed total return 68% FunStay occupancy 100+ Properties we manage Orlando Vacation Rental Revenue: What the Data Shows Orlando Airbnb income varies wildly depending on who you ask. AirDNA puts the average property at $24,700 a year. Rabbu says $43,200. Chalet claims over $60,000. These come from different methodologies, different … Continued