Erica Muller

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Whether you are looking for a place to cool for this summer or you're in the market to buy a family friendly vacation home in Orlando these three communities boast the best private water parks in Orlando and are sure to not disappoint the kids!

1. The Reunion Resort
The Reunion Resort water park is the behemoth of all the Orlando vacation home community water parks. It has a lazy river, twisting water slides, wooden boardwalk, water playground, full food and beverage service, sunny and shaded lounge areas and scheduled family activities Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Kids Crew adjacent to the Water Park. A huge plus about this water park is that it's generally not as crowded since there is also another pool in Reunion. I love to come here for the day with my daughter, she always has a blast and we don't have to fight off mobs of soaking wet kids trying to fight for their spot in line at the water slide. In order to take advantage of the Reunion water park you must either be staying at the Resort as a guest or purchase into their membership. If you are considering buying a property in Reunion I would advise picking one up that already includes the membership. That will save you about $20,000.

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2. Regal Palms
In my opinion the Regal Palms Water park in Davenport is second only to The Reunion Resort. It offers the same type of activities such as a lazy river, water slide and kids splash area just on a smaller scale and usually it is a bit more crowded. Regal Palms is an excellent choice for a vacation home for those on a budget and that want to enjoy the same amenities as a larger resort. The water is warm year round and the kids will absolutely love you for taking them here. To enjoy the facilities at the Regal Palms water park you must either be a guest of the Resort or an owner of a Regal Palms townhouse. If you are an owner you have to pay $250 per month to be a member in good standing and utilize the facilities.

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3. Windsor Hills

The Windsor Hills Water Park in Kissimmee is a baby compared to The Reunion Resort and The Regal Palms Resort however, it's still an excellent choice is you want to own in a five-star neighborhood at an affordable price. The water park consist of one large water slide, a splash area with fountains, a large pool area, convenience store, game room and fitness center. The Windsor Hills water park is more of a giant pool with a large water slide and splash park. It's still alot of fun it's just not as extravagant and large as the others. The properties in Windsor Hills are beautiful and most come fully furnished with bookings already in place. This community does extremely well with bookings and if your looking offset your expense of ownership for a vacation home near Disney this community is an excellent choice.

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The Bimini Bay 11,000 Sq Ft Clubhouse was set to flames last month. The Bimini Bay resort was not known for it's amenities, or lack thereof, and now the one good thing it had going for it has been burnt to smithereens. The police suspect arson as the main cause of this fire and thankfully there were no injuries reported. According to the Fire Marshall, the damages are totaling around $1,000,000. I wouldn't hold your breathe on this being renovated anytime soon.

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While we're on the topic of crime in Bimini Bay, earlier that week Bimini Bay served as the meeting place for four men planning a robbery. Two unsuspecting men who were hanging out at the local Kissimmee Denny's wandered to a party at the Bimini Bay Resort with two random women that they met (probably over a romantic platter of moons over my hammy) only to be forced into a vacant townhouse where they were held at gun point. Talk about a good day gone bad. They probably should have just stuck with Denny's and a romantic walk down I-drive in rush hour.

Bimini Bay appears to be taking alot of heat over the past month. . . no pun intended. From arson to robberies that would be enough to make me look at the properties up the street instead. With all this bad press surrounding the Bimini Bay resort this may be a good time to get a cheap townhouse in there as many owners will probably be deciding it's time for a move!

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"Hi Comcast? This is the The Villages at Legacy Park HOA and um, we just wanted to know why you shut off the cable to the entire community?"

How would you like to owe your cable company $105,305? That's how much the Legacy Park Town homes Homeowners Association owed to Comcast for an unpaid cable bill before they filed chapter 11 on June 16. Back in the boom the developers had to use whatever advantage they could to try and compete with other communities selling short term rental properties in the Davenport area and including cable as part of the HOA seemed like a good sales pitch at the time. Fast forward to the dreary days of the foreclosure epidemic and now what we have is alot of people with no cable and a broke HOA. Read Full Article Here

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WFTV just broke the story on the latest Davenport community, La Cresta a 55+ active adult community, to be abandoned by its builder. "A homeowner called Eyewitness News after he bought a house in what was promised to be a sprawling retirement community in Davenport, but it turned into nothing but a ghost town."

No sooner than residents could say "I worked my whole life to finally retire and now I'm stuck in a ghost town with no pool, half-built homes and vacant lots" did Del Webb show up and peel the signs off all the buildings, lock the doors to the sales office and board up the windows.

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According to their official statement that they issued on July 10, 2009 they said, "The decision was a direct result of the Company being unable to resolve the claims of a breach of contract, among others, against JL Land entities, with whom Pulte contracted to purchase developed lots, and the Estate of Joe Lewo." For as long as Del Webb knew about these on going issues they continued to sell homes to prospective homeowners without even so much as a "heads up" on the situation. Quality.

This is starting to sound familiar. . . Bimini Bay, Bella Colina, Notting Hill. So many communities are getting left high and dry by the builders due to financial problems. The homeowners are getting stuck owning properties in what they thought was going to be a resort paradise and turns out to be nothing more than a pile of bricks with a fancy entrance and angry neighbors. What's really sad is that homeowners can't even sell their home because who wants to purchase in a unfinished community? Even if they are lucky enough to find buyer for it they most certainly will not be able to get the price they paid to the builder, therefore losing more money.

Del Webb is a subsidiary company of Pulte Homes, a large home builder in the United States. This makes me wonder if other Del-Webb communities, like Bella Trae in Champions Gate, could potentially be in danger of a situation like this occurring. My advice to any prospective home buyer who wants to buy new is to stick with the communities that are already finished and are trying to unload their final inventory (completed) homes. You still get all the benefits of buying new like the home warranty and that "never been lived in, fresh paint smell" but you get the security of knowing that all the amenities have been completed so even if the builder went bankrupt tomorrow you're not stuck owning in a ghost town with unfinished homes and amenities.

In closing to this not so shocking news, at least Pulte has noted in their statement that " Pulte remains committed to honoring any customer service or warranty related needs under the Pulte Protection Plan." How nice of them. Maybe we should send them a bottle of wine for their kindness.

A Pink Flamingo vacation home testimonial. This lovely Canadian couple recently closed on their bank owned vacation home in Sandy Ridge. They had the entire house furnished and put under management within in days of closing. The property is already booked out for the summer and they are as happy as can be. If you are interested in renting this Sandy Ridge beauty for a holiday visit to Orlando you can visit their site at: www.orlandohouse.me

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