Kissimmee and the resorts: Reunion, ChampionsGate and Four Corners
Kissimmee has been the seat of Osceola County since the county was created in 1887. Its historic downtown meets Lake Tohopekaliga, an 18,810-acre lake better known as Lake Toho, at Kissimmee Lakefront Park, which has a fishing pier, a splash pad, paved walking trails and the Monument of States. SunRail stops downtown at the city's intermodal station.
The resort communities
Reunion and ChampionsGate are both resort communities with golf. Before you buy, ask the community or the club what golf access comes with the home.
- Reunion is served by two community development districts, Reunion East and Reunion West, and Reunion West alone covers about 930 acres beside I-4.
- ChampionsGate is served by the ChampionsGate Community Development District.
- Four Corners is where Lake, Orange, Osceola and Polk counties meet. The counties' shared address tool at fourcornersfl.us shows which county serves an address and links to its services.
If you plan to rent it out
Check the rules before you buy, not after. In unincorporated Osceola County, the county lists three steps:
- Confirm on the county's overlay map that the zoning allows short-term rentals. Subdivisions and planned developments can add their own rules, such as limits on uses.
- Get a vacation rental license from Florida's Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
- Register a local business tax receipt with the Tax Collector.
Owners and their agents are responsible for collecting the tourist development tax and sending it to the Osceola County Tax Collector. In Four Corners, find the county first, since it decides which rules and services apply. For a home inside the City of Kissimmee, or in the Lake, Orange or Polk county part of Four Corners, ask us and we'll point you to that government's rules. Then read the association's rules, which can add limits of their own.
Flood and the tax bill
Osceola County's flood FAQ is plain about it: homeowner's insurance policies don't cover flooding, and federally regulated lenders must require flood insurance in high-risk zones. The county will determine a property's flood zone on request, and you can also check the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center. Florida requires sellers to give a flood disclosure at or before the contract. On the tax bill, Osceola itemizes community development district taxes and assessments, so read it line by line.
Getting around
From Kissimmee Lakefront Park, it's about 17 miles to Orlando International Airport by SR 417 and 12 miles to Disney Springs by US 192. From Reunion, Disney Springs is about 14 miles by I-4 and the airport about 28. From ChampionsGate, they're about 13 and 28. We measured on OpenStreetMap, so test the drive at the hour you'd make it.
Selling from somewhere else
If you own a home here and live in another state or country, you don't have to fly in for every step. Start with a written price opinion from a local agent within one business day, not an automated estimate. Then: video walkthroughs, local prep you can see in photos, and a closing you can sign remotely. Request your price opinion.
Buying here
Browse Kissimmee, Reunion or ChampionsGate homes for sale. For Four Corners, or if you're still choosing, start a buyer consultation and tell us what you're looking for. We'll cover the written buyer agreement before your first tour, in person or by live video, and help you compare drive times, costs and flood zones before you fly in to tour.
Ackley Platinum Group is a team at Coldwell Banker Realty, with our office on Park Avenue in Winter Park, and the Ackley family has been in Central Florida real estate since 1984. This page is general information, not legal, tax, insurance or investment advice. Real estate investments involve risk, and past performance or market conditions do not guarantee future results. Rules and maps change, so check the current source for any property.