If you haven't heard of Golden Oaks, it's this super expensive community next to Disney World, run by Disney, where houses are like 5 million dollars or more. It's very nice, of course, but most people, like me, can't afford it. Personally, I don't want it. I mean, I want to live in a nice home next to Disney World, but I don't want to do it in a 5 million dollar home. It's too fancy and too much, it's just overwhelming.
So I'm thinking, I can create a Golden Oaks knockoff experience for myself for much less money such that I can afford it. So I found this luxury apartment complex in Celebration, a town founded by Disney and is 4 miles away from DHS and costs about $7 to Lyft there. It has lake view, swimming pool, weight room, and nice landscaping. It is surrounded by restaurants and is even walking distance from the Publix grocery store. Now, I am not advertising apartment complexes here, and I've never been there myself, so I am not going to name it. There are many apartments in the area, it's just that this one suits me the best that I can find, but a different one might suit you better. The two bedroom apartments are around $1300 per month, 3 bedroom $1800 per month, which is less than $24000 per year. I've read the HOA fees at Golden Oaks are around $25000 per year. So, for the price of the Golden Oaks HOA fee, I can live in a fancy apartment next to Disney World year round! And $1800 a month is rather doable or at least approachable for a lot of people. I'll never be able to afford 5 million houses.
Living in a luxury apartment means I don't have to clean my own pool or fix my own treadmill. I don't have to mow the lawn or get rid of dead trees. No need to pay for broken dishwasher or leaky roof. No need to deal with plumbers who can't look at the plugged toilet till a month later. You know, live in luxury!
So I can get to the parks by Lyft, which is actually more convenient than waiting for the Disney bus that Golden Oaks has. (I don't like driving, but other people will probably just drive.) I can eat at all the countless restaurants in the area when I don't want to cook, or just get groceries and cook myself. I can make friends with neighbors, as the complex has hundreds of units and there are many friend options to choose from, and there are likely a ton of Disney lovers there. Most importantly, I can by an AP and go to Disney World any time I want, all year round! All right!
So I'm just talking about it to be talking, being that I'm stuck at home with my WDW trip cancelled for this year and the foreseeable future. But it's fun to talk about, you know? It's not going to happen any time soon because my husband doesn't want to move. He owns his own business, is making good money, loves our small town, and doesn't ever want to move anywhere. But we are near retirement age and he can't work forever, and the moment he quits working I am putting on the pressure! In the mean time, we compromise by going to Disney World once a year, but that part has grounded to a halt this year and might not restart for several years. I am waiting for all the "enhanced health measures" to go away, hopefully by next summer. (Please Disney, get rid of the mask requirements ASAP, I can't go until you do! And I'm just dying here without my annual Disney fix!)
So, what do you think of my Golden Oaks knockoff plan?
So I'm thinking, I can create a Golden Oaks knockoff experience for myself for much less money such that I can afford it. So I found this luxury apartment complex in Celebration, a town founded by Disney and is 4 miles away from DHS and costs about $7 to Lyft there. It has lake view, swimming pool, weight room, and nice landscaping. It is surrounded by restaurants and is even walking distance from the Publix grocery store. Now, I am not advertising apartment complexes here, and I've never been there myself, so I am not going to name it. There are many apartments in the area, it's just that this one suits me the best that I can find, but a different one might suit you better. The two bedroom apartments are around $1300 per month, 3 bedroom $1800 per month, which is less than $24000 per year. I've read the HOA fees at Golden Oaks are around $25000 per year. So, for the price of the Golden Oaks HOA fee, I can live in a fancy apartment next to Disney World year round! And $1800 a month is rather doable or at least approachable for a lot of people. I'll never be able to afford 5 million houses.
Living in a luxury apartment means I don't have to clean my own pool or fix my own treadmill. I don't have to mow the lawn or get rid of dead trees. No need to pay for broken dishwasher or leaky roof. No need to deal with plumbers who can't look at the plugged toilet till a month later. You know, live in luxury!
So I can get to the parks by Lyft, which is actually more convenient than waiting for the Disney bus that Golden Oaks has. (I don't like driving, but other people will probably just drive.) I can eat at all the countless restaurants in the area when I don't want to cook, or just get groceries and cook myself. I can make friends with neighbors, as the complex has hundreds of units and there are many friend options to choose from, and there are likely a ton of Disney lovers there. Most importantly, I can by an AP and go to Disney World any time I want, all year round! All right!
So I'm just talking about it to be talking, being that I'm stuck at home with my WDW trip cancelled for this year and the foreseeable future. But it's fun to talk about, you know? It's not going to happen any time soon because my husband doesn't want to move. He owns his own business, is making good money, loves our small town, and doesn't ever want to move anywhere. But we are near retirement age and he can't work forever, and the moment he quits working I am putting on the pressure! In the mean time, we compromise by going to Disney World once a year, but that part has grounded to a halt this year and might not restart for several years. I am waiting for all the "enhanced health measures" to go away, hopefully by next summer. (Please Disney, get rid of the mask requirements ASAP, I can't go until you do! And I'm just dying here without my annual Disney fix!)
So, what do you think of my Golden Oaks knockoff plan?
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