01 The five questions
What we will read for.
The same five for every resort, each scored 1–5 from the documents, averaged into one number out of 100.
01Can you rent it your way?Whether the deed and rules let you rent short-term on your own terms: no requirement to use the on-site program, no minimum stay that kills weekend bookings, and no rule against saying where the condo is.
02Will your guests be treated like guests?Whether a guest who booked through you gets the same resort as a guest who booked through the front desk: the same pools, parking, wristbands and check-in, or a second-class version of them.
03How much work lands on you?What the rules make the owner personally responsible for: a local contact who answers in minutes, keys and passes, trash, fines for guest behaviour, vendor hours and elevators.
04Is the money healthy?Whether the association can pay for the building without surprise bills: reserves, special assessments, insurance deductibles, how fast dues are rising, and how much of the fee passes through to a master association.
05Who's really in charge?Who holds the power the documents hand out: an owner-elected board, or a developer or commercial-unit owner with deed-level rights over rentals, guest services and the building's name.