Under contract-accepting backup offers. Discover your piece of paradise in Florida! This charming 3BR/2BA home is the perfect opportunity to create the home of your dreams. Situated on a spacious lot with a private tropical backyard, you can embrace the sunny Florida lifestyle with your own sparkling screen enclosed pool and large covered lanai – ideal for relaxing and entertaining outdoors. With a little creativity and some minor updates, you can transform this property into your forever home. Graced with fantastic curb appeal and a dramatic double door entry, offering over 2,073 sq. ft. of living space and a desirable split floor plan, this home features a formal living room and dining room, while the kitchen opens to a cozy family room with a brick wood-burning fireplace as your focal point. High vaulted ceilings add to the open and airy feel throughout. The spacious Primary Suite has a large walk in closet to die for. The Master Bath boasts a garden tub, walk in shower, dual vanities and linen closet. The guest bedrooms are generously sized as well. For extra storage, the garage includes a large 6X16 closet with plenty of room for all your odds and ends. This one owner home was lovingly maintained. Located in a non deed restricted community, it is centrally located and super convenient to shopping, restaurants, the airport, the cultural downtown areas of Sarasota and Bradenton, and the prestigious SaraBay Golf & Country Club. Enjoy being just minutes to an abundance of performing arts, a variety of museums, theaters, galleries and cultural attractions. And of course take advantage of being just a short drive, only 10 miles miles away, from the areas award winning, pristine, white sand beaches of the Gulf Coast! (Roof 2013, A/C 2015, HWH 2016, brand new carpet and garbage disposal)