Location: In Sarasota county, south of Sarasota and Venice, is the growing city of North Port.  This neighborhood of acreage lots is nicely treed and has a variety of sizes and styles of custom homes.  Horses are welcome.  The peace and quiet draws bicyclists, joggers, and nature watchers as well as horse lovers.  New schools have been built within many neighborhoods, and new office buildings, a wonderful library, Home Depot and Wal-Mart have been added along with some of the best parks in the county.  Soccer is a very popular sport here!

Description: This is an Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a large family room and an all-weather enclosed lanai. The front porch is an inviting first place to gaze over the 3-acre lot, bordered for privacy by mature landscaping & trees. The living room, dining area and kitchen share the spacious feeling of the cathedral ceiling.  The floor plan offers privacy to both owners and guests, with the owner's suite on the opposite side of the house from the guest bedrooms.  The owner's suite includes a walk-in closet and access to the Florida room/lanai. The bedrooms, living room, family room, and Florida room all have lots of windows for a good view of deer and other wildlife. A new 16-seer heat pump/air conditioner was added in 2010.  There is an attached 2-car garage plus a large detached workshop, about the size of a 1-car garage, which could be an art studio, office, or hobby room.  An additional covered parking space offers shade for a guest's car.  The treed neighborhood is home for deer, quail, and many song birds.  A park for hiking is just down the road.

Statistics:

• Air conditioned space: 1,977 square feet
• Living room:  18' x 16'
• Family room:  16' x 20'
• Kitchen:  12' x 12'
• Dining room:  12' x 12'
• Owner's bedroom:  16' x 14'
• Guest bedrooms:  both are 12' x 12'
• Laundry room: 6' x 8'
• Workshop: 16' x 20'
• $215,000