Come live a life by design in the fantastic "maintenance-free" gated community of Legends at Tatum Ridge. This stunning four-bedroom, three-bath pool home backs up to the Tatum Ridge Scottish-style links course, visible through the living room's sliding glass doors as soon as you journey through the delightful french door threshold. Entertaining is a joy in the open floor plan of the living areas, flowing gracefully between rooms under tall ceilings & archways and illuminated by both recessed lighting & natural light shining through fanlight lunette windows. Be sure to sneak a peek at the charming formal dining room before exploring the kitchen, which boasts new stainless appliances, durable stone-look Formica counters, and ample cabinet space. The kitchen's dining nook, which also connects to a generous family room, hosts a 90° aquarium window and its own egress to the private outdoor pool oasis. Once you voyage outside, imagine relaxing with your morning coffee or afternoon cocktail under the breeze of the lanai fans and watching the action (and folly) as it takes place across the water feature of the course's third hole. If sunning & swimming are more your thing, the spacious pool deck and solar-heated pool are enclosed by a new screen cage and are afforded convenient cabana bath facilities via the second bathroom. Adjacent to this bathroom, stately double doors mark the entrance to your primary bedroom ensuite, featuring picturesque pool views, two walk-in closets, and a bath with a dual sink vanity, shower, soaking tub, and water closet. Finish making the rounds of living quarters by stopping by the second bedroom, which could also make a perfect nursery, den, or office; Before heading back across the split floor plan to investigate the third & fourth bedrooms, the guest bathroom, laundry room, and two-car garage. Not to go unmentioned, the home has benefited from numerous recent updates, like a fresh coat of interior paint, new fixtures, and new carpeting in the bedrooms and family room; As well as a new roof & solar panels, a new AC w/ WiFi enabled thermostat, and new hurricane impact garage door & motor - all of which provide an echelon of class, comfort, and peace of mind. In case that wasn't enough, the home comes with a complete set of storm shutters and landscaping, including mowing, trimming, edging, fertilizing, and maintenance of the irrigation system are all included with the nominal monthly HOA dues. But that's not all! Located just east of I-75, you are far enough away to feel like you've escaped into the country, yet everything you could want or need is close by. In minutes you can be shopping or dining in Downtown Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, or the UTC shopping center, working on your short game at several championship golf courses or perfecting your backhand at the state-of-the-art indoor Pickleball Club, or lounging in the cool white sand and warm blue gulf waters of the world-famous beaches on Longboat, Lido, and Siesta Keys.