A GREAT VALUE IN AN IDEAL LOCATION! This 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1-car garage home offers an excellent opportunity to update and create equity! It has a wonderful open concept plan, with vaulted ceilings, that has been enlarged with an air-conditioned bonus room. The kitchen has plenty of room for cabinetry storage, together with breakfast bar seating. A granite backsplash connects the stainless-steel built-in microwave and smooth surface range. Tile floors can be found in the main living areas and laminate wood-look flooring in the bedrooms. The split plan offers privacy in the primary suite with its own 3-piece washroom. Double insulated windows in the bonus area overlook the vinyl privacy fenced backyard with an open-air patio. As a bonus there is an upgraded electrical panel. The home is nicely established in a subdivision that is less than a mile to the bay but is not in a flood zone. The fantastic central Sarasota address is about 5-minutes to the beach. In an area w/out a homeowner’s association, so bring your boat or RV! With a desirable school district; Gulf Gate Elementary is about 2-miles from this home and it is in the Riverview High School region. Eugene Street is also about 2-minutes to Costco, Total Wine, Sprouts, Publix, Target, Starbucks and is very near to the Gulf Gate Public Library, shops and dining at Sarasota Pavilion, area beaches like the white sugar sands of Siesta Key, championship golfing, Westfield Sarasota Square and its theatres, Potter Park and Selby Aquatic Center as well as many other recreational venues; Core SRQ, Legacy Trails and more!