PROPERTY 1
One home, two locations From $199,000 (£125,200)
Where: Sarasota or Ellenton, Gulf Coast
Property details Ë Three bedrooms, two bathrooms Ë Open-plan living area Ë Wooden veranda with space for seating Ë Two-car garage at rear Ë 6,000 sq ft to 8,000 sq ft plot Ë Choice of two plots near Florida’s Gulf coast
For more details: Patricia Tan, 001 941 504 9232,
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What could be nicer than being able to sit outside your front door and watch the world, and your neighbours, go by? The American veranda is a design classic. This home model, called Gull House, has space for at least two rocking chairs out front, a couple more on the balcony, and two cars out the back. This is a brand new property, with the most up-to-date
fi ttings, and you can choose from two locations to the south of Tampa Bay – both within a 30-minute drive of the award- winning beaches of Sarasota and Bradenton, and around 90 minutes from Orlando. One of the sites is in Forest Creek, a gated community with nature trails, lakes with kayaking and wildlife, and an upmarket mall close by.
THEY LIKE: • We’re sold on the idea of sitting out front on rocking chairs. This house seems to have a lot of outdoor appeal, with a veranda and balcony.
• We really like the price – incredibly reasonable for a new property. • The design is fresh and perky. It’s modern, but also sort of colonial.
THEY DISLIKE: • Our main worry would be whether this is a settled community, that happens to have great outdoor opportunities, or whether we would be like permanent residents at a Center Parcs site.
• Both locations are a bit further from the seaside than we really wanted. 30
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PROPERTY 2
Key West-style home $250,000 (£157,300)
Where: Palm Harbor
Property details Ë Four bedrooms, three bathrooms Ë 3,608 sq ft living area on 10,889 sq ft plot Ë Well-lit open-plan interior Ë Built in 2001 Ë Water views Ë Upmarket area
For more details: Gaye Vogel, 001 727 667 1960, Gaye@fl
orida-holidayrentals.com
What this house has most of is space. At 3,608 sq ft (335 sq metres), it is more than double the average size of a detached house in the UK (140 sq metres). The master suite is sumptuous, and the living area includes a kitchen, breakfast bar, dining area and sitting room with sea views, all open-plan on one fl oor, Being waterside and only a couple of bends in the creek away
from the Gulf of Mexico, the garage is on the ground fl oor, minimising fl ood damage if there is a surge tide. Palm Harbor is a lovely part of Florida, with historic buildings and one of America’s fi nest golf courses. It has great schools, a wonderful community spirit, and is handy for the tourist hotspots of Clearwater Beach and St Petersburg.
THEY LIKE: • It’s a handsome house in a very attractive part of Florida which we liked on a visit a few years ago. And it’s an amazingly low price compared to Sussex.
• The living areas are astonishing – huge, and beautifully presented. • Palm Harbor feels like a town we would like to be a part of. We don’t feel this seaside place will be too quiet in the off-season. • We like the idea that it’s not a gated community.
THEY DISLIKE: • Our only concern is that it is quite a drive from Orlando – two hours.
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