5017 Vanderipe Rd., Sarasota, FL 34241

REDUCED: Great buy in Myakka Valley Ranches! Well-maintained pool home with four bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths on 8 beautiful, very private acres at the end of a quiet street. Home has new carpet, new appliances, newer roof, new pool cage screens, paint, you name it.The almost 2400 sq. ft. home has ceramic tile throughout the first floor, a big laundry room, and an extra room next to the big kitchen. All four bedrooms are upstairs and have great views of the wooded lot. A big 2-car garage is connected to the house bymeans of a boardwalk. Although the lot is wooded, there is enough pasture to keep a couple of horses. An existing shed could easily be transformed into shelter for your animals. The property backs up to a conservation area, and is very private and quiet.You will see deer, turkeys, bald eagles and all kinds of other interesting critters. Myakka Valley Ranches is a great subdivision where it is easy to make new friends. There is a horse club, a book club, and a women's forum. Good private and public schools are all within a very reasonable distance (the school buses come in the subdivision); it is 15 minutes to Publix, and 30 to Downtown, or the white beaches of Siesta Key. The entrance to Myakka River State Park (27,000 acres) is only 1.7 miles down SR 72!