561 HALYARD LN Longboat Key, FL 34228

There is a significant price improvement. Please read carefully and to the end of these remarks. The home has been tastefully updated by each of the last two owners and most recently has been a high-end rental property since the current owner built a new home nearby. It is being sold completely furnished and in addition to canal frontage, there is deeded Gulf of Mexico beach access with membership in the Country Club Shores IV Homeowners' Association. There is a circular paver driveway providing guest parking in addition to a two-car garage. The interior design is a split bedroom plan. The kitchen has solid surface counters and a pass-through window to the pool area. The living room and dining room (here called a great room) wrap around the kitchen. There are sliding glass doors with sliding interior plantation shuttered doors from several rooms all leading to the large covered and screened area and swimming pool. The master bedroom and bath have been enlarged, the bath with both tub and separate shower stall (with built-in seat). The third bedroom is quite small and is better described as a flexible room--with its separate entrance, it may be ideal as a home office. This south Longboat Key location--the much sought-after Country Club Shores--provides simple access to St. Armands Circle and downtown Sarasota shopping, dining, and culture, in addition to fine island living. The current listing price reflects a $190,000 price reduction from the original asking price. In addition, upon receipt of an acceptable offer received from a qualified buyer providing evidence of proof of funds for the purchase, on the FAR/BAR-5x or similar contract form (offers will NOT be considered by the seller if submitted on an AS-IS contract form), the seller is prepared to provide a credit to the sale price upon closing in the amount of the estimated costs, based upon bids they have received, for both a new seawall and roof. The estimates for these replacements total more than $80,000.

When submitting offers, please use the FloridaRealtors/FloridaBar-5x Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase, and provide evidence of proof of funds for the purchase.

See attachments: Seller's Property Disclosure, Lead-based Paint Disclosure, Homeowners' Association Disclosure, Howeowners' Association Transfer Application.