6501 Old Melbourne Highway

Description

Looking for WIDE, OPEN SPACE?! Your search is over! RARELY AVAILABLE and HARD TO FIND 1.33 ACRES of country living with NO HOA and LOW TAXES! Sale includes two separate parcels. House & additional structures are on .78 ac. & the adjacent, vacant lot is .55 ac. for a total of 1.33 ac. So much potential and so many options! Maybe you could build your dream home on the vacant lot while you live in the current home, then use the current home as an investment property or mother-in-law home. Located in the county on TWO high, dry, cleared lots, right next to the 1,076 ac. Lake Lizzie Nature Preserve on Lake Lizzie. The quiet Preserve boasts 11 mi. of hiking trails, 9 mi. of equestrian trails, has camp sites & houses an abundance of Florida wildlife that often wander to this property for your viewing pleasure! For the avid fisherman or boating enthusiast, property is a short 4 minutes to the popular Alligator Lake Chain of Lakes boat ramp leading to over 5,000 ac. of free family activities like record breaking fishing, wildlife viewing, boating, kayaking, jet skiing, tubing, wakeboarding, knee boarding & water skiing! There are even a couple restaurants to pull your boat up to. E. Lake Toho ramp is about 10 min. away in Chisholm Park. Home is about 6 min. to shopping, banks, restaurants, convenience stores, about 20 min. to Orlando, Lake Nona, Nemours, VA hospital & 417 and around 40 min. to beaches & theme parks. Need more storage for your toys & equipment? This modern farmhouse retreat has plenty of room for a number of them! Bring your RV, boat, trucks, trailers, work equipment, trampoline, ATVs, semi, workshop, playground, pets, pool & all your toys. Love entertaining? BBQ, play corn hole, volleyball & horseshoes, or lounge at your fire pit. Want to be self-sustaining? Plant a huge garden & build a greenhouse; room for solar panels, too! There are several exterior structures all in place already! A 14x24 detached block garage w/electric, a 2 car carport, a 13x14 laundry building w/FULL BATH & room for storage or a day bed, a pump house shed & large concrete patio area along w/lots of pavement/slabs for parking. There is plenty of slab parking next to garage w/220 electric & a separate septic for an RV/camper. Nearly new, oversized A/C & new roof installed in 2020 coupled w/double-pane, insulated windows has resulted in significantly lower electric bills, per owners. Reminiscent of a treasured, simpler time, this ADORABLE, WELCOMING farm house-cottage gushes w/curb appeal highlighted by its dramatic A-FRAME roof line setting it apart from all the crowded, cookie cutter subdivisions. A sweet, covered porch invites you inside to find a spacious living room w/hand-scraped hickory laminate flooring & a beautiful wood accent wall, a classic kitchen, large bedroom, full bath w/custom tile and an office w/built in storage cabinets/shelves all on the first floor. Lots of room to modify floor plan for a bigger, open kitchen, if desired. Upstairs is occupied by 2 sizable bedrooms w/nooks, perfect for bench seating under windows, a half bath and attic storage. Perfectly sized and situated windows drench the home w/bright, natural sunlight in every room. This special property exudes CHARM and CHARACTER and is just waiting for your family to make it home, start making memories and enjoying the freedom to do what you want vs. what HOAs tell you cant! Zoned for highly rated Harmony schools! Future land use is low density residential.