6959 COUNTRY LAKES CIRCLE Under contract-accepting backup offers. Your home should be more than just a bunch of rooms. Make this your Happy Place! This beautiful, cheery home is a terrific value that won't last. Watch breathtaking sunsets on your spacious lanai with large pool & heated SPA, overlooking a lake frequented by Florida wildlife. Open 10 pocketing sliders onto the lanai to seamlessly mesh outdoors and indoors for paramount Florida living. Elicit spontaneous WOWs from your guests when they see the gorgeous views. This solidly built home invites relaxed living with unfussy modern lines, great natural light and airy qualities. From the street, it exudes casual elegance. NEW roof installed in 2022. A large primary bedroom, capacious guest suite, a 3rd bedroom with built in Murphy bed and closets, and barn door. roomy office with built-in desk, kitchen dining nook, formal dining room and living room, family room, three renovated full baths, a large laundry room with closet and a beautifully updated modern kitchen provide space and functionality for all occasions. The sunny primary bath has an oversized shower with dimentional wall tile, floating bench, and a captivating "secret garden, plus a dual vanity with quartz countertop and Kohler Artist Edition sinks, hot water circulation pump and a Toto Washlet bidet. The guest bath has deckle-edged subway tile, leather finish granite countertop and a spacious shower with frameless glass enclosure. The kitchen has quartz countertops with breakfast bar, shaker cabinets with rollout cabinet shelving, stainless steel appliances including a NEW LG induction stove (fast as gas but no fumes-cools quickly) and a NEW KitchenAid dishwasher. The two-car garage has a NEW epoxy floor, work bench and steel shelving for storage. Keeping water bills low is Rain-Bird low-flow irrigation system with Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller. Security is a Smart Amazon Blink Camera System. An efficient heat pump keeps the pool and SPA, (think hot tub), enjoyable year-round. The lanai is NEWLY re-painted and re-screened with transparent screening. A NEW privacy fence on one side of house with a double lot on the other side ensures great privacy. NO CDD fee. LOW, annual HOA fee. The nearby, very active, Palm-Aire Country Club features a golf course, tennis courts, and a Jr. Olympic size pool. It's a short drive to Crunch fitness, urgent care and top-notch medical specialists, UTC Mall and the new Mote Aquarium (opening in the fall), a wide variety of restaurants and premium stores like, Whole Foods, REI, DSW and Trader Joes. Close to I-75, airport, New College, the Ringling Museum and Asolo Theater. Downtown Sarasota, the Farmers Market, and our famous beaches are just a short drive away.