Special features and updates make this captivating home better than new! A self-cleaning salt water pool is enhanced by a large paver deck and attractive privacy landscaping on all sides. Enjoy this relaxing retreat year-round thanks to efficient solar heating and a sturdy screened pool cage with an automated roll out patio awning & an outdoor wall TV. Pool features include an easy step in entry with a seating platform & a cheerful bubbler fountain. A quality addition created an open family room filled with natural light and a rare 3rd bedroom. Other recent home renovations updated and opened the kitchen & living room, installed insulated and hurricane-rated windows & doors throughout, renewed and modernized both bathrooms, upgraded interior doors, woodwork, light fixtures and ceiling fans, and added tasteful custom architectural features. Not a speck of carpet anywhere! This home has been impeccably maintained – the roof, HVAC system, exterior paint, water heater & gutters are all new within the last two years. There is an updated electric panel, a new pool pump and even the refrigerator was replaced in 2023. You truly can move in, relax, & enjoy your better than new home! Highland Lakes is Palm Harbor’s premier 55+ golf community with outstanding resort-style amenities. You will like the friendly country club atmosphere. The HOA fee of just $150 a month includes free golf on 3 private executive courses, tennis, pickleball, bocce, and shuffleboard courts, a large clubhouse with a busy schedule of performing arts and social events, exercise classes, a lodge on Lake Tarpon with a private boat ramp, fishing pier, community pontoon boats, and free RV or boat storage in a secure lot. Highland Lakes is a golf cart community, eliminating the need for two cars for many couples. Highland Lakes is blissfully close to Gulf beaches, a wealth of stores and restaurants, excellent medical services, exciting pro sports, rich cultural resources, 2 international airports, and a cruise port. With an unusually high elevation, it is above the flood plain in a non-evacuation zone. The best of your life is ready and waiting for you right here!