905 TALAPIA LOOP The Villages, FL 32162

A RARE FIND! This popular LANTANA model with NEW HVAC NOVEMBER 2021 and NEW ROOF COMING SOON is FURNISHED and ideally located near Lake Sumter Landing in the VILLAGE OF SABAL CHASE. The home has nicely landscaped grounds, including multiple mature palms for that true Florida feeling. The decorative front door and sidelights provide privacy while still permitting diffused light into the foyer. The interior is very nicely enhanced with Corian countertops, cherry cabinets, wainscoting in dining area and at kithen bar area, solar tubes, VAULTED ceilings, HARDWOOD and newly sanitized and refurbished tile flooring. CROWN MOLDING and PLANTATION SHUTTERS are found through all rooms. The dining area with chandelier is enhanced by a special piece of VILLAGES HISTORY - a stained glass divider from the very popular original KATIE BELLE'S RESTAURANT. The dining area includes dining table (with 2 extensions), chairs, china cabinet with hutch and an additional sideboard with fold out top. Beyond the dining area, the large living area with sofa, end and coffee tables and LARGE FLAT SCREEN TV in wall unit opens to a COVERED LANAI via sliders, further enhancing your Florida lifestyle and entertainment factor. With CORIAN counters and tile backsplash, the kitchen offers plenty of storage including a pantry closet, cabinets with roll out shelves / lazy susan. The breakfast area, furnished with table and chairs has french door access to the lanai. Both the french doors and the sliders are topped with WOOD CORNICES. A CD Disc/Radio/USB sound system provides music in the living, master and lanai areas. The furnished master suite is spacious, has private entry to the outdoor jacuzzi and includes en suite bath with double sinks, makeup/vanity area, walk in shower and very large walk in closet with extra shelving. The guest wing offers two sizable and furnished guest rooms with closets, and a bathroom with tub/shower combo, solar tube for additional natural light and Corian topped vanity. An inside laundry room includes NEW WASHER & DRYER, INSTALLED NOV 2021 and a BUILT IN OFFICE area with storage, so you don't lose a bedroom to this need. The covered lanai with decorative flagstone painted floor is EXPANDED with double birdcages, allowing for great outdoor entertaining and for enjoying the IN GROUND JACUZZI with NEW $1,000 remote control & NEW FILTER. The lanai opens to the very PRIVATE and OVERSIZED BACK YARD with room for home expansion, pool, pergola, beautiful gardens, custom patio with summer kitchen, fire pit…whatever you prefer to make your own private oasis. The oversized two car garage has storage cabinets and pull down stairs for attic access, also a MOTORIZED GARAGE SCREEN allowing nice cross ventilation through the home This home is centrally located for easy golf cart or car access to al three town squares. Just two blocks to the neighborhood pool & mailboxes and 1/2 mile to Bogart and Bacall Golf Courses. Also less than 10 miinutes by golf cart to all that Lake Sumter Landing has to offer. Enjoy over a dozen restaurants and bars, Barnes & Noble, many retail stores, Winn Dixie, The Waterfront Inn, free music nightly in the square and a boardwalk for a nice stroll along the lake. Bond balance is $8702. Artwork, seller's personal items, sewing machine/table, cutting table, art deco cabinet, vanity chair, birdbath, cherub in back yard do not convey. Proof of funds or mortgage pre-qualification letter required.