814 HIGHGATE OAKS PL

Under contract-accepting backup offers. Tucked inside a tight-knit community where the homes are newer but the community feel is already well established -- and where the builder actually left room between the houses. Walk in and the kitchen immediately tells you this home was designed around real life -- a long granite island with bar seating, rich espresso cabinetry, and stainless appliances. It opens directly into the dining area and living room and through the sliding doors, straight out to the backyard. The flow is seamless. The gathering space sits right in the middle of the home the way it should, with bedrooms split to opposite ends for privacy. The living room is genuinely large, light-filled, and easy to arrange any way your family needs it. The primary suite has its own wing, its own quiet, and its own bathroom -- double granite vanity, glass enclosed shower, separate water closet, and walk-in closet. It's comfortable without being overdone. Then step outside. Mature live oak trees draped in Spanish moss shade a fully fenced, nearly half-acre backyard that simply doesn't exist at this price point in the Tampa Bay market anymore. White vinyl privacy fence wraps the entire property. Enough room for a pool, a playset, a garden, a firepit, or all of the above. No CDD. Low quarterly HOA and Flood Zone X -- so flood insurance is not mandatory. Quick access to I-4 and I-75 puts Tampa, Lakeland, and the Orlando corridor all within easy reach. And if schools matter, Bailey Elementary, Burnett Middle, and Strawberry Crest High School, home to one of the Tampa area's top-ranked International Baccalaureate programs, are all part of the package. You've probably seen newer neighborhoods where everything feels a little too close together. This one feels different. It feels like home.