The house was a pictured: a bit dated, but comfortable and well-stocked. Two miles from Manasota Beach,which is beautiful, especially to watch the beautiful sunset. Only 20 min from lovely downtown Venice. Yoga on the beach with Erin every morning is a fabulous way to start the day.
The neighborhood is modest, but okay. Takes 10 min to get out of it with warren of streets.
No garage remotes, so we had to get out of car, go open up the house walk through it, and open garage door. Bud came over and tried to fix, couldn't, and said someone would come, but we were there a month, and no-one came. Also, pool was supposed to be 84, but pool guy said it wasn't heated. Bud said it was, but it was very cool.
Communication with Bud was slow, and he didn't respond at all to our last question. For $7,000 (+ fees bringing it to$10,000), I would have expected better communication and responsiveness.