$559,000

Seller offering $10,000 in seller concessions with acceptable offer. Some houses you tour. This one you settle into. The tabby exterior is a nod to the old coastal Georgia buildings made from lime, sand, and oyster shell. It sits on a pond-front lot inside gated Carriage Gate Plantation, with nearly half an acre of lawn kept green by irrigation front and back. A covered brick entry with a ramped approach leads you in. Inside, everything is on one level. Tile floors run from room to room, and the tray and coffered ceilings give the main living space real height without making it feel cold. On a gray winter evening the gas fireplace and built-in bookcases are where you'll want to be. On a clear morning, it's the wall of windows looking out over the water. The kitchen is open to the living and dining areas, so dinner prep never means leaving the conversation. There's granite, plenty of cabinet space, and room for more than one cook. At the end of the day, the primary suite gives you a jetted tub, a separate tiled shower, double vanities, and a walk-in closet with built-ins. The other three bedrooms are ready for guests, a home office, or the project you keep meaning to start. Then there's the sunroom. It's air-conditioned, it faces the pond, and it will probably become your favorite room in the house: coffee in the morning, a book in the afternoon, herons on the bank if you're paying attention. The neighborhood has a pool, sidewalks, and walking paths. Greer Elementary and Needwood Middle are both less than half a mile away. A 2-car garage, central vacuum, and surround-sound pre-wiring round it out.