Accepting Backup offers. Beautifully updated and set on 1.59 fully fenced acres, OR zoning, NO HOA or CDD fees, a 3-stall barn and tack room, garden boxes and fruit trees! 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home with privacy and a relaxed country lifestyle without sacrificing proximity to top-rated St. Johns County schools, shopping, and dining.  A screened-in front porch welcomes you into an open floor plan filled with natural light. Over 12 foot ceilings in the family room add a spacious, airy feel. Interior features include fresh paint and new LVP flooring throughout, an updated brick fireplace, and three updated bathrooms. The kitchen features new quartz countertops, a brick backsplash, and double wall ovens, perfect for entertaining. Other improvements include fresh exterior paint, new Hardie® board siding-June 2026, new water heater-May 2026, artesian well, well pump replaced in 2017, septic drain field-2017, metal roof-May 2026 (half 2017), Updated plumbing & electrical.  Outside, the fully fenced property offers a covered back porch, a side deck just off the kitchen, garden boxes, established mulberry, fig, grapefruit, elderberry, and cherry trees, plus a fire pit area perfect for relaxing outdoors. A separate enclosed area provides dedicated space for animals or livestock. The home is also storm-ready with pre-installed hurricane shutter anchors around the windows for quick and easy installation of storm panels when needed. The 3-stall pole barn includes 12x12 stalls, a dedicated tack room with a sink, and a chicken coop in one of the stalls. A carport and attached workshop provide space for storage, hobbies, or projects.   Whether you envision raising horses, pigs, or chickens, tending a garden, enjoying fruit from your own trees, or storing your boat, ATVs, RV, and other outdoor equipment, this property provides the space and flexibility to create the lifestyle you've been looking for! Seller is a Licensed Realtor.