Under contract-accepting backup offers. Price Improvement - Extraordinary 82 ACRE high & dry active ranch in Sarasota, Florida! Enjoy all the privacy of country life, yet still be close to I-75, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota's award-winning performing arts, festivals, beaches, shopping, dining and international airports.If you can dream it....develop multiple "ranchettes" or use as a PRIVATE ESTATE, FAMILY COMPOUND, EQUESTRIAN CENTER, ORGANIC FARM or live "OFF THE GRID". The current living quarters, "The Gaddy Shack" has a kitchenette, bathroom and space to spend a weekend or house a ranch hand. Zoned OUR (Open Use Rural - 1 unit per 10 acres), this beautiful ranch has been lovingly cared for using organic principles and offers a 5,400 sq' top-quality Morton-built barn with an attached, unfinished gathering house. Horse Lovers will appreciate the newer 2,160 sq' horse barn with six stalls (or 8 stalls if you choose to convert the office space), a tack room, and an office. A 1,440 sq' open pole barn is perfect for outdoor entertaining with large gatherings. Build the home(s) of your dreams, where privacy abounds and wildlife comes to call. The property has two entrances and is fenced and cross-fenced! Newer underground electric, high-speed fiber optic internet, security cameras, and a 215-foot deep-water well are in place. Close proximity to Myakka State Park featuring 37,000 acres of open space with 12 miles of horse trails, lakes, woods, and prairie! This property is a large slice of old Florida and ready for the next owner to make it their home. Call for a personal tour today! SEE VIDEO!!!