ANNA MARIA

Here's a great opportunity to make a cute, cozy beach house your own and -- perhaps -- earn rental income while you're away. This elevated, two-bedroom, two-bath home has 1,188 square feet, a very private heated pool with spa and Tiki bar in the back yard, and an excellent location on what some call the best street on the island: Beach Avenue. Check out the mansions they're building at the end of the street! There's capacious storage downstairs for bikes, beach gear and pool floats, room for parking four vehicles underneath, a low-maintenance yard and a convenient Anna Maria City address, which allows a liberal rental policy. Most owners will rent for a minimum of a week at a time, which is the most popular rental period. In fact, it's pretty well booked up all this season, but can be shown with at least 24-hour notice (more is better). The elevated structure affords a much lower flood insurance cost than a house on the ground, and the property has been well-maintained for your confident purchase.