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Multimillion-dollar Florida beach home is paradise on earth — but only 472 square feet

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Tiny homes have proven that amazing things can come in small packages.

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But while one house for sale in Nokomis, Florida, meets all the requirements for a tiny home and then some, the price tag might be a tad on the steep side … at $4.25 million.

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On average, a tiny home costs around $300 per square foot and can run between $30,000 and $60,000, Rocket Mortgage reports. They can even run as a high as $150,000 if the owner chooses to add high-end features.

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This one-bedroom, one-bathroom home, which was built in 1950, costs $9,004 per square foot.

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Of course, one isn’t paying for just the 472-square-foot house. There’s the lot and that crystal-clear view of the sapphire blue and emerald green Gulf Coast.

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“Nearly half an acre and 108 feet of frontage on the Gulf of Mexico is prime for building your dream home,” the listing on Sotheby’s International Realty says.

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“New home plans designed by renowned Naples architects, Stofft Cooney, and recently granted a Sarasota County variance, many of the challenges of building on the beach have already been overcome. Enjoy the current little one-bedroom cottage in the near term and realize an amazing new home on this beautiful site.”

The property was bought in 2017 for $361,200 before it was put on the market for $4.5 million in March 2023.

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The listing is held by Valerie Dall’acqua of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

Nokomis is about 70 miles south of Tampa.

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TJ Macias
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TJ Macías is a Real-Time national sports reporter for McClatchy based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Formerly, TJ covered the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers beat for numerous media outlets including 24/7 Sports and Mavs Maven (Sports Illustrated). Twitter: @TayloredSiren
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