Address: 1428 Pelican Way, Dunedin, FL Price: $425,000 Beds: 3 | Baths: 2 | Sq Ft: 1,650 Lot Size: 0.18 acres | Year Built: 1985 (updated 2024)

Welcome to Your Next Chapter

Some houses are just buildings. This one? This one is a beginning.

Tucked into a quiet, tree-lined street in Dunedin, Florida, this charming single-story home isn't just a place to live—it's a place to start over, to breathe again, to remember who you are when you're not being everything to everyone else.

If you've spent decades being Mom, being the scheduler, the chauffeur, the homework helper, the peacekeeper—if you've looked around your empty nest and wondered, Now what?—then this house might just be your answer.

About the Property

The House:

This beautifully updated 3-bedroom, 2-bath home features an open floor plan with warm wood floors, vaulted ceilings, and windows that let the Florida sunshine pour in. The kitchen has been thoughtfully renovated with white cabinets, butcher block countertops, and a cozy breakfast nook perfect for morning coffee and quiet reflection.

The primary bedroom is your sanctuary: spacious, serene, with an en-suite bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a soaking tub where you can finally take that bath you've been putting off for twenty years. Two additional bedrooms offer space for visiting adult children (who will always need their rooms, let's be honest), a home office, or that craft room you've been dreaming about.

Step outside to your private backyard oasis: a covered lanai, lush tropical landscaping, and room for a golden retriever to run. There's even space for a fire pit where you can gather with new friends under the stars.

And did we mention? You're just a ten-minute walk to Honeymoon Island State Park and the most beautiful beaches on Florida's Gulf Coast.

About Dunedin: Where Empty Nesters Find Their Flock

Population: Approximately 36,000 (but it feels like a small town)

Vibe: Quirky, artsy, welcoming. Scottish heritage meets beach town charm. Think local breweries, art galleries, farmers markets, and a downtown that feels like a hug.

Dunedin is the kind of place where you can reinvent yourself without anyone asking questions. Where the woman at the coffee shop will learn your name by the second visit. Where you can walk to everything that matters: the beach, the shops, the restaurants, the pier.

It's a town for people who are ready to live for themselves—finally.

What You'll Find in Town

Main Street & Downtown Dunedin:

Downtown Dunedin is walkable, charming, and full of locally-owned businesses that make you feel like you're part of something special:

• The Living Room on Main: A cozy coffee shop with mismatched furniture, strong lattes, and the kind of atmosphere that invites lingering. You'll meet your new best friends here. Trust us.

• Dunedin Brewery: Florida's oldest microbrewery. Great beer, live music, and a patio where locals gather to unwind. Perfect for a Thursday evening when you realize you don't have to cook dinner for anyone but yourself.

• Dunedin Fine Art Center: Classes in painting, pottery, jewelry-making, and more. Finally take that art class you've been putting off since 1987.

• The Fenway Hotel: A historic boutique hotel with a rooftop bar that offers stunning sunset views. Bring your new friends. Order the fish tacos. Watch the sky turn pink.

• Cat's Bites: An eclectic atmosphere that feels like home. Be sure to try their specialty—eggs benedict!

• The Flour Shoppe: Come for the almond croissants, stay for... everything. Absolutely everything!

• Main Street Shops: Sharon's Boutique, A Dash of Flair Haberdashery, Back in the Day books, antique shops, and galleries. You can spend a whole Saturday wandering and discovering.

• Dunedin Marina: Rent a kayak, take a sunset cruise, or just sit on a bench and watch the boats. The pelicans are excellent company.

The Beach Life

Honeymoon Island State Park is less than three miles away—a pristine barrier island with four miles of white sand beaches, nature trails, and some of the best shelling on the Gulf Coast. It's the kind of place where you can walk for hours, collect sand dollars, and remember what it feels like to just be.

Caladesi Island State Park (accessible by ferry from Honeymoon Island) is consistently ranked one of the best beaches in America. Soft sand, clear water, and the kind of peace that makes you wonder why you didn't move here sooner.

And the best part? You can bring your dog. Because every fresh start deserves a loyal companion.

The Community: Where Strangers Become the Sensational Six

Here's what you need to know about Dunedin: the people show up.

This is a town where women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond are living their best lives—not waiting for permission, not apologizing for taking up space, not shrinking to make others comfortable.

You'll find book clubs, walking groups, yoga on the beach with Estelle, wine nights, and impromptu gatherings that turn into lifelong friendships. You'll meet women who've been where you are: kids grown, marriage ended (or evolved), identity in question. Women who decided to choose themselves. Women who became each other's family.

In Dunedin, you don't just find a house. You find your people. Your Sensational Six.

Year-Round Sunshine (and No More Snow Shovels)

Climate: Subtropical paradise

Florida's Gulf Coast means warm, sunny weather year-round. Summers are hot (but you have A/C and a pool nearby). Winters are glorious—60s and 70s, perfect for morning walks and outdoor dining. No more scraping ice off your windshield. No more winter coats. Just sunshine, sea breezes, and Vitamin D.

Nearby Attractions (When You Want to Explore)

• Clearwater Beach: 15 minutes south for white sand, beach bars, and people-watching

• Tarpon Springs: 15 minutes north for Greek food, sponge docks, and old-world charm

• Tampa: 30 minutes east for big-city amenities, airport, museums, and sports

• St. Petersburg: 35 minutes south for art galleries, craft breweries, and waterfront dining

But honestly? Once you're in Dunedin, you'll realize you have everything you need right here.

Who Should Buy This House?

This home is perfect for:

• Empty nesters ready to start their next chapter

• Women who've spent decades caring for everyone else and are finally ready to care for themselves

• Anyone who's looked around their big house up north and thought, What am I doing here?

• People who want to trade snow for sunshine, isolation for community, and "someday" for "right now"

• Dog lovers (especially golden retriever enthusiasts)

• Anyone who believes that 55 is not the end—it's the beginning

This home is NOT for:

• People who need their kids within a five-minute drive (they'll visit, we promise)

• Anyone who thinks their best years are behind them (they're not)

• Those who can't imagine making new friends at this stage of life (you absolutely can)

Imagine Your Life Here

Picture this:

You wake up in your sunny bedroom. No one needs you. No one is asking where their soccer cleats are or what's for dinner. It's just you, the sound of birds outside your window, and a whole day stretching ahead with no obligations.

You make coffee in your quiet kitchen. You take it out to the lanai and sit in the warm morning air. Your golden retriever, Roxy, lies at your feet. You think about what you want to do today—not what you have to do, but what you want to do.

Maybe you'll walk to Honeymoon Island and collect shells. Maybe you'll meet your new friends—the ones you met at the coffee shop, the ones who invited you to book club, the ones who've become your chosen family—for lunch at the Fenway. Maybe you'll take that pottery class you've been eyeing. Maybe you'll do absolutely nothing and feel zero guilt about it.

As the sun sets, you pour yourself a glass of wine and sit on your back patio. You think about your old life—the cold winters, the big empty house, the loneliness that crept in when the kids left. And you smile.

Because you're not lonely anymore. You're not invisible. You're not just "Mom."

You're Paige. Or maybe you're someone else entirely. But you're you again. And that's everything.

Ready to Start Your Next Chapter in Dunedin?

Schedule a showing today and discover why so many women are choosing Dunedin for their fresh start.

P.S. From the Author

Welcome to Dunedin, Florida—the real-life town that inspired the Clearwater Dreams Series!

While this house is fictional, the town is very real. And so is the journey of starting over when your nest is empty.

Meet Paige Rhiann in EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER KNOWN, the first book in the Clearwater Dreams series. Paige is 55, recently divorced, and her kids are grown. She moves from Madison, Wisconsin to Dunedin, Florida with nothing but her golden retriever, Roxy, and a hope that she can figure out who she is when she's not being everything to everyone else.

In Dunedin, Paige discovers:

• The healing power of the beach

• The magic of chosen family (hello, Sensational Six!)

• That it's never too late to start over

• That the best chapters of your life might be the ones you write for yourself

This is NOT a romance. This is a story about friendship, self-discovery, second chances, and what happens when you finally choose yourself.

(Want the romance? Check out the spinoff, THIRD TIME'S A CHARM, where Paige meets Ben Alcott at Honeymoon Beach. But start with the friendship story first—it's where the magic begins.)

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