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$539,900

8609 DRIFTWOOD DR
TAMPA, FL 33615
Listed by Christina Sanchez Miller · CHARLES RUTENBERG REALTY INC
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Living area
1,139 sqft
Year built
1960

About this home

***RARE FOR THIS PRICE AND MOVE-IN READY*** Tampa waterfront house that leads to the GULF with no bridges!! New house on the same street is going for 2.7M!!!!! Boater's Paradise, go to Bahama Breeze, Whiskey Joes or a sandbar!!! Bring your boat to this beautifully remodeled and already furnished home. Waterfront living will never be more affordable than it is today! Take your boat to St. Pete and all the beaches. The house has been completely remodeled with luxury vinyl floors and updated bathrooms and kitchen. New AC and water heater in 2024, sewer replaced with PVC piping and roof replaced in 2019! No HOA so currently being used as a VRBO. Contact owner/listing agent directly via text for any questions or offers.

Highlights

Waterfront

Property details

MLS
Stellar MLS
MLS #
MFRTB8412032
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
BAY CREST PARK UNIT 01
Status
Active
Days on market
330
On market date
July 29, 2025
Stories
N/A
Total bathrooms
2
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
N/A
Lot size
0.2 acres

Location

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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
BAY CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
0.41 mi away · Grades -1-5
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
3.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
553
Student:teacher ratio
16.3:1
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Middle
WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
1.33 mi away · Grades 6-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
2.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
763
Student:teacher ratio
18.2:1
District
HILLSBOROUGH
High
ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL
2.39 mi away · Grades 9-12
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
2.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
2,600
Student:teacher ratio
21.7:1
District
HILLSBOROUGH

Walkability

Blended score for TAMPA's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). EPA National Walkability Index only -- nearby-amenity data not cached yet for this area.

56
Somewhat walkable
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
11.2 / 20 -- Above average walkable

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in TAMPA, from live MLS data.

On the market 330 days -- 247 more days than TAMPA's current average of 83 days.
For reference, the median list price across 6,422 active listings in TAMPA right now is $344,999.

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Est. monthly payment
$3,401/mo
$107,980 down
$431,920 loan
Principal & interest$2,801
Property tax (est.)$450
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Stellar MLS (mfrmls) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated September 23, 2026.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.