**Turnkey short-term rental opportunity** in the highly sought-after Gulf Highlands Beach Resort! This updated 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome is ideally positioned just a 5-minute walk to the beach and backs up to a seasonally heated pool, a location renters love and seek out. The interior has been thoughtfully refreshed with new granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, modern light fixtures, and low-maintenance LVP flooring, making it both stylish and durable for rental use. The flexible floor plan includes a bonus room, perfect for accommodating additional guests or creating a dedicated home office-adding value and rental versatility. Gulf Highlands Beach Resort is a gated community offering unmatched amenities, including 11 swimming pools (5 seasonally heated), shuffleboard, an 18-hole putt-putt course, pickleball, tennis courts, and private beach access. Short-term rentals are allowed, making this an excellent income-producing property in a proven vacation rental market. Whether you're expanding your investment portfolio, looking for a vacation rental, or planning a future second home, this property offers strong rental appeal, resort-style amenities, and an unbeatable Panama City Beach location.
Property Features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Primary Bedroom Dimensions: 13' x 124'
- Bedroom 1 Dimensions: 152' x 105'
- Primary Bedroom Level: Second
- Bedroom 1 Level: Second
Other Rooms
- Total Rooms: 6
- BonusRoom Dimensions: 115' x 65'
- BonusRoom Level: Second
- Living Room Dimensions: 152' x 16'
- Living Room Level: First
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 3
- Full Bathrooms: 2
- 1/2 Bathrooms: 1
Appliances
- GasRange
- TanklessWaterHeater
Heating and Cooling
- Cooling Features: CentralAir, CeilingFans
- Heating Features: Central, NaturalGas
- Heating: Yes
- Ceiling Fans: Yes
Kitchen and Dining
- Dining Room Dimensions: 102' x 106'
- Dining Room Level: First
- Kitchen Dimensions: 88' x 105'
- Kitchen Level: First
Interior Features
- Flooring: LuxuryVinylPlank
Exterior and Lot Features
- Patio
- Patio And Porch Features: Patio
- Road Frontage Type: CityStreet
- Road Responsibility: PublicMaintainedRoad
- Patio: Yes
Pool and Spa
Land Info
- Land Lease: No
- Lot Size Dimensions: 18x82
Manufactured and Mobile Info
Garage and Parking
Homeowners Association
- Association: Yes
- Association Amenities: BeachRights, Gated
School Information
- Elementary School: Hutchison Beach
- High School: Arnold
- Middle School: Surfside
Amenities and Community Features
- Community Features: Beach, Clubhouse, FitnessCenter, Golf, Playground, Pool, TennisCourts, Waterfront, CommunityPool, Gated, ShortTermRentalAllowed
Other Property Info
- Annual Tax Amount: 3225
- Source Listing Status: Active
- County: Bay
- Directions: .09 miles west of Walmart on Hutchinson Blvd. Turn left into Gulf Highlands Beach Resort. Go through the gate and take a left. Take the second street to the right. Unit is on the right.
- Tax Year: 2025
- Restrictions: ShortTermRentalsAllowed
- Source Property Type: Residential
- Area: 03 - Bay County - Beach
- List Development Name: Gulf Highlands Beach Resort/Condos
- Property Subtype: townhouse
- MLS Area Minor: 0320 - Beach - Middle Central
- Source Neighborhood: Gulf Highlands Beach Resort
- Parcel Number: 34779-109-000
- Postal City: Panama City Beach
- State Region: FL
- Subdivision: Gulf Highlands Beach Resort
- Zoning Description: Resid Single Family
- Property Subtype: Attached
Building and Construction
- Year Built: 1988
- Building Area Total: 1080
- Levels: Two
- Living Area Source: Appraiser
- Property Age: 38
- Levels or Stories: 2
- Building Total Stories: 2
- Structure Type: Townhouse
Utilities
- Sewer: PublicSewer
- ElectricityAvailable
Home Features
- Security Features: CarbonMonoxideDetectors, GatedCommunity, KeyCardEntry, FireAlarm, SecurityGate, SmokeDetectors
