Custom built home first time on the market in the Island's best kept secret: the Arboretum - tucked around the Oak Island golf course on the Caswell Beach side, the Arboretum is an established neighborhood with natural beauty, indoor pool, tennis courts, club house AND just a golf cart's ride to the beach! This 3 bedroom 2 and a half bath home invites one to rocking chair evenings on the Southern Front porch and bird watching from the conditioned Carolina Room with a view of the Oak Island golf club and restaurant in the distance. Built for entertaining and comfort, this home invites you in with beautiful 100 year old heart pine from an old Sears building. The great room is the heart of the home with vaulted ceilings, gas log fireplace, and plenty of natural light, it opens up to the kitchen, with kitchen bar, gas stove and glass door cabinet, red tile in kitchen with an airy breakfast nook that opens to the back deck and formal dining room in front of the home for those special occasions. The two bedroom wing is located on the left side of the home while the en suite is located opposite with it's own gas log fireplace. The large bathroom houses the walk-in closet, stand alone shower , jacuzzi tub and functional Plantation shutters. Laundry room has extra storage as does the roomy two car garage. Frog room above garage has it's own over-sized storage closet and can be made into an extra bedroom, playroom or office. Can you picture it? Come check this home out and picture yourself living here! Low dues and No HOA TRANSFER fees!