This ranch-style home in Manalapan, NJ offers comfortable one-level living with 3 bedrooms, full bathroom and garage on a spacious 0.46-acre lot. This property is ideal for anyone seeking modern updates and a convenient location. Updates to this home include newer: Kitchen, roof, skylight, driveway, central AC, furnace, electrical panel, wood-burning stove. Renovated Kitchen boasts: stylish backsplash, granite countertops, garden window, recessed lighting and updated flooring. Living room features vaulted ceiling, wood-burning fireplace, newer skylight and flooring. Dining room is filled with natural light from 2 large windows, ftrs: vaulted ceiling and wood burning stove. Outdoor amenities include a paver patio with retractable awning - ideal space for morning coffee, evening cocktails-mocktails, entertaining / relaxation. Spacious, open backyard with storage shed offers endless possibilities - let your imagination run wild and architect your serene oasis. Central location to parks, shopping, dining, entertainment, major roadways, major transportation routes to the NJ shore and NYC, approximately 8 miles to the NJ Turnpike, 21 miles to NJ Shore. Education: The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District is a public school district in Monmouth County, serving students from elementary through middle school levels. The district consists of multiple elementary schools and Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, with high performance in reading and math at the elementary and middle school levels. High School students in this area are served by the Freehold Regional High School Districtone of the largest in the regionoffering six high schools with a wide range of academic and extracurricular programs, high schools consist of Manalapan, Marlboro, Freehold Township, Freehold, Howell & Colts Neck. The district's mission is to provide a meaningful and challenging education, focusing on literacy and a supportive learning community and it offers specialized programs like the Academically Talented program. The Freehold Regional High School District has a strong emphasis on high standards, student engagement, and academic achievement, with a significant percentage of students pursuing college-level education.