Paris Hoisington, 31, and her daughter Josie Law, 11, point to the area on Cortez Beach in Manatee County where the girl found a message in a bottle on Sunday (Spectrum News/Josh Rojas).

The 112-year-old country house is an "uncut gem," says one real estate mover and shaker, and it's ready for a transformation.

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