Final Post

It's been a while.  I thought I should finish the story.

We put the house on the market and had some interest but no immediate offers.  We lowered the asking price and had a few more folks interested but still no offers.  The real estate folks thought we were asking the right amount, and the house showed wonderfully, but...

We got an offer in August and were in the process of countering when Hurricane Harvey struck.  The house had no flood damage because we had raised it high enough, but the 130 mph winds did damage that allowed rainwater to penetrate into the house and damage the sheetrock in places.  Also the ridge shingles on the roof were blown off.  Many more homes had much more damage.

We had a major fight with TWIA the quasi-state windstorm insurance agency, and were in the process of getting quotes for repairs when we got an "as is" offer.  It was lower than we hoped, but we were hoping for a reasonable insurance settlement.  We took the offer and then when the insurance finally settled we were not happy.  Didn't get what we had hoped/expected. 

But, we didn't have to deal with the contractors to make repairs and then put the house back on the market. 

House has new owners who have totally removed all the plants from the yard, replaced the roof with a new metal one, and repainted.

So this closes the book on the house on Mustang Island.  Mustang Island will be missed.