She had looked at it carefully before she bought it and knew it needed a lot of restoration. Her inspector had told her that the foundation and the walls and studs were in good shape, so she was looking forward to working on the house. Of course, he had also advised her against purchasing the cottage for a number of reasons. There would be a high cost for insurance since this was in a flood plain zone. He warned her that the fact that the location was close to seawater, the cottage would have to be refinished almost every year. She was also warned about the seclusion. The house was on a point by itself since the big hurricane of a couple of years ago had pretty much either destroyed or scared off the few Texans who lived in this remote beach area. New regulations had prevented rebuilding. It made the cost of the property cheap and had left her a reasonable amount of her liquid cash to fix up the house to suit herself. This was what she needed. Someplace where she could relax and a project to keep her mind and hands busy.
