A resident we know told us someone was approaching many islanders and offering 100 thousand euro for their properties saying they could keep the insurance money too. They took it for their place. They also said many restaurants took the offer. NICE in Grand Case. Owner told us she had always dreamed of owning a place in GC and finally could afford it because people wanted out. She said places that had minimal damage or had started to fix their place before insurance paid out lucked out because the government deemed a property sturdy and could be left in place while a wooden place such as Calmos wouldn't be allowed to rebuild. Bruno's Dreams couldn't rebuild. A stranger told us he was on island to check on his parents property only to be told they could not rebuild and he was at a lost as what to do.