A few people have been scammed on the site, Only use paypal to pay for items for sale by other members. If they will not use paypal, its likely a scam NEVER SEND E-TRANSFERS OF ANY KIND.
You can tell flooding is a concern there. I've never lived that far south or that close to the coast but I imagine the Gulf swells a lot during major storms. They built a new Caterpillar plant in Victoria, TX just recently. I was offered the job in Little Rock and Victoria. The wife could not handle being any further than we are now so I live here. I think I would have liked the Corpus area but Little Rock is great too.