"but you might be surprised at how little damage there was to well-built, concrete block/stucco homes with tile roofs, that are just a few miles inland"

Yep. My stepfather, who just died, owned his since the mid-1960s. And that house also is 30' above sea level, so it's not even a flood-rated area. They are often the only house on the block with power throughout a storm.

We've been interviewing listing realtors and they are all drooling over it. I figure it will sell quickly.