A Mississippi homeowner a decade building a waterfront house styled after the Taj Mahal

An unfinished waterfront mansion inspired by the Taj Mahal is back on the market in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with a new asking price of $2.5 million. The 4,402-square-foot property sits on nearly an acre along the Gulf Coast. It was first listed for $2 million in 2016. Ten years after that first listing, and 13 years after construction began, the steel-and-concrete home is still unfinished. It is waiting for a buyer willing to complete its ambitious design. Building permits for the property were first filed in 2008 by Biloxi doctor Dr Pravin Saija, according to the Sun Herald. Saija planned to use the home as his main residence. But finding contractors who could follow the project's detailed plans proved difficult, slowing the work over the years. Rachel Allen, a listing agent with Coastal Realty Group, told Realtor.com that the owner has chosen to sell the property instead of finishing the remaining work himself. "The owner started building the home 13 years ago and had trouble finding a contractor to finish the vision the way he wanted," Allen told Realtor.com. "Since then, it has been left as it was, and it fell to the wayside. The seller is ready to retire, move on, and let ...