Hey all,If anyone owns Central Florida real estate and needs help in any way after Irma, please let me know. I owned property in New Orleans and Mississippi during/after Katrina and know how incredibly frustrating it ...

It is really a relief that the first step is done.

I don't know if there is much you can do out side of waiting for FEMA relief.

Given the crazy costs of rebuilding after Katrina, lots of areas could not support the costs of rebuilding (i.e. if it cost $75/ft2 to rebuild, but pre-storm values were less than on a $/ft2 basis), alot of people did not want to be upside down in there house.During Katrina, most banks gave borrows affected relief on paying their bills,  Most of mine gave me at least 6 months of no payments.  

The President’s declaration allows HUD to offer foreclosure relief and other assistance to certain families living in this county.HUD is: Granting immediate foreclosure relief – HUD granted a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures and forbearance on foreclosures of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured home mortgages; Making mortgage insurance available – HUD's Section 203(h) program provides FHA insurance to disaster victims who have lost their homes and are facing the daunting task of rebuilding or buying another home.

@Johanna V.Holy buckets what a pain!

To add pain to the situation, the surety company -- in the event that he has contractor's bond -- will surely fight for it since what happened is not in the contractor's control.

Start small, stay local, find the pain, provide a solution and continue asking questions.

Lots of hard work, sleepless nights, pain, tears went into this, but at the end it's all worth it :).

I don't mind the extra work, but it can be a pain at times.