Patch, sand, prime and paint the holes and paint to match the wall.

Nearby new build 3/2 SFRs start in the mid-200's, and there's a lot under construction.

If the wood perimeter is higher than the concrete floor (which I think it is per your explanation) you could always try to sand down the wood that is on the perimeter to try and get it flush with the concrete.

The reality is the really rich have coastal properties and they're not going to accept nothing when it's wiped away even if they have hundreds of billions, there'll be recourse.

For example, in Mexico, you don't have to put minimum 40-60% down, interest rates are not in the 10's and you can get 20- to 30-year mortgages and you can't get any shorter actually and the right areas would fir within @Richard Foltys' criteria.

But dont bury your head in the sand or stay willfully ignorant.It is notable that this recent rise is not from the man on the street like the previous rise was and rather this came almost exclusively from institutional investors, Rothchilds peeps like that. 

As an architect myself, we draw the line in the sand.

But my 4 renters are in there 30's-50's and work 50+ hours / week building naval ships and submarines and they enjoy being close enough to walk to the shipyard and coming home to a brand new house with all the modern upgrades. 

Purchase price: $1,250,000 Cash invested: $260,000 Sale price: $1,875,000 Discover your 2,350 sq. ft. coastal oasis on a spacious 17,000 sq. ft. lot.

There was a few years were prime CA and West coast paper was trading at 60 to 70% but those days are long gone.The paper business ( the sand box I play in) is huge..