A better market would be dry arid regions like AZ, NV and parts of CA. 

You may be able to find 15% down but even that is VERY hard to get and with the changing lending climate could completely dry up.

It gets the customer out of my hair during construction.  

I called a company that an insurance had referred to do the drying .  

Major dry rot/pest issues or perhaps knob and tube wiring would make me hesitant as well. 

I’d rather trust a professional with a moisture meter to see if it’s dry (just after or even during a heavy rain would make me feel better) before fixing the ceiling.

Additionally, you should probably instruct the PM to dry out the attic if you have with fans and / or a dehumidifier. 

He them procede to tell me it had hair line crack and that possibly the water was leaking from there and that it was a wear and tear because those pans only last so long. 

We put a lot of efford and attention into keeping basements dry, but we still have an occasional pipe burst or sump pump fail and see issues and when you get water in a basement; carpet can be dried and cleaned, it's the open cell pad that is holding on to gallons of water like a kitchen sponge.

So today ozone treatment and air return box repair, then I found some dry but soft base board behind the refrigerator