It’s an unfortunate situation that can easily happen, but if proper precautions were in place, it could resolve things faster.Since I haven’t found much online of this process once it goes wrong, I hope it can help other folks see the potential risk.

Also, even though flood insurance is not currently required, I would still factor it in as a precaution since Mother Nature has a peculiar sense of humor.

Also, after what happened to you, nobody will blame you for deciding to stay at home when it comes to real estate investing.Finally, there are no guarantees in life and, in spite of all the research I do, the precautions I take and the control I exert, the possibility always exist that I could be screwed over, like in any venture. 

No issues since then, but you had better take plenty of precautions secure the house and don't leave any materials or tools at the job site.

I was also looking at a Book called “every landlords legal guide” for the fact I want to learn about preparing a lease, the precautions when evicting, and how to screen tenants.

They would have no liability anymore more than your homeowner insurance would have, which is none.HOWEVER, every escrow and title company email I receive now has a warning about the frequency of wire fraud, yet very few of them are taking even the obvious precaution of using encrypted email.

She's informed me that she's already taking the precautions and working with the city to resolve the issue.

Nothing is guaranteed, but there are precautions we can take.I can share his blog post on this if you send me a message.

It certainly  always is advisable to exercise basic safety precautions, such as keep windows locked up at night  and when you leave the house, getting dead-bolts installed and using them, etc.  

Let your office know where you're going, when you're going to be there and what time they can expect you back, etc.It's a shame that precautions like these are necessary, but here we are.