They charge so much since they have to come out to the house 3 or 4 times since there is drying time in between steps.

NV is also on my list to consider but, the dry heat and summers are much hotter than CA.

Once the floor dried, it flattened back out.

If it is raised wood deck, then expect it to rot and look nasty after ten years.

Everything Ken said plus plaster walls, no insulation, higher electric bills, walls sweating when its humid in florida and the resident leaves front door open, damp smelly houses, Pealing paint, wood rot, old windows, crawl space under the home, bdrm and closet doors that don't close properly, electric locks that the old front door doesn't like as the door is not aligned correctly, Cyrstal knobs that fall off, old thermostats with 2 lines but my new thermostat needs 3 lines, critters in the fireplace....

(***Note: Emerald is EXTREMELY hard drying paint.

A third chart that I did not include would show you that the spike was also caused by "dry lots", meaning no waterfront.So, where did all of the inventory go?

Hosts were making a lot of money then, but the demand has dried up and there is now a ton of competition due to a lot more rentals on the market.

Here are our concerns;- Some of the floor joists have been exposed to excessive moisture and are rotting away. 

Our personal  house had previous work done but the piers were poorly done, and we noticed dry wall cracks and tile floor "separation"  about 2 years back.