If you do not have the money you should be able to get an SBA low-interest loan via FEMA to rebuild.  

Teri - Try this link:http://www.biggerpockets.com/topics/monitoredIt is found in your dashboard and shows the threads that you follow that have been updated most recently.On our rebuild of the forums (happening now), this page will be easier to find on the various forum pages.

An apprialsal for an insurance company might be weighted toward the cost approach, the cost to rebuild the improvements.

I am re-building my websites right now to incorporate a word press so I can blog to generate more traffic.

Then pay to rebuild?

I am also very interested in utilizing my investments to help rebuild and reinvest in distressed communities.

Soon after I began the process of a cash out-refinance (new mortgage is $172k) so I could rebuild the garage and rent out parking spots for extra income; the property was now valued at $260k.Fast forward a few years to today where 2 friends and I are in early steps of creating an LLC.

better off buying a rat trap in some other coastal area for $$$$ and rebuilding with water rights and dwellings already approved. 

If you maintain proper insurance, they will rebuild your property and pay you market rent until it is rent-ready.

Account Closed  Totally agree with you... this is why new construction in the mid west is pretty much relegated to higher end SFR's and or urban renewal etc.Most of the rental properties in the mid west coast far less to buy than they would cost to rebuild... ergo land in those areas is worthless...