Many of the neighboring units were tagged as destroyed and would need to be rebuilt with a further setback from the ocean but we got lucky and our unit was not destroyed but it was heavily damaged. 

You can’t go long periods of time especially in low income areas . 6 months is plenty long enough to destroy the inside of a house if left unchecked .

Let's say a tenant suddenly moves out without notice and destroys the place.

I was outbid on the property once by a destroyer captain, who was out at sea, so everything is possible.

During my investigation, I learned that the zoning had changed and you are no longer allowed to bring in new homes, even if the old ones were destroyed.  

So how can I get us in there without destroying their profits through tax?

Lastly, I expect my mother will need significant care in the future and I don't want her financially destroyed.

Does failure destroy your reputation and your credit?

Anybody have any thoughts or experience with these things? We have a termite bond company that identified old activity (unknown how old) but not active and wanted to charge $250 for a preventative treatment.
Thanks

I’ll PM you for sure.As an update, one thing we realized is that a HELOC on the property to be flipped (appraised for $85k) would essentially destroy our credit (large loan for a short period, closing out a line of credit after a short period).