If you are serious about finding a good mentor, not a guru who will take your $, then get out to networking events and meet the successful investors.

I may have to research the area too and see if there are any trends to why this is occurring.

Go on the web and search for local Bar Association events to network at, almost every county and state have them.  

It's not such a big deal until the water is rising quickly and you are cursing the day you chose to take the advice of an internet message board instead of purchasing the flood insurance and your years of cash flow are about to go poof...or glurg glurg...as it were.The FEMA maps are based on probabilities, not on the anecdotal evidence of elderly citizens or even if a flood has historically occurred in a certain time frame.  100 year flood = 1% chance of that area being flooded.  500 year flood = 0.2% chance of that area being flooded.As with any insurance you can forego it and save a few bucks and you win!!...

I suggest going to networking events but that may be hard with the little ones.  

You have little control over any events if the project should take a wrong turn if you are in second position.

@Brian Martin check the Real Estate Events and Happenings forum.  

Are you really going to be known as the landlord that lets this type of behavior occur in the neighborhood.

I'd also recommend attending REIA events near you and there are BP meetups in Atl as well.

This is in the event that their is extensive damage, we file the claim with their insurance.