Is there any way to find out the extension of the damage without having water on?

The people who already have deep and extensive connections snap up anything like that before you even know it exists.  

One lender told me up front that their extension process was easy; apparently, that meant raising my interest rate to 15% AND charging me 1.5 pts every 2 months. 

The first step for the capital source will be to decide if your strategy has a greater potential for being a winner rather than a loser and then they'll do extensive due diligence to prove out the strategy and your ability to execute. 

then they will do an extensive background search on your experience and if you can actually rehab the property.  

The rental house we got under contract was from me doing extensive networking.

Overall I think it's great company to start due to their extensive training.

I have an extensive background in direct marketing, sales and network marketing.

You would probably be better off selling rather than going through the extensive work of finding and training a reliable PM.

The damage to the building was extensive and as a result 90% of the building is currently gutted.