The only connection to the house is 2 pieces of wood directly against the house under the landing.

I still don't think that would be acceptable by my insurance company however, because I have read that by even having a trampoline on the property, it invalidates your insurance, or I have to pay a higher premium.

Yes the rent will be slightly lower and property value won't increase much since not everyone want to move to a flood area.The good thing is you probably pay lower taxes to wash out your flood premium and hopefully the cost of the house helped increase your cap rate.

Thanks for your perspectives.What about insurance premiums?

When I lived in Wisconsin I had over 400 house plants, a garden on a 2nd floor deck, and 3 garden in my yard with various srubs, trees, plants, rocks, wood chips and etc.

@Zac P. yes, @Matt Clark is right, a hygrometer will measure local RH, and you may also want a hard-probe wood moisture meter as mentioned by Account Closed, these are pretty cheap on ebay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/wood-moisture-meter I am wondering if anyone knows the best method...

For paint i use home depots BEHR Premium Plus Ultra paint with primer.

They pulled up our carpet ( it was much needed ) and to out surprisr there are wood floors!

My question persist on the following:Concrete steps/stairs are made up by a series of plywood boxes stacked in which you then pour cement into.While reviewing the work done I noticed that the contractor made plywood boxes but then covered them with a flat piece of wood then added cement on top.

Depending on the type of construction (wooden subfloor with crawlspace, versus slab on grade...plaster versus drywall...wood frame versus block) - rewiring usually requires pretty extensive demolition and drywall work (opening up walls to access the romex for every switch and outlet, in order to re-route them to the new electric panel).This will require a licensed electrician, permits and inspections from the City or County, and then a framing/drywall contractor to put everything back together...then you'll need the new electric meter from FPL.