You would need to install french drains which certainly would be another cost, but not the end of the world.

Some ideas: gravel driveway, french drain installation.(2) Given the solution, what are thoughts on DIY'ing this project vs. hiring someone? 

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They nailed / screwed shut the beautiful French doors out to the backyard.

They would have to dig up all the way around the house (impossible due to proximity of road) and install a french drain to pull the water away from the house and around to the lake.

Hello everyone,short introduction: i am a French citizen ,37, currently working in China, looking to do a first real estate investment.

Added French doors and a bedroom door to what was an office to create a bedroom for myself.

@Kevin KongI think the trenches you're talking about are called French drains.But if this is your first foray into real estate investing...wow, that's a heavy-duty project that's putting the cart before the horse.

Agent told me I would need to install french drain.