If you must flip in a flood zone here are some things you should do/know1) Find out where in the flood zone the property is located and the last time it flooded2) Ask the seller for the elevation certificate and see in any preventative work has been done to stop flooding or reduce the insurance rate 3) Review your ARV number, make sure its extremely conservative as the flood zone will probably result in a lower than average price (also make sure the comps you run are in the same flood zone if possible)4) If you take on the flip make sure you provide extra info about the status of the flood insurance and provide written flood insurance quotes for potential buyers5) Water proof the home if it makes sense to6) Host open houses often, don't trust agents to break down flood insurance and the risks associated to potential buyers, it won't happen.Those few steps should help, know your numbers and if they don't make sense don't be afraid to pass on this one, remember no deal is better than a bad deal.

I have a nurse friend who refers traveling nurses to vacation rental hosts in my area.  

-Hosts must allow the County to inspect the residential units without advance notice.

I posted on a local host Facebook group also and it seems like I will be required to have my own policy.   

Was just wondering what other Hosts have experienced in the market.  

You start a new account or add the property to your existing host account, cancel and rebook the existing reservations on the new one.

My biggest hurdle was being comfortable managing from afar but Tenant Cloud has made it easy on me! 

For the host who missed that this a) at minimum, would not be received well, and b) is just flat wrong, sheesh!

There are also a lot of learning opportunities during those first few months of being a host.

Get your head out of the clouds and sell the place ASAP.