We found a property that on paper and in person appears to be a good deal. The problem is, it's in a high flood zone that was previously heavily effected by Sandy. The properties foundation since that time has been ra...

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I was about to close on what I thought was a great foreclosure for $246 K. This is in Illinois. 3200 square feet, 4 bed 2 bath, all brick. Missing a kitchen and needs about $75 K in work. However comparable h...

My offer has been accepted for a potential house hack house in Stone Mountain, 30083, of Atlanta GA. However, I just realized that the backyard leads to Indian Creek (a creek).What are the pros and cons of purchasing ...

Today I was volunteering to clean after Florence. We were cleaning this townhouse who was in a good location. We removed all the lower sheets of the wall,  water was there 3 feet high. I happened to meet the owner and...

Hey Everyone,I'm having issue with my tenant in regarding my current SFR. I got a call last week that there was a clog in the toilet, he tried to plunge but didn't work so we called the plumber to snake it and found o...

Hi investors in Tampa or other areas prone to natural hazard, I am currently looking into the opportunities in investing in Tampa. But one thing concerns me is that it is prone to hurricane or other natural hazard. Wo...

FLOOD!My parents went on a 2 wk vacation out of the country.They asked me to water the plants once during the 2weeks.  1 week into the vacation, we came to check on the house and water the plants. Today we came into t...

My SFH full time vacation rental property was significantly damaged by Hurricane Ian.  I have both a DP-3 policy and a Flood Policy.  They are both with the same company, Frontline, but the adjusters made it clear the...

Anyone invest in a flood zone lately? Looking at a place close to the beach and aside from flood insurance, any other protection strategies?

I purchased a duplex in March 2021, 6 months later a large storm overwhelmed the drainage on the street and significant flooding happened occured.  Water of course got into my basement as well as the basements of near...