what can you do with a detached garage with a living space up top to avoid flood insurance given the garage is below.  How do you make is flood proof as they say in FEMA to not need flood insurance.  Its a brick garag...

I’m looking at purchasing multifamily property in the Phoenix area and noticing a trend of listings with HOA dues covering water, sewer & garbage. Does anyone have experience with this type of setup? A few questio...

Howdy folks. The Situation:
Wife and I have a home under contract, and while we were at the home during the inspection, some heavy rain came down. The water quickly pooled in front of the home, and it drains out of t...

I bought a house under special warranty in Pittsburgh,PA ,May 2017. Seller never disclose water problem in basement in their property disclosure.  The house was rented on August 2017. Tenants places a lot of their stu...

I just realized that one of my rentals in Lees Summit is in a flood zone.  According to Redfin its in an area of "Severe" risk of floods.  I got a quote from my Insurance broker, and he was saying flood insurance is a...

I'm considering buying a home that flooded in 2014 during a 500 year flood.  It appears the home had a few feet of water in it and the bottom 4ft of sheetrock has been removed, bottom cabinets removed in the kitchen a...

I'm looking at a house that has past history of flooding the basement. Owner had fixed the damage in 2014 and installed sump pump with lifetime warranty. No issues since then other than pump got activated a few times ...

Is it normal in Houston for a housing complex to have a detention pond? Is this new regulation? I wonder what it means for the resale value even if it is mandatory due to regulations, especially for the houses just be...

Hi Everyone, Looking for some advice. We recently sold our house to the new buyers and when they moved in they neighbors told them that we had a flood in the basement couple days ago before closing. Now they want to s...

Hey everyone,

The flood happening with the Mississippi River is making me even more cautious about flood levels of the properties I buy. What is the best way for me to go about finding out if the level is low, med or...