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Quixote1818

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1. I would NEVER buy a house that is in a 1000 year flood event zone today

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2024, 10:00 AM

May 2024

1,000 year floods are becoming more like 100 year floods with climate change. A 1 in 100 chance of losing your house in any given year is risky as fuck! And if you live there for 25 years you have a 1 in 4 chance of getting flooded out now.

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I would NEVER buy a house that is in a 1000 year flood event zone today Quixote1818 May 2024 #1