re: People are crazy about not buying a properly renovated property

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People that bought in New Orleans after Katrina made crazy money. Check the pricing down there. This is the same phenomenon of you ask me.

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well for one, you're not in NOLA...

In undeveloped areas such as forests and grasslands, rainfall and snowmelt collect and are stored on vegetation, in the soil column, or in surface depressions. When this storage capacity is filled, runoff flows slowly through soil as subsurface flow. In contrast, urban areas, where much of the land surface is covered by roads and buildings, have less capacity to store rainfall and snowmelt. Construction of roads and buildings often involves removing vegetation, soil, and depressions from the land surface. The permeable soil is replaced by impermeable surfaces such as roads, roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks that store little water, reduce infiltration of water into the ground, and accelerate runoff to ditches and streams. Even in suburban areas, where lawns and other permeable landscaping may be common, rainfall and snowmelt can saturate thin soils and produce overland flow, which runs off quickly. Dense networks of ditches and culverts in cities reduce the distance that runoff must travel overland or through subsurface flow paths to reach streams and rivers. Once water enters a drainage network, it flows faster than either overland or subsurface flow.

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not even close. I'm not scared about my personal property at all and I'm not selling.

I don't think there's a blanket statement on homes that had water and their respective value. If the area was desirable before the flood, it was desirable for a reason. If those things stay the same or will soon be back to that, then hold off on selling and just find a temporary situation. A ton of money and attention is being poured into this situation and no one is talking about Denham or Baton Rouge not coming back from this like they were with New Orleans/Chalmette etc. I think we're dealing with a matter of time before things get back to normal or better because so much will be invested. Hard to see right now, but it will happen.

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true but if some of the water that fell upstream had been able to absorb in the ground it could definitely make a difference downstream

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What's "upstream" from Denham?

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What's "upstream" from Denham?

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Watson, Central, Zachary, Baker, Greenwell Springs.

This is going to happen more and more because of climate change, probably every 5-10 years

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There are people on this board that will call you out for price gouging for raising the asking price of your home because it didn't flood.

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Not if it's many years down the road, though. I'm not selling my house now. But in 10 to 20 years I might... and you bet I will use that it didn't flood to my advantage.

Houses that flooded in 1983 and were zoned AE still had appreciation since the early 90s. We are not going to have a 30 inch rain event every few years. In 3 years, prices will be near preflood levels. A lot of older homes are going to be renovated. People forget with time. How many people talked about the 83 flood before the last few weeks.