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‘I Bought a House in a Flood Zone’: Here’s How We Don’t Sink
vicnt / Getty Images One weekend last fall, I was checking out a real estate listing on realtor.com of a cute 19th-century house near a creek. But underneath this idyllic photo, I noticed two words in small, blue print, “Flood Factor,” followed by a number,10/10. Alarmed, I delved deeper, and learned that this property’s flood risk was as high as it gets. I texted my real estate agent, who’d sent me this listing: “Let’s skip this one. I don’t want to live in a flood zone.” Still, our…