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Auggie

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5. Exactly. And do your own homework. It isn't rocket science.

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:47 AM

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When the internet was still in it's infancy, decades ago, I made phone calls, talking to neighborhood homeowners and city officials on the flood potential of properties in which I was interested. I checked the elevation too. If a house bordered a hillside (potential for mudslide in California) it was an immediate no, along with heavily-forested surrounding areas.

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