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    Check the Flood Zone!

    Oct 27, 2020 0 minutes

    in the next few years, so check the flood-zone status (look under the .gov for your town or county, then search tax parcel information). If you’d like to add on in a flood zone, above the base flood elevation. Raising even a small house costs $20,000 or more.

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