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According to the NFIP,<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.snellexperts.com/">flood damage</a> is the most frequently occurring natural disaster damage in the United States. Chances are however, that if you do not live in an area that is prone to flooding, you are probably not that familiar with how to react in the unfortunate event that a flood occurs near you. Flood damage is something that everybody should be prepared for though, because a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.snellexperts/">flood</a> can occur anywhere, even if there are no lakes or rivers nearby. While you may not necessarily need a degree in natural disasters, you should at least be familiar with a few of the basics in order to protect yourself, your family, and your wallet.
The first thing that you should check for before re-entering a flooded home is the situation of the power and gas being fed into the house. If they are not already shut off, then doing so should be at the top of your list. You do not want to take a bad day and make it even worse by letting electricity get into the water inside the home.
Before anyone enters the home, there is one more thing to take care of. Do a quick inspection of your homes foundation and walls for cracks or other disturbances. The water that has been soaking into the foundation and walls of your home will cause swelling and shifting to occur which could make the house unstable. If you find that the house is potentially unstable, it is best to let a professional handle so that you do not bring the house down on your head while trying to clean up. When dealing with basements that are over half flooded, you should also be careful with the foundation. If you try to remove the water all at once, then the sudden release of pressure could cause the walls of your basement to collapse. It is best in this situation to only remove a couple of feet of water per day, in order to give your walls time to adjust.
Once you have made sure that the house is safe for re-entry, you will want to document everything before any clean up takes place. You will need verification of the items in your home when talking to insurers. Pictures and videos will usually be enough, but make sure to be thorough and include everything. It is also important to document everything over the next few weeks that have to deal with your insurance, such as the date and time of your initial call, and future interactions as well. As with most natural disasters, expect the phone lines to be slammed with phone calls from other residents. It may be a good idea to get the number for the head quarters if possible, and call them so that you can get your claim started sooner by bypassing all of the extra traffic on the phone lines.
After you have gotten your home back into a livable condition, there is one more thing you should take care of before relaxing. If there was moisture in your home for more than 48 hours, odds are that mold has started to form already. Because of the simple growing conditions required for mold, it is very common to see mold appear after a home has been hit with flood damage. After all of the hassle that you have already been through with your insurance companies and the damage to your personal possessions, it is best to do a thorough remediation job, in order to prevent any further stress. You can usually schedule a mold inspection for under $200.00 dollars, but if you do not clean the mold up in its early stages, it could cost you thousands more.
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Have you or do you check your caller identification every day to make sure that you have not missed
any calls? We do this every day and always call folks back even if they do not leave a voice mail and
find it very rewarding. You see some folks do not want to leave a message so that is ok with us
because we will follow up with them with a phone call. Also, are you one of the ones who does not
take the time to make your communication personable? If not, you are missing out on potential business.
We will always follow up with a phone call and like to also follow up with an email if we have the
clients email address. We do not believe in just using email for communication becasue we feel like
it is not very personable. What are your thoughts?
David Snell
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This is David Snell with SnellExperts.com and today I saw some thing that was just devastating and quite shocking.
I saw a map of the USA with flags in all the states who have so many foreclosures. I was also told today
that more were on the way. I mean really. When will things stop.
I mean why will the banks not just work with folks to reduce their interest rate or rent the house out to
the home owner or why are the banks not willing to work with folks?
Is this all about money or all about greed or what?
As a Realtor, I would love to hear your take on this please.
Is a house sitting empty really helping the banks? I do not think so!
Is some one has a mortgage of say $1,000.00 per month why can the bank just not work with the home owner to
reduce their payment or let the person just rent the house?
I wanted to keep things simple and sweet to hear all of your comments since I value your thoughts and
opinions.
What can we all do to help others in foreclosure with their home?
Will local churches help, will local clubs help, will businesses help? What can we all do to help so many in need?
David Snell
SnellExperts.com
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A man in Manitoba, Canada was caught speeding last year....105 miles per hour with his pregnant wife in the car. "Why was he speeding?", you ask? well, because his wife had complications with her first pregnancy, as well as with this one, there for he felt it necessary to get her to the hospital immediately, an emergency.
The big hype right now is that the man was stopped by a police officer who gave them a lecture, 15 minutes total, along with a speeding ticket combined with a fine of 1,000 dollars. The man has been fighting this, with the apparent help fromt he media and the doctor who delivered the baby. Stating that "the mothers uterus had almost ruptured". These people are stating that the mans speeding was necessary in order to prevent his wife and unborn baby from suffering a terrible fate...death.
REALLY? and 105 miles per hour doesn't put you, your wife and your unborn baby at risk? Along with anybody else who may have been traveling on the road at that time?
A short time later, the man was pulled again, by yet another officer who was warned about the couple. This officer gave yet another lecture and ticket and sent them on their way.
So here is my problem, not only is the risk of driving 105 miles per hour extremely high, and then the thought of why they didn't call an ambulance to begin with, but why didn't either one of these officers offer to help? Police officers are there to aid in many different situations, I truely believe that this was one of those situations. Call an ambulance? escort them to the hospital? No, they were lectured twice.
The officers and the courts are gettign a lot of negative press about this, and rightly so, but I definitely don't think that the man was thinking very clearly, nor has he ever realized just how much danger he put his family in.
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