With all of the flooding that seems to be happening around the country lately, you might want to take a minute to check to see of your home or a home you are thinking about buying or renting is in a flood zone. New flood maps are released on a regular basis, so even if your home was not in a flood zone when you bought it, the status might have changed.
On the website freeflood.com you can find out easily and quickly if your home is in a flood zone. Simply enter an address and you instantly see the flood zone information.
You really should really give this a try!