Yeesh. I should probably just sell all my stuff off and abandon this place.
I didn't get hit that hard at all, really, but I've only been working on this 30 year FHA loan for a few years (which is to say I'm only about $10,000 in and am mostly just paying interest). My detached building is surely ruined (I don't have the time or resources to get that fixed up anytime soon), and I'm looking at having to have the garage, patio, storage room, laundry room, and 2 guest rooms gutted and restored (and I doubt I can do it myself, my health isn't the greatest these days). Oh and of course the kitchen, too, which will be murder in and of itself. Realistically, housing prices down here will probably plummet and I'll never get my investment back out of this.
Seriously doubt this is the first incidence of water damage either. First major, but my patio and garage have probably rotted since the LAST major storm and spread mold spores everywhere in the walls and attic already.
I guess I'm just going to have to hope that I got everything suitably dried out, dehumidified, and sanitized and keep plodding through bit by bit at a pace I can handle. I can't seem to find a crew to come do the demo right now anyways, and if I did that would surely render the place unlivable for an extended period. I have to get back to work eventually as well though so I don't see a way around paying someone to do the work.