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At the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), we call this the “Tale of Two Homes,” and we have seen it unfold countless times. Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, or wildfires strike communities, and many homes resist the shaking, wind, water, or fire. The families inside these homes are resilient. They bounce back swiftly and get on with their lives. Yet other homes are damaged and destroyed. Those families endure an expensive, long road to recovery. Some never make it back to “normal.”
The most important lesson from this story is that no matter how it turns out, it’s not just about luck. When homes survive disasters, it is almost always because someone made responsible decisions about how and where to build. They likely followed a modern building code, and inspectors verified that things were done the right way. But how do you, the buyer, find the right home?
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