Easily Evaluate The Impact of Flood Zone Status on Your Investments
with superior flood zone reports and expert guidance in challenging an official flood zone status.
The Benefits of Working with WTG
Clarity And Confidence
Certify the official flood status of any structure, with superior data, and detailed mapping visuals.
Identify Opportunities
Preliminary Maps show pending changes to FEMA flood zones. See changes that are coming down the pike.
Protect Your Business
Perform flood due diligence on every investment easily, at low cost, with expert support and $3M E&O insurance.
Factor In Low-Cost Due Diligence Around Flood Risk
When calculating ROI, it’s crucial to factor in a structure’s official flood status, and how to best protect, or enhance, your investment.
Why Expert Support Matters
The specialized work of our Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs) helps us deliver superior clarity and guidance for lenders and any individuals involved in a real estate transaction.
Superior Features That Make a Difference
FEMA Mapping Detail
FEMA Maps dictate the location of Special Flood Hazard Areas (shown In red). If a structure touches a SFHA, this can drastically affect valuation. Free, online resources and standard industry certs are often don’t provide true clarity on structure location nor official flood status.
WTG’s superior data and mapping detail provide visual clarity down to the parcel (blue line) and structure (white arrow). Our expert team further evaluates report findings to give you a comprehensive understanding of flood risk and options for mitigation that could improve asset valuation.
Preliminary Maps
FEMA Maps are occasionally updated and re-released with changes that can affect the valuation of a property positively or negatively. Proposed or pending changes to a FEMA Map will be shown on a Preliminary Map.
If a Preliminary Map exists for a property, we automatically provide it along with our Flood Zone Determination Report. In the example shown here, the structure (white arrow) moved OUT of the high-risk zone or SFHA (shown here in green), increasing the property’s valuation greatly..
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s wrong with using free online information?
There are many free online resources that are inaccurate, misleading and unreliable. Most are unofficial, exclude mapping detail and include disclaimers releasing them from any reliability. Learn more.
Why should I add this service to my business?
Flooding is the #1 natural disaster in the US. Flooding events and ongoing changes to NFIP have elevated the need for investors to understand true flood risk. It’s especially advantageous to see Preliminary Maps, which offer a look at the future changes to flood status that directly affect asset valuation.
How long does it take to get a report?
Most reports are completed and issued digitally within 30 minutes of ordering. Some reports can take a couple of hours. We guarantee all reports within 48 hours.
Is a WTG report more trustworthy and reliable?
Yes. We exceed the industry standard by using superior data and expert assessment for our reporting products. Each flood determination uses parcel and structure verification and is insured with $3M E&O.
Will I understand how to read the report?
Each report comes with guidance from our experts. We can walk you through any report findings and potential recommendations to maximize your investment ROI.
Questions? We’re here to help.
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