We aren't prepared to move unless they give us what the house would be worth if it was not flood prone. The way our wall works, there is very little chance we will ever get water damage and if they let us know we are off the list, we will build a permanant concrete wall. So, how is this house not worth what I'm saying. It's worth thatmuch, according to the city, which is the only people who are in the market for it... You guys dont get it...
Thats like saying I won't sell my house for half price just because I live next to a toxic waste dump. In my state, you can't own water, just water frontage. So if they'd value your property at the average low acerage, you'd have a house with no usable land. No usable land = no property value.
IMO the only reason the gov should even buy it near the price you want for it, not deserve, is because they were dumb enough to zone that area for housing. If it was because of a diverted river or dam, the intrests involved in teh dam would have bought you out before it was even an issue.
In other words, GTFO n00b.