I added the idiot. It is difficult to sell and sometimes you wind up stuck, especially when it didn't flood when you bought it, but it does now. And yes, some people do gamble, and hope to save some money and life by running water, which can be really cool.
I did not make a dime when I sold my house. A neighbor was not as lucky. He needed to relocate for work and lost about $20,000 on his home.
If the damn had been rebuilt, neither of us probably would have flooded. And I think I had the town wrong, it is the Wilmont dam.