HOUSTON—With Hurricane Willa an active hurricane, and in lightof other recent devastating hurricanes such as Michael and Florence, many investors with real estate holdingsin these areas are experiencing a great deal of uncertainty. Whilethis is to be expected, there are many ways in which wise investorscan mitigate losses due to natural disasters. With just a littlebit of advance planning, and by initiating a readiness action plan,some investors many find it easier to stay afloat and survive thereal estate market hurricane.

“While it may be easy to think that real estate investing in ahurricane-prone area should just simply be avoided, location aloneshould not prevent an investor from moving forward with aprospective purchase,” Yuen Yung, CEO of Upside Avenue, tellsGlobeSt.com. “This risk must be weighed against all other factorsand it should also be taken with a grain of salt for the simplefact that if the investors have done their due diligence and havesecured all of the necessary insurance, any losses that couldpotentially be caused by a hurricane can be largely avoided.”