Hey everyone! I'm considering buying a house, but there's a massive 45-degree hill in the backyard that has me worried. The house is at the bottom of the hill, and I can't shake the feeling that it might flood. The seller put in a new retaining wall and claims there hasn't been any water pooling after heavy rain, but the hill looks super steep and barren, roughly 11,000 sq ft. I want to make sure I'm not making a huge mistake; am I overreacting about potential flooding or landslides?
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Honestly, I wouldn't touch that property. A hill that steep can really cause issues down the line, especially since it looks like they cleared out a lot of vegetation. That can make the soil unstable. Just be careful with a purchase like this.
Could planting some native vegetation help stabilize the soil before anything bad happens?