Sorry to hear of your troubles. We live in Holly Springs, NC not far from Cary. When our builder was showing us land/lots that were available at the time they o

Sorry to hear of your troubles. We live in Holly Springs, NC not far from Cary. When our builder was showing us land/lots that were available at the time they only had lots that had driveways that would pitch towards the homes (in other words the road was higher than the house, not by much maybe 2-3 feet or so.) Of course developers and realtors always assure you it won’t be a problem - I was not reassured and so we passed on these lots. A few months later a lot became available that was well above street level. We’ve been here 10 years and never had an issue through heavy rains and even a couple of hurricanes. But we’ve met the neighbors who bought those properties with the driveway pitching towards their homes and they complain about having water coming into their garages whenever we get heavy downpours. If you’re going to live somewhere long enough that may experience heavy rainfall, it’s best to be well above the low end of the neighborhood/street.