My wife and I are looking at buying a 5 acre lot in central florida and building a single family home. The lot is in flood zone AE, but the civil engineer told me that fairly normal since it's across the street from a lake. However, the environmental engineer told me it was on "placid fine sand" and we should not build there. However, there are homes to the left and right and a new subdivision right across the street. I don't understand how this lot could have a problem and not all the others. To my eye, it's at the same level as every other lot and doesn't have any obvious water or watery plants on it. It does have several oaks and florida pines.
Any thoughts? Should I not buy the land?
thanks