Is he crazy

But think of the value he saved within the home, insurance claims, waiting for insurance to respond, waiting for a renovation, finding a place to stay, the overall inconvenience, etc, etc. I would have done the same.

Do you think he's crazy?

A gamble that paid off. Maybe he has an above ground pool now.

More like lake side property.

I'd say he was a smart sumabitch and high and dry and will be ready the next time, too. Good investment

Of course. If they'd shown the video starting when at the beginning of his project, watchers of the video might have thought he was crazy like apparently his neighbors did. But the video gives away the answer to my question early.

A lot of people would not have believed it could work, and wouldn't have done it. I've never heard of it before and I would have had doubts myself. (In fact I'd think it was staged in order to sell them if the video weren't so clear.) This guy had insight, or maybe foresight. I wonder what his other plans are.