
Building in a Flood Plain Seemed Impossible. These Homeowners Did It Anyway.
In early 2022, lifestyle influencer Jane Ko and entrepreneur Josh Campbell stumbled upon a Zillow listing for a parcel of land in Austin’s Cherrywood neighborhood, complete with a tumbledown 1950s two-bedroom, one-bath bungalow. “I browse properties on weekends just for fun, so when I saw this one, I thought, wow—what a cool little investment,” says Ko, now 36.