7 Options for the 'Lowly' Homeowners of Ocean City

If your home on the Jersey Shore was built before 1975 (in the days before the Flood Insurance Rate Map, or the 'pre-FIRM' era), there is a good chance that it was not elevated too far above ground level — a flooding risk that was realized by many during Superstorm Sandy in October 2012.

Ocean City filmmaker John Thornton — a resident of the south-end Ocean City Homes neighborhood — is one such owner, and his latest video features an ex-Marine named Jim Graham who is lifting his house — and has a sense of humor about the costly and complicated process that many are considering in the aftermath of Sandy.

In the post-Sandy world, Graham sees seven possibilities for those owners of low-lying homes. Watch Thornton's film by clicking above.