My mother-in-law moved out of her primary residence and I am helping her rent it out. We need to switch from homeowner's insurance to landlord insurance. A couple questions:
1) She acquired this property through a conventional 20% down primary residence loan back in 2016. Could this switch in insurance (or more generally speaking, the switch from primary residence to rental property) affect the terms of her loan? We definitely don't want to be refinancing right now!
2) Is there anything more experienced readers would recommend to make sure you have included in your policy? Anything you wish you knew about insurance when you were starting out?
Real Estate Consultant · Seattle, WA · Member since 2022 · 1k+ posts · 784 votes
4y
If the property was purchased in 2016, it should generally be ok to convert it to a rental while still complying with the loan requirements. Do talk to your insurance agent/broker about all the different options and endorsements available on the policy and them decide which risks you want to insure against by buying insurance or taking the risk and paying out of pocket should an uninsured event occur
Insurance Agent · DFW, TX · Member since 2021 · 348 posts · 245 votes
4y
@Chris Seveney is correct, I would say personal liability coverage is the most important. Usually maxed on one policy at $500k and an Umbrella supplement for another $1M to blanket coverage across all of your assets is a good idea as well.