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All Forum Posts by: Rod Hanks

Rod Hanks has started 8 posts and replied 566 times.

Post: Help me adjust my expectations - first deal pending

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

Marginal deal at best. You gone bleed yourself dry at those numbers. 

Post: Maximizing monthly cash flow per unit

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

Congratulations! $1000 per door is a grand slam out the parking lot home run!

Post: Recommendations for commercial liability insurance provider in Texas

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

I'm in Tx and I would love to help.

Post: Builders Risk & Liability Insurance - Post Construction

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

Depends on carrier. Our main carrier policy converts to vacant dwelling policy at completion for duration of term and can be renewed on case by case basis if unfinished or unsold.  

Post: about section 8

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

Google your "county" housing authority. Most large counties have a housing authority that administers the program. It's great for a landlord if the tenant is properly screened. 

Post: subject to purchase

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

When buying sub2 you get the deed in the trust name with you as trustee. I would get the insurance in my trust name. Some carriers won't allow insured to be a trust, so in that case do it in your company name with trust as additional insured. Most mortgage companies will not call loan due if payments are current but you do run that risk and need to be prepared to payoff or refi at a moments notice.

Post: Seeking advice on potential first deal - off market 6 unit apartment

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

My question would be is a 6 cap the going rate in the area for that building. I would only underwrite based on actual rents not proforma. Then I would share those numbers with dad. He may realize the offer he had was inline with the value. I would also share pros and cons of paying taxes on the windfall versus owner carry. One thing you don't want to do is to buy based on proforma and have a negative cash flow property, especially on your first deal.

Post: What Insurance to use for BRRRR

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

Just a builders risk policy if you are doing an extensive rehab on the property and then a landlord dwelling policy when the property is rented. If the property does not require an extensive rehab and just needs cosmetic repairs then a standard landlord dwelling policy in most cases depending on the carrier.

Post: Tenant insurance underwritten with landlords name

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370
Quote from @Owen Rosen:
Quote from @Rod Hanks:

It’s a good idea to have the insurance policy include both the tenant’s name and yours as additional insured. This ensures that any payout for damage or liability can be processed more smoothly, and it can help protect your interests if something happens on the property.

However, tenant insurance is typically intended to cover personal property and liability for the tenant, not the building itself. For full protection, your mortgage company will likely still require you to carry a landlord or dwelling policy. These policies cover the structure and additional liabilities related to your property that the tenant’s insurance doesn’t.


Rod, are you sure about this?  Many insurance companies do not allow adding a landlord as additional insured.  Sometimes agents do it because they don't know any better, are order takers, or make a mistake.  Additional interest?  Absolutely.

If a landlord is listed as additional insured (rather than additional interest) they cannot make a claim against one another's liability policy for damages - it could completely jeopardize the coverage they think they're making it easier to get.  This isn't good for the landlord or tenant.


 You are right 100% Owen, the landlord will be listed as additional interested party NOT additional insured.

Post: Weather Impact on Deal Analysis

Rod Hanks
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  • Insurance Agent
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 585
  • Votes 370

@George Daly

Correct! As long as you have the insurance liability, property and flood if you are in a flood plain. But weigh the costs of insurance and taxes against the cash flow and make your decision accordingly.