What are the best companies to sign up your properties with for insurance housing placements?

- What portion of the total budget should be allocated for marketing and insurance?

Make sure you know your exact insurance costs with a specific STR policy that has general liability as well.

In that case, you'll strongly want to consider what putting personal-use property inside of an otherwise business-use LLC would do to the liability shield, as well as insurance and tax reporting.There are several considerations that can go into the analysis of whether you need an LLC or whether a large insurance policy will suffice.

Quote from @Beau Guidry: I agree with all of the above and will add the exorbitant insurance costs are squeezing rental profits at the moment. 

What is the condition of the roof, siding, plumbing, electrical, etc?

@DeAnna McKillop-LopezKeep it simple to start, unless you have more than $10M there is no need to do anything but by the property in your name and get insurance if the property is a single family rental.You can do all these other methods but they just cost you money every step along the way.

Not only people, but billionaires, hedge funds, large corporations, insurance companies, University endowments, local and national governments, banks, and pensions.  

Similarly, using services like insurance back office support can streamline operations.

STR, MTR, it doesn't matter, you can't house people there and would be in a severe insurance liability if something were to happen in an unpermitted addition or renovation.If it was permitted, you would use Furnished Finder for MTR.