I do have a small shop with equipment that I use exclusively in fixing my rentals.   

It will hit hard on renewal and shopping for a new carrier.

At the moment, we are using American Modern and Sage Sure through our insurance broker. 

Id recommend connecting with someone who can help you shop more investment-specific/rental programs on a national scale.

Then once it's acquired and/or fixed up you could shop around for long term financing if planning on holding the property rather than flipping it. 

I find that it's almost a one stop shop in that I can use it for my business checking and savings accounts, bookkeeping, for rent collection, I can issue virtual credit card, I can create all the financial reports I need to run my real estate business and prepare for tax filing and through their partners I can vet my tenants, develop state-specific leases and more.

The coffee shop is open.

@Leslie L Meneus you are trying to find a tribe of super freaks.Let me explain…Only 6% of Americans own one or more rental property.  

And because so many Americans refused to look at the truth, were here in this position.

Let's say you spent a month on the initial preparation: cleaning, painting, shopping for furnishings, assembling IKEA furniture and so on.