Additionally, when negotiations between realtors is occurring, things not documented in writing don't hold up. 

You may believe they amount to the same thing, but I assure you they're not.You didn't specify whether you're writing about homeowners' insurance or title insurance, but you should be able to purchase a binder for either that commits to issue a policy in the event you become the owner. 

I made it easy for potential investors to see themselves working with me by constantly giving away free content.Giving talks and writing a book (not yet published) were also big parts of building my thought leadership brand.

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Let's face it, a lot of what you write, and you write a lot, is about promoting what you do. 

If you write too little, we have nothing to go on.

After 4 pages of people with 5 posts saying it changed their lives I was ready to write it off but @Curt Smith is the real deal in my eyes. 

However, there are some surplus lines carriers who write master policy programs for residential real estate portfolios who don't inspect homes in person at all, but just do a desktop inspection while underwriting. 

I don't know if their is much of a difference but that's why I'm writing here. 2.

If the payment is considered a business expense, then obviously it doesn't make sense, but I'm not sure if the payment is a tax write off since 1, I don't have an LLC, and 2 bc I don't even know if an insurance payout qualifies as a write off expense.