For insurance, I’d recommend working with a local broker to explore the best rates.

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I’m a Colorado commercial insurance broker and have a lot of carriers available in my agency.  

If you are struggling to make the numbers work, then it is likely not a deal to pursue.Our biggest challenge in the New Orleans area is the cost of insurance.

If you can't figure it out, then you have to pay for it, split the cost between the tenants, or split the cost between yourself and the tenants.It's good to understand this issue and have a policy in place before it happens.

Have you ever had a year where your insurance or proper tax’s went down?

Here it would be 25% down ($275k)A balance of $825k at 7% (or higher) $5,490/mo, figure $250/mo insurance, $500/mo property taxes $6,250/mo. 

However, if you want a well-designed, maximum over-funded policy that can be leveraged for real estate investing, there are really only just a few companies that have everything you need.Minnesota LifeAllianzNational LifeAmeritasI don't want to write a book here, so if you want to know why most other companies WONT work, just PM me.

Some strategies to lessen the negative cash flow are: house hack and rent out the other unit as a mid-term rental (to traveling professionals or for people temporarily displaced because of insurance reasons like fire) or short-term rental (business or vacation).

I have, however, gotten other tenant types form Zillow - mostly insurance relocation claims