You can also look into an umbrella policy for higher coverage but not always needed. 

LLC will not protect you ..Land Trusts and Umbrella Insurance can

Insurance would cover it, I would pay the deductible, and no assets would be lost.If you are in an area like San Diego where people are more likely to sue, a judge is more likely to find you guilty, and the payout is expected to be higher, you may consider an umbrella insurance policy.

Not just STRs.That's why if you've been through the trenches of defending yourself you wouldn't just mock the liability angles of protecting your investments beyond umbrella insurance, you'd know how to form entities and keep things separated appropriately.

I feel maintaining your properties correctly and being decent to your tenants is the best preventative measure we as landlords can take next to LLCs, insurance, and umbrella policies.

A new investor buying a $150,000 SFH house in the Midwest or $500,000 duplex doesn't need a trust in the Cook Islands - ridiculous and not practical.I know many California investors with millions in real estate who purchased umbrella insurance who don't even have LLCs.

If you want to add more, get an umbrella to cover everything.

Our primary asset protection is that we have a $10M umbrella policy. 

Umbrella insurance would be useful for asset protection. 

It's called something else that I can't recall at the moment, but they'll know and be able to guide you in the right direction.Since there is a large amount of equity in the rental home, just be sure that your new HOI policy has good coverage and possibly think about an Umbrella Policy or additional insurance coverage to "protect you" vs. trying to reinvent the wheel and forming an LLC just for the one property.SD