Whereas the neighbor's insurance company or the neighbor may be found responsible for paying future damages caused by their trees.I have a rental house with two neighbors large trees overhanging on both the side fence and also the rear fence encroaching toward my newly re-screened pool cage.

Then I'm left with a damaged property and have to spend so much money on repairs, then look for another tenant who will probably do the same thing.On the other hand I have properties in B grade neighborhoods with an ROI of 14% where I never hear from the tenant and their rent is never a day late.

I had a house with a garage full of termite damage that was found.

The roof and the floors were not huge costs to us the buyer, as the seller filed an insurance claim for water damage just prior to our offer closing.

Also, to clarify an LLC shields the assets within that LLC from inside and outside liability, whereas an umbrella policy only pays damages once you've already been (personally) found liable (if you have the investment property in your personal name). 

I doubt the heat is enough to damage a fan.

They actually abandoned the property and caused lot of damages to the property.

The hurricane damaged a lot of homes, so her workload increased.

At the end, when the tenant was evicted the property manager informed me that property has serious damage.

Regarding if you should DIY manage or hire a PMC:Many new investors read a couple of posts and then think self-managing their rental property, and avoiding PMC charges, is an easy way to boost their ROI.The reality, is that many of these investors really haven’t taken the time to properly understand what it takes to properly manage a rental property and the corresponding tenants.Here’s a list of some of the requirements to properly manage a rental property:Knowledge of all local municipality, state and federal landlord requirementsIntimate knowledge of all Fair Housing statutesUnderstand all federal privacy laws, as they’ll be handling social security numbers and IDsProper business insurance in the event their computer is hacked and or they improperly dispose of tenant data.Where to advertise their rental, other than ZillowWriting ads compliant with Fair Housing statutesCreating a process to accept calls/texts and schedule prospects to show their rentalA rental application and application fees that meet all local and state requirementsKnowing how to screen applicants to avoid professional tenants and the growing amount of fraudulent dataA lease compliant with all local, state & federal lawsUnderstanding local and state requirements regarding security deposit collection and holdingRent acceptance options for tenants and accounting system to track, including late fees, etc.Plans to handle nonpayment of rent issuesKnowledge of their local eviction laws or access to an attorney familiar with evictionsHow to accept, track and respond to tenant maintenance issuesBuilding a list of handymen and contractors for maintenance and turns between tenantsExpertise at evaluating tenant damages to charge against security deposit when tenants move outResearching local utility requirements to avoid suspension of services that could lead to frozen pipes or flooded basements, etc.