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22 October 2018 | 4 replies
Lead pipes can fail catastrophically with little or no notice.Houses built 1980 or later (date fuzzy here) are typically built tighter with better insulation.
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30 October 2018 | 14 replies
In your particular situation I don't see any catastrophic consequences of showing it too early (I'm assuming common sense when showing an unfinished unit).What does your gut tell you to do?
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13 September 2018 | 4 replies
To get the replacement cost, your insurance agent should plug it into their modeling system which will incorporate square footage, catastrophe risk, etc.
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26 February 2019 | 3 replies
I think at some point you can never have enough insurance in the event there is a catastrophic event on one of your properties.
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14 December 2022 | 33 replies
As if every quarter was going to have some new worldwide catastrophe that was going to force everyone to use Zoom.Same story with Airbnb (and all the rest).
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17 October 2013 | 19 replies
As far as I'm concerned, it's by far the more important thing I've ever written when it comes to real estate investing:CONTROLLING YOUR REAL ESTATE DEALS AND MANAGING CATASTROPHES
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8 February 2021 | 154 replies
Smart rental property owners track every dollar coming in and out, and they know to have reserves in case something catastrophic happens.
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27 April 2020 | 7 replies
It's important to know that the insurance industry is moving towards covering catastrophic events only.
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11 June 2013 | 26 replies
If you now have to go out and get private insurance, yes that's a negative, but high-deductible "catastrophic" policies are very inexpensive (i.e. a straight $5K to 10K deductible, paying 100% above that) Unfortunately (or fortunately?)
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8 April 2014 | 4 replies
You need to confirm if it covers items studs-in coverage or if it will replace the entire construction of the apartment in case of a catastrophic incident like a fire.