Recently bought a SFH (not in LLC) the price of rental insure has jumped significantly with State Farm, what are better options?

I am planning on not resigning my lease and starting of my RE venture. 

I'll jump on board with the others. 

I remember a new wholesaler agent that didn't have any buyers, so she went to the meetup for other wholesaler companies and start building her buyer database from there. 

5) If approved, how much will they want upfront, when can they start and what's their expected completion date?

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Also CA requires you to be licensed to originate DSCR and Hard Money Loans (I see on your bio you service CA), and there are many other states that are starting to follow pursuit.

Multiply that by 10 total rental buildings, and you can see the premium jump significantly for your overall portfolio ($3k in this scenario). 

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