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There so many answers here I'll just drop this thought you can think about.....It all depends on how hard you want to gamble when that large insurance claim finally does happen.Lastly, you want Waivo for small damage claims not your homeowner's insurance.

@Kiersten Vogt there is 0 chance I would gamble with what around here is a $35-40k issue.

I don't gamble in the stock market.Isn't part of it, that you can create generational wealth by investing outside of a 401(k) into real estate and pass those houses down tax free to the next generation using the stepped up basis?

TWO EXIT STRATEGIES… proven strategies… or you’re not a professional investor… you’re just gambling with your family’s money.Almost ALL of the “ deals” I have been pitched in my region of Florida are built to assure that the wholesale gets rich… period. 

I do not gamble on the SFH markets.

Just the process of searching for my new primary residence has ignited what might soon become an addiction, and I'm itching to get started.

Account Closed, your forgot the folks with substance abuse problems and gambling addictions, and of course those who are really terrible landlords. 

Its your gamble on the rate direction.. 

Trying to weigh out if the potential upside would be worth it, but that's a calculated gamble.