Insurance is still an annual dog fight via my broker.Read your policy very carefully, consider replacement costs will probably be higher than estimatesResiliency is a requirement here.As far as sell or not....it'll depend on your determination to be here.This ain't the burbs of the bay area.Prepping for heavy rain right now.

Be careful about the advice of others when it comes to your RE investing future. 

If you're insuring a home to replacement cost, insurance companies don't care about appraisals or what the home is worth.  

I kind of like the idea of wholesaling out of state leads, however, with subj to i would be VERY careful who you sell those to. 

So I at least got that month taken care of.  

Just cause they make a lot of money doesn't mean they can afford to make mistakes.It's usually these types that are the least careful about their money. 

Since you won't be close to the property, a PM will help you take care of everything from far away.

But they don't care.

Who cares where the rent is coming from?

And again, you'll get advice from posters that could not care less whether you follow it to the "T".