what is damage protection insurance? 

I've only ever purchased homes as primaries, one being rented out currently to an insurance company and the other is my current primary.

In addition, 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediaries are generally not required to be bonded, insured or maintain any other form of minimum equity capitalization.

Just make sure you account for Denver’s higher property taxes, insurance costs, and the ever changing landlord regulations when running your numbers.Feel free to ask more questions about the area or strategies—I’ve helped clients with similar goals and have personally done house hacks and short-term rentals around Boulder and Denver.

The longer the maturity rate of the bond, the higher the yield is to compensate an investor for the additional risk they are taking on with a longer dated bond.Stocks that pay divideneds....insurance companies have a lower yield than telecom stocks as a reflection that telecoms are higher risk than insurance companies.In the efficient market hypothesis, if markets are efficient then the yields should be reflective of the risk.

You will truly be raising the clock, as each day will cost you very significant money.  12% interest on $250k is $2500/mo, or about $80 per day in interest, not including your other carrying costs (utilities, property taxes, insurance, HOA). 

Having trouble getting any quotes for a low value SFR (<100k), any leads appreciated

Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.

The insurance would not be valid for two reasons:1) the insured “individual” is no longer the owner2) the insurance was for an owner occupant, not a rentalMost people DO change the insurance to reflect the llc as owner and as a rental.

Expenses: What are the operating expenses, including taxes, insurance, maintenance, and reserves?