While the home needs to be paid for prior to delivery in many cases, the transport companies carry the insurance from the factory to the site. 

I handle hundreds of insurance claims, resident compensation, crime, and pricing… so I am very familiar with the system and reasons behind policies. 

Unfortunately, insurance may decline for one or another reason. 

Here are a few things that I like about the neighborhoods in Indy compared to other states: high rent-to-home-value ratio, consistent and gradual city development, relatively low property tax and insurance cost, affordable renovation service cost.From my experience, it's possible to find deals that meet 1% rule if you invest in *turn-key* duplex or SFH here, but they are harder to find, and could potentially slow down you from scaling up.

I would think your insurance agent might have access to some historical information for a specific area as they would want to examine this closely for their underwriting.

I use this for tax and insurance which all properties have)Expenses (general business like admin/legal and by unit for repairs, trash, utilities...)EBITDA (earnings before interest/taxes/depreciation/amortization.

For added security, consider umbrella insurance alongside the LLC. 

Marketing, screening, collecting rent, unpaid rent, maintenance, capex, insurance, lawn care, vacancies, turnover costs, inspections, and so much more. 

The public adjuster will argue with the insurance adjuster and get you the best payout.

Rough calculations on what I need to be looking for:90k deal (purchase and renovations to get max rent)20% down = 18k from me80% bank loan at 8%, 20 yr amortization = 72k-------------------------------------------------- Here's my DSCR calculation:Calculate Net Operating Income (NOI):Monthly rent: $125040% expense ratio (taxes, insurance, repairs, vacancy) = $480NOI: $1250 - $500 = $750Calculate Monthly Mortgage Payment:Loan Amount: $75,000Interest Rate: 8% per year (0.08/12 = 0.006667 monthly)Loan Term: 20 years (20 * 12 = 240 months)Monthly Payment ≈ $627.83Calculate DSCR:DSCR = NOI / Monthly Mortgage PaymentDSCR = $750 / $627.83DSCR ≈ 1.20Therefore, with a $75,000 mortgage at 8% interest over 20 years, the DSCR is approximately 1.20