I wanted to mention that for smaller properties, there are some vendors out there who offer what they call "fake" cost segregations, where you have to get insurance along with it as opposed to the real ones that cost 5-15k.

Here are the top companies I've gotten insurance bookings through.  

This is because plaintiffs attorneys first objective is to take inventory of who has insurance.

My PM has a standard/automated notice that goes out in the 2-day and 7-day windows, but this doesn't seem to be very effective. 

That way they're not financed and they cash flow at 100%, minus insurance, tax, maint etc I could purchase 4-5 of those and have a decent $3k-$4k monthly.  

When my health insurance became $1200/month I got a job as a direct support staff at a group home on 3rd shift which has lasted about 15 years and has always allowed me to have many hours per shift to myself to focus on my real estate and learning things.

The deal cash flows at about $1000 a month BUT the insurance company will only do property replacement coverage NOT liability.

Insurance is NOT all the same.  

In my experience, generally the party paying for the title insurance gets to choose the title/closing agent, unless there a reason for the other party to object. 

bay area is very niche because home appreciation is not following standard metric like population but following tech stock market index.in reality everyone in the world by purchasing apple and using google is pretty much generating wealth transfer from people in the world to people living in bay area.