A previous writer said that good deals in CO are hard to find.

They might need a person with your skills someday.I used this approach when I left Corporate America to become a technical writer working on contract.

There are numerous companies you could look through, but I always suggest going through a broker.If you go through a direct/captive insurance writer (State Farm, Allstate, Farmers, or most of the big name brand names) they only have access to their lines of products, so you dont really know if you are getting a great deal.

If your agent only has a few options, or is a direct writer and only has 1 option, then find an Independent agent to give you some quotes.

He has put together a team of developers, designers, marketers, and writers and puts all the tedious work we do on autopilot.IMHO, REI Blackbook is a great tool that gives you everything an investor needs to succeed and the best part is, REIBB V2 is about to be launched and most of the new stuff came as a result of users like me making suggestions for new features.

My wife (former writer and editor) and I are planning to invest in the bay area and likely won't have enough property to manage to qualify purely on management alone.

They get the listing on a bunch of sites [I am sure it was more than 12], but I am a professional writer, so I might be able to give a better listing and make sure the pictures are good too.

I had no issue sending correspondence to those who did not put applications in however I am having writers block when considering those who gave me money for the screening process and genuinely hoped to get good news.I know this business takes thick skin, I don't have a problem delivering bad news.  

What I want is something to fall back on the way a writer can fall back on a dictionary.

I'm not a writer but a small-time investor with 70 rentals.