If you work with a broker who works with a wide variety of insurance companies/underwriters you will perhaps get a better deal.

I realize there is a wide range but just having an idea would be a good starting point.Thanks in advance for any and all responses!

There are a wide variety of factors that could change that: deductible selection, credit, location, proximity to coast, age of structure etc.

It is tricky to navigate a gap that wide, but something I see a lot of when I have looked at apartment buildings and SF homes.

Thermostats are the most obvious and widely known but I would look into other things like automated shades, LED lights, etc as well.

Something is very wrong at your company.Anyway, just one view, and the info was filtered through the buyer's agent, but it sent wide ripples within the circle of people involved with this transaction.

I love the feel - I think this has really wide appeal.Like you, I am currently on my 7th rental but first full rehab.  

I've gotten a wide range of advise ranging from its a mess dont do it, to "just buy a 6 flat".  

HELOCs are part of their standard array of banking services, the whole "jack of all trades" thing. 

Guys are going out there just casting a wide net,  nobody is actually picking a niche and learning that niche.If they got some form of education, they wouldn't be looking for money a few days from closing.People are so afraid to spend money on real estate education, while college education is north of 100,000 and most times, the student has no skill set to go out and earn.