I am 65 years old, in excellent health ( go to YMCA 3 days a week walk 3 miles almost every day).

there is a reserve to be held for repairs, in our case between $250-500... i have 1 company that doesn't take pictures during the walk thru, but instead, has a check list they use....  

Auto-Owners will write really well in central, but hard to through underwriting (walk on water type business), Universal will do a great job just about anywhere in FL.  

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Walk away if the numbers aren't right.

You could walk, and the only thing you would suffer is damaged credit scores.

As you know, I'm retired, so my time is my own...running two 4's and a single is a walk in the park...Most months there is absolutely nothing to do but go to the bank to make deposits. ;-)Plus, no one watches over, and cares for, your possessions like you... 

So, I had to hold their hands and walk them through step-by-step while trying my best to not have to make the hour drive from Orlando to Lakeland everytime they needed something.$1500 wholesale profit!

As my coworkers shake their heads and walk saying, "he just got lucky!