For example, they won't need to cover your personal belongings (furniture, clothing, etc.) because you won't be living there.A landlord policy should cost about the same as a homeowner's policy; it just changes what is covered.

Once I've completed these initial projects and built up some capital, my long-term goal is to transition into buy-and-hold investments in potentially more affordable markets to maximize cash flow and scale up.Right now, I'm particularly interested in investing locally here in the Seattle metro area.

-save $1k+ in taxes and fees yearly-can use the savings to get more insurance and a higher liability than the value of house. for flipping houses in California does anyone just put into sole proprietor own name and just use the $1k+ in savings for LLC costs into Insurance or use for savingor am I just being too risky. 

It has been a very bad and costly experience. 

It did not cost me $0.01.  

Add 2 points and a processing fee for the broker an underwriting fee for the lender and various and sundry closing costs and you're golden.

I understand they are planning to to offer recordkeeping and plan document maintenance services to Quest clients with no cost to transition. 

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Insurance cost for weather-related disasters is growing to a major concern in many of the southern markets.