Reason being for it is that insurance companies are getting tighter and tighter, and having a claim on your home can prevent you from getting further policies in the future and subject to much higher rates. 

Most homes selling over asking in under a week on market with rentals being scoped up in the same timeframe.

I'd like to make some rental friendly upgrades and upgrades In general to my 1910 home but don't know where to start. 

We are looking to purchase a potential investment property that has 4 rentals, we have $75,000 in assets and currently own a home with roughly $50,000 in equity, that is our primary residence. 

You’d probably get 10% more for the property from a primary home buyer after you remove the tenants.

If you are renting bedrooms out of the home you live in, there is no cost for the permit, but you still need to apply one.

Our company has flipped 5 homes in Northern Colorado over the past 5 years and I've gained a lot of XP through other people's risks. 

@Chi Sastry,I think Tennessee is generally a good state to buy in, though I will note that the 10 markets you listed are very different in terms of demographics, average rents, home prices, yields, and so on.Of this list, I’m most familiar with Chattanooga so I’ll offer a few details.

I'm particularly passionate about  Passive IncomeOutside of real estate, I enjoy family, working out, running 2 real estate investors group in Orlando, and creating relationships, and lastly healthy water and clean air purification for homes, schools, for all real estate actually as there is pollution and sickness because of caamination ... our water and the air we. breathe.I'm excited to learn and connect with you all!

If not and you have different carriers for you home and auto insurance, see if the other carrier can do an Umbrella for you.