Apparently, because rates increased here so astronomically in the last 2 years, the insurance industry believes their numbers are correct with the risk.If you have the correct coverage @Marc Shin, you should be covered (although you should also have budgeted or baked-in costs for minor issues/damage).

Effectively a 'Firestorm' is a dry hurricane that rains fire, with nearly indefensible circumstances, just like the catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters they have and will intensify in severity and rapidity.Beyond directly impacted property owners, investors, insurers and businesses, the downhill effects of the SoCal fires on the immediate and surrounding areas are astronomical and still somewhat incomprehensible.

Plus, since they can cut and paint to size, shipping costs is less, and they stock way less material on hand.Imported treated pine lumber is astronomical since their pines trees were wiped out by the pine beetle and they also don't have a coating/impregnation process for the raw timber.

Even if you didn't manage them, your management payments would be astronomical because it would be unlikely they are all in the same area.

Most of my tenants will admit that I'm the best landlord they have had which is why mine stay long term, which is an astronomical juice to my equity and cash flow.

I ran the numbers and it looks like our house would not cash flow (between $0 to -$300 /mo) as a rental, mostly due to the astronomical property tax and insurance rates.

The cash value I have redeemed from cc points/miles over the past 10+ years is astronomical.

The rates on the 4 unit are astronomical even compared to what the current owner is paying (about 190/mo).

For example, if you are in a secured position and invest $25k and can get 10% per year at $2500 or you can get 15% unsecured which is $3750, are people willing to risk the extra $1,250 a year where you could lose all of your $25,000 investment compared to being secured where chance of losing it all I would view as astronomically lower?

I frequently speak with folks who are finding out that:A: They have a partial claimB: The partial claim amount is astronomically higher than expectedC: HUD failed to record their lien (not as common as A and B) and then was forced to pursue the homeowner after a saleSince FHA has been basically pushing everyone they can into a loan mod per "Covid mortgage rescue" plans, these will be an ongoing issue for many years to come.