David Brauner
When Your Insurance Doesn't Cover You
Here’s a riddle- how can an agent/broker have errors and omissions insurance coverage in place at the time of a sale, yet have no coverage a few months or years later when a problem surfaces in connection with that tr...
Andrew Cooper
Insurance for Roommate-Tenants in Owner-occupied SFH Washington D
Hi all- I currently own an owner-occupied SFH rowhouse in Washington, D.C. I rent out two rooms to tenants and live in the basement (which is shared with the rest of the house I.E. kitchen, living room, W/D). I had no...
Chris U.
Landlord Insurance Coverage Comparison
Hey everybody,
(Sorry to mods, originally posted this in the wrong forum!)After roaming the BP Forums and blogs for the past few years, my wife and I are finally under contract for our first rental property. So finge...
Shawn Stiteler
Small birds (caged) and Fish... count as pets?
I recently just signed a lease on my first rental property. This property was listed as no pets. We did find a very good qualified individual to rent to. However at the date of the lease signing he asked if fish or ca...
Charles D. Smith
Review Title Policy Exceptions
While many CRE investors rightfully rely on their attorneys for reviewing Titles, it’s never a bad idea for investors to lay their eyes on any Title Policy exceptions to ensure there is nothing in the title that could...
Michael Nahm
AirBNB won’t issue a refund
Hi all, would appreciate some objective feedback as I only own LTR’s and not STR’s.
My family and I recently booked a trip to Europe and used AirBNB for accommodations.
The first place we booked was for 2 nights and...
Matt Williams
Homeowners Ins.
Hi BP, I have a question is about Insurance. I'm currently in the process of renting out my primary home and I'm under contract on a new OO. I don't want to spook my lender, so do I leave my current policy in place or...
Theresa Reynolds
Encroachment on road right of way
I have a property under contract that has a shop/garage on it which I want to turn into a house. However, the shop extends about 4ft onto the county road. Supposedly the building is grandfathered in, however, I am cur...
Eric Hu
Should I put property in LLC at Closing?
Hello all,I'm under contract for a duplex in Chicago right now and I was wondering if I should put the property into an LLC at closing or hold it personally for a while. The plan is to refinance the property in the fu...
Kayla G Gilchrist
Furnished Finder/ Medium Term Rental
Hello - do those that use Furnished Finder or perform 30-90 day rentals typically require their tenants to get renter's insurance? I'm getting some push back from a potential tenant that she's never done that before o...