Chris Sweeney
Insurance question about office tenant
I have 4-unit property that has a spare room we rent out as an office. The current tenant is a videographer and doesn't have any visiting clients (minimal liability). A new prospective tenant, a therapist, would have ...
Michael Gloss
Painters w/o Insurance
First time poster, long time researcher/reader. I just had a GC repair all the rotten wood on our exterior trim and now need to hire a painter to scrape and paint the exterior trim. 42 windows, so big job. We own a...
Luz Pagan
Handy Man and Workers Compensation
Hi BP Friends,Does anyone know if a workers compensation insurance is needed when hiring a handy man to help. I am in the State of FL. Thank you,
Xavier G.
Special Warranty Deed & Foreclosures, what to look for?
I am looking at a property in Texas that is in Foreclosure from a reverse mortgage company. The previous owner was a hoarder and my research seems to show that he was foreclosed on because of past due taxes (on top of...
Lauren Schultz
Knob & Tube and landlord property insurance
Hi All!Newbie here - learned a very valuable lesson on my first property (actually a few, but that's another story). Recently purchased a home in Jennings, MO. Purchased as-is with the goal of long term hold and minim...
Jake Durell
Do all 2 unit condo master policies require an insurer
My wife and I own one unit of a 2 unit building which we are living in. For whatever reason, we have an HOA for the building. The other owner own rents the upstairs.
When I started inquiring about coverage for STR in...
Travis Daudelin
Renting to an in home health care agency?
Hi all! I got an unsual response to a listing of mine today:Good morning, We are home health care agency, and we want to rent the house to care for disabled or elderly clients that are unable to care for themselves 4 ...
Michael Karl
snow removal for a multifamily
Looking for a little input on snow removal from a multifamily property. I am in the Buffalo NY area. I purchased a 3 unit rental property back in September and all 3 units have existing tenants in place from the pre...
Mark Buskuhl
Arson at Rental House
A SFR rental I have was the victim of a small arson fire. Porch was set on fire, burnt some siding, railing and caused a window to shatter. Suspects not identified yet. It is tenant occupied and tenant was home at the...
Scott Goulet
Tenants took my fridge and stove
Hi bp, question for you: I have a quadplex in Missouri, and i just had to go through my first eviction. The property management company pretty much took care of the eviction, however it cost about $1700 just to do the...