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With 2018 adding up to be yet another drought year in California, I'm surprised I don't hear more concern from real estate investors on the potential impact of the drought on housing prices.I see this as a two factor ...
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Hello everyone
I've been visiting my insurance policies and was wonder if anyone has a system for walls in insurance? Is it based on square foot to rebuild and I should insure them based on zillow value. Both condos ...
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Need some advice when it comes to insuring a rental property... I have a rental that would probably sell for around 200,000 if I sold it right now but my plan is to keep it and rent it out. Would it be a bad idea to...
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A little less than a year ago, I bought a 10,000 square foot commercial warehouse near Chicago, situated on about one acre of land.
I bought it for $X and am using it to run my business, which is buying and selling ...
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As I've started to analyze some properties I have wondered how others out there think about insurance. What kind of insurance do you all feel is an absolute must and what additional coverage is worth paying for (ex. l...
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I have a potential seller that has an open insurance claim due to a house fire. He's ready to move on to live with family elsewhere. Any experience or advice about getting the insurance claim assigned to me? My though...
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Can the funds from a total loss insurance claim be used for a 1031 exchange? Or are there no capital gains on this type of return?
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I do not have experience with this topic and looking to understand the ins and outs. If you buy a rental property with a mortgage and there is a significant amount of damage to the property due to fire so that no unit...
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Property insurance seems to always be one of my biggest expenses. Most of my properties are replacement cost. The agent says the cost to rebuild is this number. Which is so much higher then I would ever be able to sel...
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In August of 2013 I bought a duplex and did the whole "owner occupied" bit. So far it has worked out great and I will be moving out shortly. With that being said I decided I should probably evaluate my insurance needs...