When you buy a duplex to rent it out, do you have to pay home insurance? Im pretty new and trying to learn as much as i can

I'm reading Dave Van Horn's articleMaybe You Shouldn’t Start an Entity. Consider 4 Alternative Asset Protection Strategies Instead.And it got me curious. Almost everyone suggest getting an umbrella policy since it's r...

A common theme is for landlords to require their tenants to purchase a Renters Insurance policy.  Some take the next step and have them prove it (good idea).  Here's the problem, an independent study was completed tha...

Hello, I'm an infrequent landlord, and have never had roommates (med students) as tenants, so am unsure what this answer is.  We are currently showing the place to them, and they would like to apply.  SO:  My lease ha...

hello,I currently have two rental properties and I would like to set up an LLC to which I can transfer both properties via a quit claim deed. I have heard that in some cases the bank asks for the loan balance to be du...

Now I have home insurance on my properties, even the investments. Now I was told that landlord insurance is cheaper than home insurance. What are your thoughts? I have properties in California and Colorado. 

Hi guys,

I am just figuring things out so sorry if this has been asked or is in the wrong section. (I couldn't find it in the forums)

Has anyone had issues or know how to get insurance on vacation rental homes? So...

I want to run something by the community regarding property management and see if others have done something similar:I’m in the process of figuring out how best to setup the legal structure for a long-term, buy-n-hold...

How are you, my name is Juan. I was reading some post and I just read something that made me believe I might be wrong about the insurance I got. I have a rental property in Indianapolis, and I just get a homeowner ins...

If i was to get into rent to owns as a option to my distressed seller by getting them to lease option to me then i lease option to someone else.How is the insurance set up? Dose the original homeowner keep his homeown...