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Hi Everyone! I’m looking to purchase an investment property in Memphis and want to make sure I’m properly insured. When discussing insurance with a local agent, they were adamant that I should consider earthquake in...
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I'm in Houston, but I have been considering property in OKC, Enid or Stillwater. Has the last 2 years of more frequent tremors and earthquakes effected property values at all? Are people worried that the long term eff...
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Hi, I'm a buy & hold investor in California (surprise given the subject, i know) and I'm curious about other investors earthquake strategies:Do you just pray for the best and plan to take a take write-off if you'r...
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For those who own homes or rentals in California, do you buy earthquake insurance? Why or why not?
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I am currently in the process of purchasing a building in Los Angeles County. The property needs a little earthquake retrofitting, and the bank requires that I carry earthquake insurance until that work is complete.Mo...
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Question to all investors that have properties in earthquake-prone zones of US: it's REALLY expensive to get your property covered under earthquake insurance... But I am assuming its a necessity. Am I right?
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I'm not sure where to put this post - figured this would be the best place. As odd as this sounds more than likely for most of you, Wichita has been experiencing a large # of earthquakes that are mostly supposedly ce...
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I am a buy and hold investor here in the PNW. I just got quotes for Earthquake Insurance to cover my apartment building in Aberdeen and duplexes in Tumwater. Expensive, but without the income from these assets I'd hav...
I'm a commercial real estate investor in California and am interested in hearing about how and if other investors factor earthquakes into their investment decisions. For example, if there's a 50% chance of a magnitude...
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Hi all,I'm helping my parents to draw up a new lease for an existing commercial tenant of ours as his lease ends at the end of the month. The unit is in a mixed residential and commercial building in California. Would...