We recently moved from Sugar Land, Texas to northern Virginia.

I'm hanging on to our home and it has been leased.

It turns out that dwelling/fire insurance is hard to find and extremely expensive in our...

Hello All,I have 7 rental properties, most of them are free and clear, I have a liability umbrella policy for all of them, last year I got insurance to cover the interior in case of a fire or anything that may happen ...

How much does using a title company cost when Buying or Selling Real Estate? How do you know if you're using a good one or not and does it really matter? What is everything I need to know about title companies? Please...

After getting the hang of analyzing 2-4 family properties, I'm starting to look at some vacation properties as well.  What are some of the added expenses you deal on a vacation rental? Off the top of my head I'm think...

I had an interesting thought while grinding through property management books as I prepare for my first self managed property. I have used property managers historically due to geographical separation. I will be closi...

Hi all, I have a complicated (at least to me) umbrella policy question. I live in California and have an umbrella policy for my primary home, autos, etc. My wife recently became 25% owner of a vacation home (her 3 sib...

Hi All- I purchased a property from a Trustee foreclosure sale. The risk of loss (fire, accident etc) passes on to the purchaser from the purchase date. It took me a few days to get in touch with the occupant who was ...

This decision out of NY illustrates one of the types of baseless claims made under a title insurance policy.  I'm surprised the Court didn't sanction Plaintiff's counsel for filing a spurious suit.  I wouldn't be surp...

Hi All,We are under contract to purchase a 2-unit home in Chittenden County.  Our initial plan will be to rent the upstairs unit to longterm renters and to rent the bottom unit as an Airbnb.  The upstairs tenants have...

Hi BP members - I am not knowledgable about insurance. I'm lending to a borrower who has multiple flips going on. I just want to make sure I am adequately insured so would appreciate any feedback from insurance profes...