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Hi All,
I am a new investor who will purchase his first US property as a rental and I am wondering if I should open an LLC or would purchasing adequate insurance and an Umbrella policy do the trick to protect me.
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Any thoughts!! Is this new??
http://www.freddiemac.com/singlefamily/news/2010/0412_payoff_fraud.html?attr=EMC-SFNCAEFTSPF
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