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You know that when you buy a home, lenders require homeowners insurance. What you might not realize is the insurance company may require a home insurance inspection. When and what these home insurance inspections involve is something of a mystery because they vary by state (what's legal), insurance …
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If you own a home, you probably have insurance. Did you research how to buy homeowners insurance before you picked your policy? Have you read your insurance policy? Most of us spend less than an hour searching for the cheapest homeowner insurance available. That might be good for a few years but you …
When you buy a house, your lenders want proof of insurance, along with an appraisal supporting the purchase price. Lenders don't require a home inspection and your homeowner insurance company doesn't either. So when do insurance inspections happen? When a visitor to this blog told me her …
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With the cost of new home construction going up, more condominiums are being built with shared land that makes homes more affordable. Are you're buying your first home or first condominium? You'll want to learn more about the condo insurance you're buying to make sure you've got the right coverage …
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Most of us take homeowner insurance for granted. When we finance a house, the mortgage holder requires insurance. We often assume any national insurance company is trustworthy, without realizing their coverage can be quite different. Have you read your policy? Do you really know what your homeowner …
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We know we need homeowner insurance because lenders require it to get a mortgage, and who wouldn't want to protect the investment they've made in a house. But we tend to pick an insurance agent or company, and put the annual policy renewal on autopilot. It doesn't feel any different …
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The name tells our story! When I ran my handyman business, I got calls from homeowners struggling with home emergencies like a flooded basement. Other homeowners had problems working with their insurance company … and I learned some techniques to get homeowners what they needed to make required repairs.
Then one day I was that homeowner who didn’t know how to fight the insurance company. I knew what was done wrong based on my handyman experience, I took thousands of photos, I worked with all sorts of contractors and finally put my house back together so you’d never know there was a flood.
This experience made me realize I had to share my expertise with homeowners going through similar situations. With help from the contractors who helped me along the way, this website offers tips based on my first-hand experience with a flooded (4 to 6 inches of water) house.
