Homeowners Insurance

Fouye Real Estate > Information about Real Estate > More Real Estate Resouces If you own a real estate property than you need to know about home owners insurance and other types of insurance you will need to protect your property and your investment. Homeowners insurance If you have a mortgage on your home, then you have to obtain some level of homeowners insurance coverage, besides, the mortgage lender requires that you have homeowners insurance or they will insure it for you... trust me you don't want that!   Homeowners Insurance Tips Make sure that the amount of coverage that you have will adequately protect you for all possible losses. Ask your homeowners insurance agent if you have "replacement cost" coverage on your personal property If you live in california for example, make sure you are covered for earthquake damage. If doesn't hurt to ask!... So ask!   Flood insurance I live in Florida so flood insurance is a must for me. I should also let you know that your homeowners insurance policy does not provide coverage for flood damage.  You have to get a separate insurance policy for flood insurance.   Flood Insurance Alert! DO NOT wait until there is a flood alert in your area to purchase flood insurance.  in most cases, your flood insurance policy will not take effect until 30 days after you purchase flood insurance. If there is a news announcement that your area will be flooded and you didn't have Flood coverage, you're screwed. Remember, you will not be insured if you buy a policy a few days before a flood. Flood insurance is not expensive, be sure you have flood insurance on your house just to be on the safe side. If you need more info on flood insurance read "Who needs flood insurance?" it is a very nice article from insure .com   Got Property Insurance tips? If you have any tips, if you've been a victim of not having the proper insurance on your property, if you are aware of additional insurance for property owners, we want to hear from you.  Drop us a line below! REPLY to this article Share this: Twitter  Facebook  More Also read these articles Real Estate - Condos & Town Houses Real Estate Property Value FSBO - For Sale By Owner Comparative Market Analysis, Comp, Or CMA Real Estate Appraisal   Leave a Reply Name (required) E-mail (will not be published) (required)   <<   Enter code Return from Homeowners Insurance to More Real Estate Resouces