356: How To Reduce Property Insurance Costs

You achieved 95% total rate of return if you bought a turnkey property one year ago, on average. 

How can that be true? It’s the “Five Ways Real Estate Pays” revisited.

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Doug Fudge joins us. He’s President and CEO of Fudge Insurance. They are a brokerage where customers get a choice of insurance provider.

Fudge provides insurance in: CA, CO, FL, GA, NC, TN and KY.

He suggests higher deductibles and lower premiums for well-off investors.

Doug & I discuss trade-offs between replacement cost and actual cash value insurance.

Vacant land is generally not insured.

Every policyholder in Florida has had a rate increase in the last year. This is largely due to frivolous lawsuits.

Get a lower insurance rate with property that is: new-build, concrete block (not frame), further inland (not coastal), hip roof (not gable).

Flood and earthquake coverage are separate policies.

We discuss how to administer renters’ insurance and umbrella insurance policies.

Learn which insurance document you should never sign.