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Condominium Insurance Requirement Set By The Board
If you live in a condominium building, you should have insurance coverage for your personal property and for the interior of your condominium. Requirements are usually set by the board of your condominium association. Q: We live in Virginia and …
Preventing House Fires
This past Summer, our friends’ beautiful 100-year old home was hit by lightning and caught on fire. The house was a total loss and it will take them two years to rebuild. While lightning strikes can set a house on …
Nuclear Accident Insurance Coverage, Price-Anderson Act Protection
Do you have nuclear accident insurance coverage? The Price-Anderson Act Protection is already in place for all US homeowners and renters but you still may want to educate yourself about nuclear accident coverage. Japan’s nuclear reactor crisis brings about questions about nuclear accident insurance coverage and Price-Anderson Act Protection. If there were a nuclear accident, would you be covered? Price-Anderson Act protection provides for $12 billion in reserves for damage claims caused by a nuclear incident. Nuclear accident insurance coverage is already available in the form of Price-Anderson Act Protection.
Recovery After a Fire: Hiring Preferred Insurance Contractors
In recovery after a fire home insurers recommend hiring preferred insurance contractors. Hiring preferred insurance contractors during recovery after a fire can be complicated. Some preferred insurance contractors are better than others during recovery after a fire. Check the Better Business Bureau before hiring preferred insurance contractors during recovery after a fire. Hiring preferred insurance contractors may not be the best option when recovering after a home fire.
Finding An Apartment: The Cost of Renting
In September I started a new lease on an apartment in the city. I had rented other apartments during college so I was familiar with the process, but this was my first place as an “adult”. I ended up with a great place, but getting there was a long, stressful road. Every Tuesday, I’ll be sharing my experience and a little advice on the trials and tribulations of finding an apartment.
Renter’s Insurance: Do You Need It, and What Does It Cover?
What does renter’s insurance cover and do you need it? Do you have renter’s insurance? Are you thinking about getting renter’s insurance but don’t know what it costs and what it covers? Renter’s insurance covers your liability. A landlord’s insurance does not cover a renter, so consider buying renter’s insurance. Talk with an insurance agent to better understand what renter’s insurance covers and if you need it.
Home Improvement: Roof Repair Increases Home Value
Roof repair increases home value and property value. Homeowners can increase their home value with home improvements like roof repair. Consider roof repair if you roof needs repair, it increases home value and helps in selling your home. Insurance may cover roof repair, a home improvement project that increases your home value. Home improvement and home repairs like roof repair increases home value. Increases in home value make it easier to sell your home when the time comes.
Selling A Home As Tenants In Common
Selling a home as tenants in common can be difficult. When selling a home as tenants in common if the other tenant does not want to sell you may be forced to take legal action. Legal action to take when selling a home as tenants in common includes selling the other tenant in common and selling your share of the home. Work with a real estate agent when selling a home as tenants in common. Make sure you have homeowners insurance when selling a home as tenants in common.
Ilyce Glink on Clark Howard Show – July 19, 2010 – Taylor Bean & Whitaker, Extending Unemployment
Clark Howard Show Notes – July 19, 2010 – Profit From Foreclosures, Taylor Bean & Whitaker, Extending Unemployment. Today on the show we discussed our next event, How To Profit From Foreclosures and Other Real Estate Investments. Here’s how to buy tickets to our How to Profit From Foreclosures 2010 event. Taylor, Bean and Whitaker loan problems continue – here’s what to do. What to do if your homeowners insurance has doubled in the past two years. And, low-down payment programs from FHA and HUD. Visit Ilyce’s blog for all the links
Flood Insurance Update Passed In House
The National Flood Insurance Program has been providing subsidized flood insurance for the last four decades. However, the program has not been updated since 1994, and has accrued billions in losses in the wake of storms and floods like Hurricane Katrina. Today, Congress passed a bill aimed to update the program. Flood insurance is not included in homeowners insurance. Find out how to make sure you have flood insurance and the updates that could be affecting you flood insurance plans in this Think Glink blog update.
