Insurance for renters sounds like a nice thing to have, right? But when disaster strikes, renters insurance suddenly becomes the best decision you ever made – at least as a renter. Then you start to think of it as more…
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Insurance And Your Life
Change is the only constant in life and when your life changes, so do your insurance needs. The complexity of the industry isn’t always easy to grasp, making it unclear what kind of insurance protection fits at a particular moment…
Wedded + Insured Bliss
Inspired by the love birds around me getting married, I took the serious responsibility to research one of the least appealing aspects of life: insurance. Homeowners and renters insurance Couples who spend their first years in a rental should consider…
Renting in San Francisco
Based on the age of the building they’re renting in, San Francisco has two kinds of renters. The lucky ones are those who live in a building predating June 1979, because they enjoy the safeguards from outrageous rent hikes and…
Do you need renters insurance?
Hello renter. Your monthly expenses have been on an upward trend since your very first day on your own. Do you really want to spend more every month for extra insurance? Should you get the coverage or better not to…
Insurance advice for renting out your home
There is a myriad of reasons you might want to rent out your home. Maybe you have a second home that you lease to tenants, want to rent a spare bedroom in your house through Airbnb, or make some extra…
Top tips for renting with pets
It’s perfectly understandable that many landlords are nervous about renting to pet owners. Unfortunately, there are people who allow their pets to damage the property, disturb neighbors, giving pet-owning renters a bad reputation. Yet, these people are in fact, the…
Renters insurance vs bed bugs
We’ve been making lists with all the scenarios covered by the renters insurance policy, but you might have noticed something missing: bed bugs (add cockroaches and rats, while we’re at it). Bed bugs are considered the responsibility of the tenant—the…
Renters insurance reality check
For most of those who rent apartments in the United States, renters insurance is still a concept rather than a priority. Many believe that their belongings will be covered under their landlord’s policy if anything goes wrong. Sorry to be…
Lesser known benefits of renters insurance
Homeownership is still a dream for many, but renting has its benefits—you don’t have to worry about the building’s upkeep, risk going into default on your mortgage or be stuck in a place for too long. However, even as a…