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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…

Renting’s many advantages

Renters by necessity dream of homeownership, but the truth is that even though both renting and buying have their own financil advantages, in today’s economy, renting seems to have an edge. The financial benefits to renting as opposed to buying…

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…