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Home Insurance

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I’m in the process of buying a foreclosure home (Saratoga,CA, can’t transfer the insurance since it has already lapsed) that has a detached unpermitted cottage (2 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and living room total of 900 sq ft), the main home also has a unpermitted converted garage that is used as a in law quarter (separate entrance and full bathroom), it also has a unpermitted sun room too. I really love the home and tried looking for home insurance but it looks like no one will insure me. Is there anyway I can get insured for this property without having to lie about these unpermitted additions to the insurance company? Any advice would be appreciated and any suggestions which insurance company would insure me for a reasonable price. Thank you in advance.

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home insurance?

May 23, 2009

sil3n63 asked: i live in southern california and my home value is 600,000. I pay 2,200 for insurance every 6 months. i think this is a little too high but would like to know if this is average. When i bought the house i was too excited that i didnt even talked to my insurance [...]

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How the home insurance for secondary home different from primary home insurance?

May 22, 2009

Cosmos asked: I am renting my home for 4 months and that’s why I need to convert my Primary home owner’s insurance policy to Land lord policy. But after 4 months I can’t change the insurance of my home to Primary home owner policy. But I will have to get the Home owner’s insurance for [...]

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Why is home insurance limited to each and every different type of disaster?

April 11, 2009

Craptacular Wonderment asked: The home is either livable or NOT livable…it matters NOT what disaster ruined the home.. Why then is it that you have to pay extra for each different type of circumstance? An accident is an accident…. a disaster is a disaster… the home can only be burned, flooded, distroyed by earthquake / [...]

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Flood Zone Determination

March 22, 2009

Flood zones can be described as geographic zones that the FEMA has defined according to varying levels of the risk of flood.   These areas are depicted on a community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map or Flood risk Boundary Map.   Each zone reflects the extent or type of flooding in that particular area. These areas are classed [...]

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