Learn About Insuring Vacant Homes
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Homeowner s insurance is something that every homeowner must have in place at all times. But one issue concerning homeowner s insurance has been occurring a lot lately and causing a variety of problems for homeowners who have a bought a new home yet have not sold their old one yet.
And that is the issue of insuring vacant homes.
In today s market, it is not uncommon for homeowners to buy a new home without selling their old one first.
It is taking longer and longer for a home to get sold nowadays, so this problem is not uncommon for people to move into their new home while their old one remains vacant for some time.
The problem with this is that many insurers will not insure a vacant home because there is a greater possibility that something could happen to it.
A February 25, 2007 article by Steve McLinden of Bankrate.com, “Vacant home for sale carries insurance dangers,” discusses some issues that could arise when attempting to insure a home that is un-occup (more...)
