Re: House insurance during eviction after REO purchase

Thanks for the suggestion Bill. I'm still unsure whether eviction of a past homeowner constitutes as a 'rental' and that I'm a landlord and I wasn't willing to test this in court in case the house did burn down. So when I called three agents (in the LA area), I explained in detail the exact situation that I was facing. Two of them weren't able to find any coverage, one of them had to do some digging but was able to find two separate companies to cover hazard/vandalism + liability. For reference, to insure ~$500K, it's going to cost ~$1700/year (not including earthquake).

Anyway, thanks for the help again! (Now wish me luck on the eviction!)