One of my clients recently sold her home in McKinney and moved into an apartment. The decision for her was easy, she’d rather pay rent than deal with the cost of a home’s upkeep. The big question we needed to work through was how much renters insurance does she need? She is, after all, downsizing and won’t have as much stuff, or personal property, as she has in her home. Here’s how we approached.
Why does anyone who rent’s an apartment condo, or single family home need renters insurance? Aside from many apartment complexes or landlords requiring it, renters insurance protects the renter from financial loss when something happens such as a fire, water leak, or theft.
Students begin heading for college this week and classes will start in the next week or two. Along with the clothing, furniture, decorative items, and supplies they’ll be taking, there will also be smart phones, tablets, laptops, mini fridges, microwaves, coffee pots, game consoles, and a host of items to outfit the new dorm room or apartment.
I was running through Wal-Mart yesterday to pick up a few things and noticed several aisles stocked with back to school supplies. There were notebooks, pens, paper, computer keyboards and mice in an assortment of colors, calculators, etc. Moms and dads were comparing available supplies with lists from schools and loading up their shopping carts.
You rent an apartment and have an upstairs neighbor. Their toilet, dishwasher, or water heater suddenly has a major leak and your apartment is flooded.Â
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