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by jack-r-abbit 4610 days ago
I own two houses. I live in one and rent out the other (traditional, long-term lease style... not AirBnB style). My insurance company doesn't care that one is a rental. That is to say, I don't have to lie to them... they know one is a rental and accept it like any other property. The only real difference in my two policies is that the one for the rental is for structure only (possibly some liability too since I am the property owner... I don't recall) while my home has additional coverage for the contents of the house. The renters are advised to get renter's insurance to cover their stuff in my house... but that is completely optional to them.

There isn't really any ding to my premiums for it being a rental. I lived in the rental before it was a rental. The full insurance premium (when I lived there) was about twice as much as it is now as a just rental.