Tim Kealy's (tkealy) Blog

I recently talked to someone who owns a townhouse.  I asked her about her insurance, and she said it was included in her HOA fees.  When you own a townhouse or condo, the HOA fee usually does have "insurance" as part of the fees.  But that usually is to only cover the actual structure of the home...

So this is more a discussion point than a blog, and I want your feedback.  When someone is working with a real estate agent, how does the question of who they have for home insurance come up?  If someone is moving from another town, I can see them needing a referral to a local insurance agent.  B...

If you've been involved in selling for any amount of time, you will notice the sales cycles of your industry.  December is an unusual month.  It is a huge month for retails sales as people shop for Christmas.  It used to be that car dealers would have huge sales to get ready for the next year's m...

Insurance and real estate sales will always be linked together.  Unless someone's buying with cash, proof of insurance is required to close.  My background helps in this process.  Before becoming an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance, I was a loan officer in the mortgage industry.  One of the ...