I had a tenant who had a Surety bond with Assurant for the security deposit, but they are getting out of the business and are not renewing any of their policies. 

Week of October 20, 2025Even with the government shutdown delaying some reports, this week’s inflation and housing data brought some encouraging news!

Inflation will continue to drive home prices.

Switching gears….Inflation. 

the flipside is, anything extra you put against the mortgage is cash you're not investing elsewhere, whether that's real estate or index funds or bonds or groceries.hope this helpshappy to continue the dialogue I will add a little to Nicholas’ good answer.Leverage is what historically has made real estate (RE) a good/great investment.  

Accreditation today has a seemingly lower bar than it was, say, ten years ago due to inflation.

This requires rental income that increases faster than inflation.

For a more in-depth view of the Las Vegas investment market, DM me for a link to our blog site which contains more information on investing in general and investing in Las Vegas in particular.Before I continue, note that the charts only include properties that match the following profile, unless otherwise noted.Type: Single-familyConfiguration: 1,000 SF to 3,000 SF, 2+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, 2+ garage, minimum lot size is 3,000 SF.Price range: $320,000 to $475,000Location: All zip codes marked in green below have one or more of our client’s investment properties.What we are seeing:The chart below is from the MLS and includes ALL property types and price ranges.Inventory began rising in late December 2024 and continued through June, but has since leveled off.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents remained stable MoM and marginally up YoY.

The labor market continues to soften, inflation is on trend down but may be volatile in the short term, the US economy is still expected to grow like gangbusters at 3.8%, and the Fed has a great cut decision to make just before Halloween (Oct. 29th).

The insurer could decide it doesn't make economic sense to spend the money to defend, lose, and have to pay the loss anyway.As far as bonding, unless the estate has limited its claim to the value of the property and not the title itself, I doubt you can bond the claim off.