Look at you doing your tiny house research by reading our tiny home blog again! If you keep it up, there is sure to be a tiny house in your future! (Maybe our new Onyx model, perhaps?!)
Here at Mint Tiny House Company, we have a ton of tiny home floor plans to choose from, but regardless of which tiny house design speaks to your soul, there is one thing you’ll definitely need to know: how to insure your brand new tiny home!
If you find the idea of insuring a tiny house on wheels overwhelming, please keep reading because this tiny house blog post was written especially for you!
We’ve done the stressful part, so you can sit back and continue browsing our tiny home gallery.
And when you pick a model (the Napa?! Are you going with the Napa?!), here’s what you’ll need to know about tiny house insurance!
Can you get insurance on a tiny house? Absolutely! And we would definitely recommend you do so first thing. After all, a tiny house is a home, and you wouldn’t go without home insurance, right?
In fact, you probably can’t. This is where people start cursing Google and wondering how in the heck people get to the part where they can relax and enjoy the tiny house lifestyle. But don’t worry; you can buy tiny home insurance!
Shopping for tiny home insurance will go so much easier if you understand one (tiny!) thing.
Tiny houses are considered personal property and not real estate since they are not permanently affixed to land.
And in the eyes of most insurance companies, this makes them “not a home” and, therefore, ineligible for a traditional homeowner’s insurance policy.
Someday, the world will catch up and realize that tiny houses are homes, but in the meantime, here are some places where you can buy insurance for tiny houses!
Do you want to buy a tiny house in Canada? Because if so, we can probably help you out with that! 😉 And once you take possession of your tiny house, you'll want to talk to the team over at Aviva Elite. Aviva Elite is a full-service insurance brokerage that can insure all kinds of things. You may be looking at an RV policy to cover a tiny home on wheels, but be sure to ask about your options!
BrokerLink is an insurance brokerage that connects you with experts who can find you coverage for a wide range of things. Like tiny houses, for instance! We appreciate that they are tiny home literate and know that tiny home owners deserve coverage too!
HUB International prides itself on protecting the things that are most important to you. So if you plan to buy a tiny house in Canada, you’ll want to check them out! HUB offers a wide range of products, so it pays to be patient until you get to the right department. But hey, for tiny house insurance in Canada, we’re happy to hold for the next available representative!
Do you want to buy a tiny house in Canada? Because if so, we can probably help you out with that! 😉 And once you take possession of your tiny house, you'll want to talk to the team over at Aviva Elite. Aviva Elite is a full-service insurance brokerage that can insure all kinds of things. You may be looking at an RV policy to cover a tiny home on wheels, but be sure to ask about your options!
Mac Insurance offers insurance for a tiny home on wheels and insurance for yurts! Here at Mint, we only build tiny houses and park model homes, but hey, it's always good to find an insurance carrier with options., right?! Because isn't having options what the tiny house lifestyle is all about?
Progressive insurance is not quite as plug-and-play as the others on this list, but some tiny home owners have been known to source their insurance through Progressive. They don't offer a "tiny house insurance policy" per se, but they do have options for mobile home and RV insurance which your tiny house may qualify for.
Cue celebration music because Covertree offers insurance for manufactured homes, modular homes, ADUs, park models, stationary travel trailers, aaannnnd tiny homes! So while it’s always good to shop around for rates, we hope it gives you peace of mind to know that Covertree covers it all!
Did you enjoy today’s tiny house blog? If so, we’d love for you to download our tiny home Insurance & Registration Guide. It goes into even more depth on this very important subject, so you can step into tiny home ownership fully prepared.
And speaking of being prepared? Can we just leave you a virtual high-five?
And when you’re ready, we’d love to meet you!
Just book a consultation to tell us what’s inspiring you to choose the tiny house lifestyle, and hit us with your questions! And why wait? After all, your best life could be just around the corner!
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