Rising from the Ashes: Disaster Recovery for the Homeowner

In 2013 the most destructive forest fire in Colorado history destroyed 500 homes including the author's. Within 14 months they had rebuilt the house, received the maximum allowable on their insurance policy and moved back in.

In this book Fran shares everything they learned about wading through the recovery process, including:

• SECRETS your insurance company might not tell you
• Things you may not have thought of to include in your HOME INVENTORY
• The critical documents to preserve BEFORE disaster strikes
• ESSENTIAL extras you should have in your homeowner's insurance policy
• The ONE descriptive word that, left out, could make your piano worth less than your child's stuffed toy
• The most important thing NOT to do with the payoff from your insurance company
• The TWO most important phone calls to make within hours of your loss
• The SIMPLEST way to notify family and friends of your needs
• Strategies for MAXIMIZING the value of your possessions