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Old 09-17-2011, 07:19 AM
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Default Bestmickey is right

We did have the Cart protection when we rented ours out - never had anyone use it, but it eased both their minds and mine. We also added a landline and wifi, had it furnished with a large pedestal electric grill (didn't want to worry about propane from afar), bikes, coolers, beach chairs & umbrella and finally, a couple extra sets of golf clubs. I think a recliner in the living room also appealed to some. We only have queen beds, but I think in hindsight a king in the master would have been a plus also.

I think someone showed me a liability release that TV used for their Lifestyle carts, and I just adapted it, disclosing the liability limits on our policy (which at the time transferred). I would read the policy carefully - if there is no clause which excludes renters how can they deny coverage? And read it again - if you are renting the house and throwing the golf cart in for free? I know several people who didn't plan to rent originally, but for various reasons, rented theirs out for a season or two.

I know we could not get a replacement cost policy for the house when were were renting it out, but the policy we had did cover renters for the house - thru ASI. Changed it when we quit renting it.

We had a separate golf cart policy with Allstate which did not change, but haven't really read the latest renewal policy cover to cover.

I think the golf clubs got us a couple of extra rentals - even if you are driving, golf clubs take an awful lot of room. I found that often the husband was coming to TV because he was an avid golfer and brought his own, but the wife might want to try it, or perhaps they just appreciated not having to put 2 sets in the car or on the plane, or they were having friends/family visit for a short time and they were nice to have. Plus, I could use them when I came down. In our case I'm the golfer and Ohioboy wasn't (but I think he might become one). We use them now when our friends/family visit

There are used sets easily available from ads in the paper or at garage sales.