Is a home warranty worth it?
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Sometimes its the Home Warranty Company that makes a difference. I've always hated them and have always requested a refund immediately after purchase. If you read the fine print almost everything is...
Is a home warranty worth it?
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That's rather narrow minded ... it's not how everyone operates. Ever think that some don't have the desire to learn, physically cannot do the work, or they have better things to do with their time?...
Is a home warranty worth it?
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I recently purchased a house and received an allowance from the seller for a home warranty. I researched the topic, decided home insurance policies were basically scams, but I settled on American...
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First off I have no problem to say who I am using. our warranty is through Home Warranty of America. So far so good and I feel comfortable that I made the purchase.
As for you comment about...
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Depends on the situation I know some rental house owners prefer the home warranty route vs the same money route just in case
If you have enough cash on hand to cover the 5k repair bill you dont...
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I have had a different experience. We just bought our home and got a home warranty with it. The house is only 11 years old and we have already called on it twice. The first because the brand new AC...
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I had one with the purchase of our home years ago. After it expired, and to this day, I still get notices to renew it.
I personally don't think it's worth it. They won't cover the "normal"...
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You can always "self insure". Just pretend you have a warranty, and put the money you'd pay for one every month into a savings account. After a while, you have enough money to help pay for repairs of...
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^^ This
I hate insurance companies. They move slow, and most of what goes wrong in a house you can't move slow on. I'm not going to go without a dishwasher for a few weeks, same goes with any...
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I'm in a 17 year old home, the ac/heater are original, the appliances are
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When i bought my 12 year old townhouse, we bought a home warranty through AON Home Warranty Services, Inc. It cost $389 for the year (this was in 2000). Within 2 months the fridge died, paid the...
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I agree I have mixed feelings. I had one included when I bought my house of similar age. AC coils developed a leak a month after the one I had expired. I used tax credits to upgrade to a unit I...
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for those of you who like their home warranty, what companies did you use?
thanks for the responses. I'm thinking about convincing my wife to go for the "fund our own home warranty" route.
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Home warranties are not worth the paper they're written on. Do not buy one.
For six years in a row and counting, home warranty companies have topped a list of the most complained about companies...
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I must be the only person who has had a great home warranty experience. I had one included in the purchase of my home, and it seemed like everything broke that year. There was a $55 copay for each...
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hell no! the service calls cost money(they keep raising the rates, the shysters they send out look for reasons to not fix it under one of the many daunting clauses...
save the money!
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Add me to the list of doubters. It's much better to simply save up the money and make any of the repairs yourself if possible (for easy DIY jobs like humidifier repair, sump pump replacement, faucet...
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Can't you read? :lmao:
Me too. Most are.
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Amazing, of the couple of people that claim to have had positive experiences with their home warranty company, not one has given us the name of the company used.
I still stand by my "most are...
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I know someone who had it included when they bought their house. Fridge broke 3 months later. First attempt is a repair man to look at it, then another visit with parts to try and fix it. None of...
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not from my experience. basically refused to pay.
avoid sensible home warranties at all costs.
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I don't know. I've always considered these like the car warranties: scams.
I had a after-market car warranty years ago I bought through the dealer when I bought the 3 year old used car, and NOBODY...
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Warranty = money grab
you won't want to deal with those companies either as they will drag their feet at your expense
Is a home warranty worth it?
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at the end of the day if the seller is going to include it with the sell, but wont take the money off the selling price to not include then get it.
But I would not renew it, nor would I out right...
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Replacing a toilet, or even just the wax ring is something you would have done youself, wax rings cost about 5$ at home depot.
the wires on the AC unit, you could have most likely replaced...
