Considering buying a home but was told to account for unexpected maintenance bills that come with owning a home. What’s the biggest bills you guys have received (e.g. broken air conditioning)?

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Appliance repairs. Up to 3 and counting. Tough to get parts right now b/c COVID

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you can always buy home warranty which takes care of the heavy maintanence expenses.

New roof, replacing HVAC, replacing water heater...

Lawn and sprinklers ugh

Tree roots broke old pipes under ground, 20k out of pocket. It’s an insurance loophole

Start saving up for large expenses like that. Find out how old your pipes are and the last time they were fixed, if possible. See if there are large trees near or over the pipes. It’s not something you can find out during an inspection....

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