Do you recommend getting appliances home warranty (ie American Home Shield) for rentals or do you deal with maintenance issues as they arise (I’m thinking appliances, AC, garage, etc...)? For reference, American Home Shield warranty charges ~$50/month and ~$125/service order!

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Something or the other comes up every year on my property so financially it worked out for me so far. It is a pain to deal with them though especially while dealing with emergency repairs.

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Takes forever to get a tech out bc they’re so busy. I got out of it bc some repairs are time sensitive so I end up having to call someone anyway

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I've come out ahead of the game on 3 properties. I've had had them replace 2 furnaces, 3 water heaters, 1 a/c system, and 1 stove, and 1 washing machine and fix 2 dishwashers, 2 stoves, and 1 dryer

But I also know how to cut down on delays and follows up so there's that.

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