re: Homeowners of the OT: Home warranties

I’m a realtor. I rarely suggest getting a home warranty, but if the seller is doing repairs requested as part of the purchase, I suggest getting one.

Unless it’s a VA or FHA loan I always recommend getting a contractor you choose to give you an estimate and get a check cut from sellers proceeds at closing to cover it. You only have to try and get someone else’s contractor back twice to figure out why (you might accidentally get it to happen once).

I’m not a big fan of the home warranty at all, but in some situations I like my clients having at least some protection for things going wrong the first year.