re: Home warranty ?

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line of crap.

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literally

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They get a commission on ordering the poslicy. Whichever agent orders the policy usually gets something like $60.00 back.


Didn't know this.

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Can't say I'm surprised. I imagine the creation of the "buyer's agent" concept went something like this:

Hmmm, what's a good business model?

I know, let's create something called a "buyer's agent".

Ooooh, that sounds intriguing. Could we get away with making the buyer's agent's commission a percentage of the sale price of the home, with no caps?

That way, the more they buyer pays, the more the buyer's agent makes!

You got it now!

Yes! I definitely want to be a buyer's agent!

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The ARS (rescue rooter) technician said that he put in a $400-500 fan, but would only get $145 for it ($60 from our service call fee and $85 from AHS). So, according to him, it was a loss for ARS.


I would have been at him for thinking he could fool me with that line of crap.

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Maybe he worded it wrong, but a year ago my a/c blew out had American Home Sheild. The guy from the AC company was putting in the new unit and we started talking. I asked him how much the new unit cost and he gave me the price which was quite a bit. It got me wondering how these companies make a profit and he told me that the price AHS was paying them was just over a 1/3 of what it would cost me.

The $60 fee is pd directly to the broker and sometimes the broker might take a portion usually related to the agent's commission split. The $60 fee legal, some states Texas, California, Arizonia doesn't allow such a fee. It would be a great idea if the La Realtor association would pass some legislation to remove these $60 fees. That would reduce each warranty by atleast $60.

I just had a AC problem and have an AHS warranty, obtained when purchased house in fall.

It broke the friday night of memorial day, so i don't get called until tuesday and they come Wednesday only to say its frozen over and they'll come back Thursday.

On thursday its 'fixed' and then friday when i get home from work its frozen over again and 80+ degrees in my house. As its the weekend I don't get called until Monday.

By this point AHS, to their credit, agreed to switch me to another contractor. This one came out this morning, and immediately identified a part that needed to be replaced, it was covered and they are putting it back in tommorrow.

The second company was great the first was complete sh*te. So its a mixed bag, the good news was that I figured out that if I don't run the air below 76 it won't freeze and will keep working, so I wasn't completely uncomfortable during this wait, had I been I'd probably be against the warranty.

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If you are a seller and have any say I would choose Advantage.

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Not to hijack the thread, but are you saying that Advantage goes easy on the home?