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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Home Warranties

A home warranty is a great tool in selling your home. In the most basic contract, you can provide a warranty for the buyer for a full year for items such as plumbing, water heaters, electrical, and kitchen appliances. The added value that a home warranty policy brings to your home can help support a higher price for you and offer a one year benefit to the buyer. The buyer has assurances that a system failure will not cost them thousands of dollars. A service call for the buyer will be about $45 a visit and the cost of a contract to the seller usually begins at $350. The cost of the contract can be covered at closing of the sale of your home, so you will put no money out until your house is actually sold! This is definitely a WIN-WIN situation for both the buyer and the seller.