The Home Warranty Doctor Is In!

Would you go to your real estate agent for advice on the stock market? Probably not. While your real estate agent does help you with a different kind of investment – your home – that doesn't make them automatically qualified to give you advice on the latest IPO from Wall Street.

When you want good information you go to the authority. You go to the expert on the topic! Want investment information? See an investment specialist. Got a cough and fever? See a doctor. Want to buy a car? Go to the dealership.

But when you're looking around at many choices, which is the right one to choose? Which one, among your many choices, is the authority on the information you want?

In the home warranty industry it's hard to tell. You type in "home warranty" in a search engine and several companies come up. Who do you choose? Which one will tell you the information you need to make good decisions... and which ones will try to sell you something you don't need?

Here are a few ways to help you discover which home warranty company is the authority on the home warranty industry. Search for home warranty websites and compare them. What do you notice?

Many home warranty companies try to "straddle the fence" and cater to their paying customers AND their service providers AND realtors all at the same time. When push comes to shove, how much of their time are they going to spend on you? (Hint: if only one-third of their website is spent on you there's a good chance that only one-third of their attention is focused on you). How can a home warranty provider be an authority in the industry when they're so busy trying to be all things to all people?

Most home warranty companies tell you what kind of policy you should have. They'll tell you that you need all your ceiling fans covered... even if you don't own any ceiling fans. And they'll make you pay for them. How can a home warranty provider be an authority in the industry when you're the expert on your home... but they're telling you what should be covered?!?

How many home warranty companies provide you with unbiased industry analysis in the form of reports, RSS feeds, and whitepapers to help guide you through the decision-making process? A site that does that is an authoritative site. Met Home Warranty provides homeowners, home buyers, and home sellers with more than just home warranties. Through their authoritative site they provide industry information with current technology, an innovative Design-A-Plan system that caters to your specific needs, and a downloadable PDF whitepaper to help you understand everything you need to know about a home warranty.

So for a new home, go to a real estate agent. For a home warranty, go the industry-leading authority: Met Home Warranty. The home warranty doctor is in!

About The Author
Aaron Hoos writes for Met Home Warranty. Met Home Warranty is an industry-leading authority on home warranties for home owners, home buyers, and home sellers. Their website, http://www.methomewarranty.com, provides information, resources, and a whitepaper.

Home Warranty: The 5 Reasons You Need To Get One Today

Wouldn't it be nice if your life had a "reset" button? There aren't many guarantees in life, so when you can get one... you should! And a home warranty policy can provide exactly that guarantee!

What is a Home Warranty?

After all, your home is the single largest investment you'll ever make. Doesn't it make sense to have home warranty protection that matches? That last thing you want to do is deal with the problems that occur when household systems break down and you have to repair or replace them.

A home warranty protects homeowners against the costs associated with unexpected repairs or replacement of major household systems and appliances that may break down... even from normal wear and tear! And if something like your refrigerator or freezer breaks down, you may have insurance to cover the food inside, but it won't cover the appliance. That's where a home warranty is useful.

A home warranty policy works. And what's even better, it's so simple! If a covered appliance or system in your home breaks down, it will be fixed or replaced with no hassles, no lengthy claims process, no thumbing through the yellow pages trying to find a reputable service provider.

Why is a Home Warranty Beneficial?

1. It's comprehensive: A home warranty plan provides coverage over the existing systems and appliances in your home, regardless of age, make or model.

2. It's affordable: Home warranty protection protects your wallet against the high cost of home repairs or replacement that comes from normal wear and tear.

3. It's always available: A plan through a reputable home warranty company gives you preferred customer access to screened, local service contractors 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

4. It's convenient: A home warranty policy gives you plenty of security because you know – in case of emergency – that a service contractor will respond within a few hours, even on weekends and holidays.

5. It's easy for you: A home warranty plan gives you the peace of mind that if your home system or appliance cannot be fixed, they will be replaced with new item.

Weigh those benefits against the cost of buying or repairing those same systems yourself. And don't forget to add in the time and hassle you'll experience by trying to schedule and manage the repairs or delivery. It's time you can better spend... on just about anything else!

As a home owner, you'll enjoy the peace of mind that comes with a home warranty. But if you are selling a home, consider these added advantages: According to a recent poll, over three quarters of buyers rate a home warranty as one of the most important considerations when buying a home, behind location, design and financing options. And an international home warranty policy survey showed that people who sold their homes with a home warranty sold their house sooner and got more money!

How Do I Find a Good Home Warranty Provider?

If you Google "home warranties" you will find many providers and finding the right one is important. Here are some tips to help you.

When you are looking for a home warranty company, be sure to find one that is focused on you, the consumer. After all, there are plenty of home warranty companies that "straddle the fence" and try to appeal to both the service contractors and the realtors who push their products. It's much nicer to deal with a company that pays attention to its customers. How can you tell? Companies that do focus on the consumer will have valuable information on their website about the types of things you'll find useful... even if it doesn't have to do with home warranties.

You'll also want to find a home warranty company who offers 24/7/365 service. If you find a home warranty company who does, use them! If not, keep looking. You don't want to make a late night phone call because of a broken furnace only to get a recording that says, "Please call back tomorrow morning."

As you search for a home warranty company, look for ones that make it easy on the consumer: for example, they should have one number for claims, online policy sign-ups, etc. You don't have the time to be running around, trying to do all the legwork. The home warranty company should make it easy for you to sign-up. They're in business to help you!

Find a home warranty company that covers the systems and appliances in your home. Many companies offer a pre-packaged policy – which is okay – but additional coverage should at least be available for other appliances in your home, such as a pool or spa.

Your policy should be guaranteed. If it's not, find another company. Some companies will make sure that your satisfaction is guaranteed. Those are the companies that care about the consumers.

Home warranties are excellent "just-in-case" policies to have. You'll sleep better at night knowing that you are well taken care of should something happen to the systems and appliances you rely on every day. And having the right company protecting you will give you even more peace-of-mind to ensure that your home is a great place to live!

About The Author
Aaron Hoos is a writer working with Remax Warranty Corporation. Remax Warranty provides you with peace-of-mind through their comprehensive home warranty policies available online at http://remaxwarranty.com.

Experts and Authority in the Home Warranty Industry

If you were going car shopping, would you prefer to be told what kind of car to own? What about how many seats it should have? Or the color? Or the size of the engine?

That's exactly what's going on in the home warranty industry. Every day, thousands of home owners just like yourself are being robbed of their choice and control over their home warranties. Home warranty providers are telling home owners what they should and should not have covered in their policies.

For example, some home warranty providers won't cover air conditioners. Other home warranty providers will charge you for ceiling fan coverage... whether you have ceiling fans or not!

Home warranty providers have taken the choice and control from their customers and are telling their customers what is best for them.

Met Home Warranty believes that it should be left up to the experts to decide what needs to be covered in your home. And who is the expert on your home? You, of course! Does your current home warranty provider think of you as the expert on your home? Probably not!

Met Home Warranty has developed and implemented an industry-leading idea called Design-A-Plan which allows home warranty customers to create their own home warranties according to their own needs! Home owners can choose a base package, select which additional systems they want, and even decide how they want to receive a copy of their policy! This idea takes the control out of the hands of the home warranty providers and puts it into the hands of the home owner!

But don't worry. Just because you have the choice and the control again, it doesn't mean that you'll be left out in the cold. With Met Home Warranty's Design-A-Plan, you are the expert... but you're also a well-informed expert! Met Home Warranty is the authority on the home warranty industry. With cutting edge technology, a downloadable whitepaper on the industry, and their "do-it-yourself" approach to home warranty coverage policies, you'll have all the facts you need to design your own policy with ease!

Met Home Warranty's authoritative site (www.methomewarranty.com) will help you understand your home, your home warranty, and will simply make you a better home owner! And if you're a home buyer or home seller, you'll love Met Home Warranty's authoritative site to help you buy or sell your home with ease!

Met Home Warranty is the authority on home warranties so you can be the expert on your home!

About The Author
Aaron Hoos writes for Met Home Warranty. As an industry-leading authority on the home warranty industry, they provide innovative home warranties to home owners, home buyers, and home sellers at www.methomewarranty.com.
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