In this podcast, we discuss home warranties with Acquisition Director, Meredith Sprecher, Acquisition Director, American Home Shield (AHS). Meredith has deep knowledge of the home repair and maintenance market and has been with AHS parent company, Frontdoor Inc. for over eight years.

In the United States, approximately 30% of home sales involve the purchase of a home warranty, usually from the seller to include in the purchase of the home. These warranties provide peace of mind to buyers by covering repairs or replacements of major home systems and appliances. The home warranty industry pays out more than $2 billion annually in claims, which is significant and really reflects the importance these contracts play in home maintenance.

Key Takeaways:

• Home warranties are a yearly contract that covers (read your contract for specifics) home systems – generally from HVAC to appliances. These systems are expected to break down at one point in their useful life.
• Home insurance protects you from unexpected events – such as storm damage and other natural events (again, read your contract for specifics).
• A homeowner is 25% more likely to file a claim with their home warranty company compared to their home insurance company.

AHS is offering a 25% discount on an annual AHS home warranty contract for the Single Lady Estates community, Advantage Members. Be sure to signup at https://platform.singleladyestates.com/

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Welcome back to the Single Lady Estates Podcast. In this podcast, we get into the dirt with home foundations – the red flags, questions to ask and the answers to know.

Bobbie is joined by Bob Brown, the foremost authority on foundation repair diagnosis and author of “Foundation Repair Secrets”.

Bob is a 35-year industry veteran. In 1989, he founded Arizona Foundation Solutions and built one of the only foundation repair companies to utilize licensed professional engineers on the front end. He holds four patents, has three patents pending and developed a first-of-its-kind software to streamline home foundation investigations. He has been designated as a certified Foundation Repair Specialist by NFRA, is LEED Accredited, and is an EPA-approved Measurement and mitigation specialist, among other accreditations.

Bob’s book helps home buyers and home owners to better understand home foundations through home construction and soil dynamics.

Key Takeaways:

• When buying a home, understand the soil of the area
• Expansive clays in soils are usually, but not always, the source of problems when it comes to home foundation issues.
• Understand the difference between foundation repair companies vs structural engineers vs Geotech engineers.
• Women: don’t be bamboozled by an over confident salesman.

Bob Brown Resources:To buy the book: Foundation Repair SecretsConnect with Bob on FacebookConnect with Bob on LinkedIn

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Bobbie Wasserman is the founder of Single Lady Estates® and host of the Single Lady Estates podcast. The mission of Single Lady Estates is to empower women in building financial stability for them and their families through homeownership. We do this by providing educational resources, advocacy efforts and connecting women with resources and networks that can help enhance the homeownership journey – buying, selling and life in between.

To learn more about Single Lady Estates, we invite you to subscribe to the podcast and become a member of the Single Lady Estates community. https://singleladyestates.com