Distant Landlord carrying Repairs or Home Warranty

[Jacob Beg]

Hi All:

How do you deal with your repairs if you rentals are located in another state? Recently, bunch of properties are having plumbing issues and even very expensive furnace issues. I got overwhelmed by the sheer expense of calling separately a plumber, electrician and carpenter for different jobs. Is it worth having warranty of some sort on all your appliances or HVAC? Any suggestions about how to deal with repair side of things? 

I do not use a management company as most my tenants are long term tenants and I've built good rapport with them. 

Any advice is appreciated.