Window Repair Advice

[Sam Zawatsky]

I've recently purchased a house in Florida that was built in 1979 and the tenant that was already living there and  signed my lease agreement let me know that there is a window that needs repair or replacement. They said that air was leaking in around the edges of the window, and that the prior owner came 5 years ago and caulked the window but did not seem to solve the problem. Since then, the tenant has been placing a plastic sheet on the inside of the window and taping it up to seal air leaks from the outside. I feel as though the old window looks bad, and am willing to replace the whole thing if I need to. A window company came by and recommended me to have them re-caulk the windows. What do you recommend I do?