Sorry for the essay but I'm frustrated.  

It's been an exciting, frustrating, wonderful, hair-pulling, magical adventure. ;).

Whichever path you decide to take, make sure you set realistic expectations so that you don't get frustrated and quit.

while he goes to find money.Just like in real estate, one of the most frustrating parts of my work is shooing away tire-kickers and time wasters.

It's a frustrating experience and it's not cheap either. 

don't look at 3 and make 1 offer and get frustrated. 

The first 5 times will be painful and frustrating - watch one of Brandon's or David G's videos on how to run the numbers - you'll become quick after a few dry runs.Just make sure you underwrite the deals against your Goals (ROI %, Cashflow $, potential longterm appreciation, etc), and run the numbers as if you're NOT in the property. 

They get frustrated and just want to sell.

Won't kill the deal, but more out of pocket than I'd anticipated (and a little frustrated he hasn't mentioned this previously).

But the reviews of the all the top home warranty companies don't give a good feeling about the practicality of using one including poor service, delayed appointments, multiple visits to fix an issue, keep patching the appliances and systems instead of replacing, offering low replacement costs if they decide to replace, not to mention the tenant frustrations because of these issues.