It seems the latest gambit from the furnace companies in Northern Alberta is don't buy a new furnace, rent one.
Promising no installation fees, no service costs and free bi-annual preventative maintenance, all this for $49.95 per month.
Not sure how to feel about this, on one hand it's endless payments for a new furnace, on the other hand you don't get hosed on repairs and those get pricey with this generation of new furnaces.
Is this common in other parts of the North America?