Water heater- Tankless Electric vs traditional Gas Heater

[Mak K.]

Replacing a water heater at a rental sfh 2bath property in Houston, TX.  Any suggestion on if tankless is better or not? Any pros or cons?

[Bjorn Ahlblad]

I had 3 tankless w/h in my same primary in Ca over 5 years. Between breakdowns, leaking, auto shutoff and program malfunctions it was a thankless experience! (PUN) I had to become the in-house software engineer. Never again. Last house we bought as primary now has conventional water heaters with tanks. I would definitely not recommend them in a rental. Just too many points of failure, temporary or otherwise and tenants would be unable to deal with re-starting them. Hope others have had a better experience, I can only speak from my own.