Proper turnaround time for repairs

[Justin Knighten]

What is the proper amount of time to get a repair accomplished in a rental. I had a tenant let me know yesterday about a broken dryer, I'm leaving for vacation on Saturday and today was my only chance to work on the problem before leaving. I would typically do the repair myself (I'm still early on, and doing my own maintenance is still a viable/reasonable option at this point). I was unable to get it repaired myself, so I ended up buying new and having it delivered.

Question is, would I have been unreasonable to delay this for a week or so to find a better deal or have time to tackle it myself?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.