You have to be unique, so others can’t reproduce what you’ve created.

This protects the architect/designer/engineer from having someone copy their plans without their consent, have it reproduced repeatedly, limits their liability and makes sure they get paid for their work. 

A solid agent and solid property management team are the two most important factors in the passive SFR game.If you can lock those two up - than out of state investing can be consistent and reproducible even from 2,400 miles away.

Most thought I was on the lam, a drug dealer, or a sexual predator.

Part of the deal with being granted a patent is that your patent must reveal enough details about the invention to make is reproducible by a practitioner skilled in the area.Patent applications can be submitted with a "do not publish" setting, and this will result in the application not being published.

I'm the builder, so that's not an issue...the plumbing contractor will be happy to come back, but I want to ensure that I have a reasonable idea of the issue first (since it's not easy to reproduce).A couple things to point, since it sounds like it could impact your analysis above (or maybe not):- It only happens in one sink, which sits between two other fixtures (another sink and a tub). 

You have to be unique, so others can’t reproduce what you’ve created. 

You have to be unique, so others can’t reproduce what you’ve created.

You have to be unique, so others can’t reproduce what you’ve created.

No, I am not on a list and I am not a sexual predator, but do believe that these lists have gotten out of hand.