I once had  chats with a seasoned GC and it set me straight about a lot of my nightmares==that they are today's realities ...

That company didn’t sign one of the documents the realtor needed 2 days after the contract expired still tried to tell the realtor we was still in contract but would not give her any straight answers as to how. 

The calculation of how much this is - not so straight forward. 

You can find them on meetup.com, here on BP, or on the Straight Up Chicago Investor's Podcast website for your area. https://www.straightupchicagoinvestor.com/

In general home warranties suck...... the people they hire to "fix" the issue suck..... the job they do suck....customer service sucks.They band aid the issue at best and then charge you every time them come back and fix the issue again.If you run the numbers, you are often better off setting the $$ aside and paying straight up for any work needed.Every so often you will have someone that has it "pay out".... they replaced the 4k HVAC system etc..... its rare....like winning the lottery.The House always wins...... they make gobs of $$ because what they pay out is tiny compared to what they take in....that's how insurance works or no company would be doing it

Could anyone say with a straight face that he only owes capital gains tax on just the one dollar increase in value between days 999 and 1,000?

I cant believe we were denied since SD was receiving unprecedented rain during that time 40 days straight of rain.

Ive sent several request for quotes straight from the 'bama dept of revenue and havent heard anything.

About / Members – Neighborhood Building Owner's Alliance (nboachicago.com)Another great spot would be the Straight Up Chicago Investor's Podcast which also keeps an up-to-date meetup list for Chicago meetups. 

This is the straight-forward, concise answer I was looking for.