Also, would a home warranty be a smart move?

I would find out who the manufacturer is and send it to them and confirm they will provide a warranty on this.

Hi Tiffani, often new appliances that are "off brands" that you purchase come with a warranty and perform well plus they look new.  

Let's look at your example of a roofer, assuming he owns the company.He has to pay for employees- they still get paid, even if they are not giving 100% effort.He has to pay his workers to go back for warranty work - effectively paying them to do the same job twice.He has to pay for equipment, even when it's not being used 100% of the time.- but the company he bought it from still gets paid.He has to pay for advertising, whether it works or not.- but the advertising company still gets paid.He has to pay for accounting services, payroll services, tax services, legal services, etc.- they all get paid whether he makes money or not.So, what's your point?

Use a quitclaim or warranty deed to transfer the title, and be prepared to pay Chicago’s transfer tax, calculated at $7.50 per $1,000 of the property’s fair market value.

Whenever his solar company was about to go bankrupt (because it is a crappy company with bad products and terrible customer service, just ask anyone who ever needed one of their solar leases transferred to a buyer during a home sale or needed warranty work done), he’d launch an “exciting new product that will revolutionize the solar industry”.

So, he's claiming the home warranty won't cover... fine, what's the repair cost?  

I imagine cost of labor might be a little bit cheaper in Idaho compared to Connecticut as we ended up paying 10k for gas furnace and 5k for AC with 10 yr warranty for Lennox product.  

It’s cash flowing about $50/month after everything (PITI, flood insurance, home warranty, excess liability & termite protection) - if I got ride of termite it would cash flow $125.

The house had a warranty the first year that covered anything that came up, and we only had one issue with HVAC over those 3 years.