He stated "There is no water leaks.

Having a toilet that has less water usage, slow flow showerheads and better insulated attics aren’t going to lower their bills any when GRU just raises their rates another 7%.

Also, the above ground tombs keep our family members from the water table and/or floating away in the case of a flood.

My rental property, which is a condo, recently had a water leak from the pipes under the kitchen sink. 

Mine has floors, roof, appliances, hot water, exterior paint, bath and kitchen remodel, etc. $50 per month won't cover my capex budget.

Case in point, I own a multifam managed by a PM and 2 weeks ago I needed a new hot water heater.  

If this were me, I would first go and talk to actual folks who have lived in this builders properties for X amount of time (hopefully a year plus) and see if they've had issues, specifically water intrusion.

New furnaces and water heaters and a new roof.

-- then members of the "peanut gallery" (that's us, btw) suggest to the firefighters that they're being stupid and should try water, but the fire fighters insist that they know what's best, and dump more kerosene onto the fire, in an effort to 'put the fire out.'

The plumbing below my sink was improperly done leading to painfully slow drainage (takes days for the final inch of water to leave).