The "how to" is a river, ever changing and moving so it can be wrong from time, or the simply foundational fact that competition sucks and those who can will work to crush it at any and every potential.

I’m simply asking about that new home warranty since I haven’t had to provide it yet.

Think it thru, it's an idiotic notion that people will just simply use a NEWLY licensed agent, with zero experience, and most of time zero real estate background, but hey they have a license...... 

Yes you pay back the equity, you are simply getting a loan.

I'm a first-time investor (already own a primary residence condo), and while I realize that getting great rentals would require buying off-market or doing some kind of value add (flipping) I'm buying off the MLS as a means to simply get started. 

We simply redirect their attention to a better product and value for their $Sales 101

The seller simply has a note against your property, just like a normal mortgage company would.

In a sense, if you’ve done the inspection, had it come up in a report, were aware of the issue (as showcased here) and then bought the house regardless, no fault would likely come on the seller’s if an issue should (god-forbid) happen sometime in the future.

Fast forward a little more and she simply cannot find a place to go to.

It is simply not wanting to deal with the property management because they are terrible and wanting to deploy the capital in a different fashion.