I once read an article by Matt Landau, and he said that he will give the customer whatever they want, even if it's first-born child . . . just to keep the bad reviews away. 

I'm an American living in Abu Dhabi and I invest in Indianapolis without the use of a W-2.

well turns out my needle in the haystack buyer just got the golden parachute from Precision die cast (retired CEO) he had been eyeballing it the whole time we were remodeling it.. we did a 1.5 million in finish work.. so you can imagine the quality and he wanted that home.. first day on market boom sold... and like any red blooded American broker day it closed I bought an airplane  LOL>.

@Cara LonsdaleGreat to hear of some other options/companies out there that offer warranties.One benefit to Homeserve that we found was that there's no deductible whereas for instance an American Home Shield has a $75 co-pay deductible for the folks to show up.However, on the downside there are a max number of calls/year (I think 2) per warranty category.

I think most people and my coworkers want to buy the "American dream" and it quickly becomes a nightmare once these kinds of issues start to pop up.        

My wife and I got married earlier last year and are expecting our first child in a few months.

Here's the "special rule"https://constitution.laws.com/american-history/constitution/constitutional-amendments/27th-amendment

Unfortunately this legislation has been held up in committee for over 15 years by politicians who care more about their personal interests than those of the American people so we have to continue waiting for real, meaningful tax reform.

But maybe the condo is just a child of the HOA.

You could have a child molester in your property or someone who is using your pad to host a heroine drug party with his buddies or a temporary whorehouse .