For those who have closed a deal, I am interested in what surfaced in the first 90 days of ownership that you would have wanted resolved before you signed the closing documents. I am asking specifically about the items that arrived as a surprise. Standard diligence checklists cover the known categories well. The cases I am interested in fall outside that, and they seem to travel by word of mouth rather than appearing on any list. One buyer I spoke with recently discovered pending litigation after close that had gone unmentioned by everyone involved in the process. A few things that would be useful to hear: What it was, and where in the first ninety days it showed up. Whether a specific question during exclusivity would have surfaced it, or whether ownership was the only way to see it. What it cost you, in money, time, or in your working relationship with the seller. What you added to your own diligence list because of it. I am running a search in the DC and Maryland area. I would like to build a clearer picture of what sits between the standard checklist and the first year of ownership. Happy to write up whatever the thread produces and share it back.