I had a deal fall apart last week because of a garden gnome. I wish I was making this up. We were three days from closing, everything was smooth, buyer was excited, seller was already packed. Then the buyer does their final walkthrough and notices the seller took the gnome from the front yard. It wasn't in the contract. It was never discussed. It was a two-foot ceramic gnome wearing a fishing hat that the seller's late father had given them. Buyer decides this is a "sign of bad faith" and demands the gnome be returned or they're walking. Seller says absolutely not, it's a family heirloom. I'm on the phone for four hours trying to negotiate custody of a garden gnome. I even offered to buy them a new gnome. I found the exact same one online for thirty-six dollars. Buyer says it's "not about the gnome anymore, it's about principle." They walked. Six months of work, gone. I drove past a garden center yesterday and had to pull over because my eye started twitching. I'm considering a career change to literally anything that doesn't involve ceramic lawn decorations.