And the secret hidden behind its warning label was far more serious than a dispute over access to one private swimming pool.
Eleven months earlier, Andre Walker believed purchasing the house at 1846 Willowcrest Drive was the best decision he'd made in his adult life.
He had spent almost thirteen years building a successful career in civil and environmental engineering. He specialized in evaluating stormwater infrastructure, water-management systems, and the long-term reliability of municipal and residential drainage projects.
His work wasn't glamorous.
There were no red-carpet events, celebrity clients, or spectacular office towers bearing his name.
Most days involved engineering reports, site inspections, technical meetings, and long conversations with contractors about things that ordinary homeowners rarely thought about until something went wrong.
But Andre loved the work.
He enjoyed solving practical problems and knowing that properly designed systems protected families, homes, and communities.
His father had been a municipal maintenance supervisor.
His mother worked as a public-school science teacher.
Neither came from wealth, but both believed education and careful work could open doors that had been closed to earlier generations of their family.
Andre grew up in a modest house outside Greensboro.
The family didn't have a swimming pool.
During summer vacations, his father sometimes drove him and his younger sister to a county recreation center where children could swim under the supervision of trained lifeguards.
Andre remembered the smell of sunscreen, the sound of splashing water, and the excitement of finally learning to swim across the deep end.
His father stood beside the pool whenever Andre practiced.
"Don't fight the water, son," he would say. "Understand what it's doing."
Andre hadn't realized how closely those words would follow him into adulthood.
Years later, when he studied fluid systems at university, he sometimes remembered his father's simple advice.
Understand the flow.
Understand the pressure.
Understand what is happening before trying to control it.
The principles served him well.
After graduating, Andre worked for a regional engineering company specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure.
He learned how to interpret technical plans, review inspection findings, and coordinate with specialists responsible for safety and compliance.
His early career involved long days in construction zones, drainage channels, utility facilities, and conference rooms where complicated projects were reduced to spreadsheets and deadlines.
He developed a reputation for being patient, exacting, and difficult to pressure into approving work he hadn't properly examined.
Some colleagues initially mistook his calm personality for passivity.
They learned otherwise.
Andre rarely raised his voice.
But once he identified an unsupported claim, he continued asking questions until the answer made sense.