I don't know the history of your vehicle, but if it has lived its whole life in MD, then I assume it has acquired some rust underneath? Probably a consistent surface rust on basically everything?

I grew up in NY and have snapped off more bolts than I care to reminisce about. Even after acquiring some "feel" for bolts that were likely to snap, I still did it often. I now live in Arizona and I can barely remember what a stuck bolt feels like, not to mention I haven't seen cancerous rust, like my Subaru had, since I moved here.

My is to take it as it is and accept that as these vehicles get older, the costs of collateral repairs are going to increase. I made a habit of replacing broken screws and bolts with stainless equivalents and found that they were less likely to cause problems in the future. You may want to ask if they can do the same. Good luck!