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When the Lender Says Quick Close and My Excel Starts Smoking
Me: LOI says 30-day close Lender: send T-12, T-3, rent roll, estoppels, SNDAs, Phase I, Phase II, and your firstborn 🧮 Appraiser: subject to roof, parking, and the concept of math Client: 75% LTV at 6%, right? Me, staring at a 9-cap proforma on a 5-cap reality: absolutely 🔥
ricklahkar
17 hours ago1 min read
Phase I Said Clean... Then the 1986 Dry Cleaner Spawned
Broker: DD is chill, just a Phase I and estoppels Lender: Also need SNDA, zoning letter, ALTA, flood cert, and your firstborn Env Consultant: Phase I found a 1986 dry cleaner, Phase II o'clock 🫠 Client: We still closing Friday, right? Me at 2am: Re-underwriting because the roof is new in 1999 😂
ricklahkar
17 hours ago1 min read
CAM Season: The Spreadsheet Hunger Games
Broker: It's NNN, tenant covers CAM Reality Me in March: Cool, so why does trash removal have a sequel and a spin-off? Lender: Send the CAM backup Me: Here's a 97-tab Excel, 4 pivots, and one VLOOKUP held together by prayer 🙏 Tenant: Why is landscaping higher than my TI? Me: Because grass unionized. 🌱
ricklahkar
17 hours ago1 min read
Cap Rate Catfishing: When the Pro Forma Ghosts Your VLOOKUP
Broker: It’s a 12% cap, turnkey Me (underwriting): unmerges 86 cells, finds 'pls-ignore' vacancy tab; hello, 6.3% 🧮 Lender: send the FINAL-final model Excel: crashes; reopens in 1900 dates; Client: so we closing Friday or manifesting it? 🤡
ricklahkar
17 hours ago1 min read
Cap Rate Blinked; My Model Filed for Bankruptcy
Broker: It's a layup Lender: Upload revised T-12, T-3, rent roll, estoppels, SNDA, flood cert, and vibes Client: Make it NNN, add a mezz slice, 1031 the equity, and still close Friday? Me @ 11:59 PM: Re-underwriting because the cap rate 'whisper' jumped 50 bps mid-lunch 🤡☕️
ricklahkar
17 hours ago1 min read
NNN 'Easy Deal' Speedrun: Broker vs Lender vs Client
Broker: It’s a vanilla NNN, clean Phase I, we coast to close Lender: Need 12 months trailing, 3 estoppels, roof warranty from 1997, and the tenant’s favorite cereal Client: Can we close Friday if we start now? Title Co: Found a 30-year-old UCC, a no-tacos covenant, and a missing notary stamp 😵💫🌮
ricklahkar
17 hours ago1 min read
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