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CAM Season: When Your Spreadsheet Needs Therapy

Oct 14

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Broker: It’s NNN, super clean Accountant: Define “clean” across 47 tabs, 3 base years, and a snowplow from 2016 Me (Expectation): “CAM recon done.” Reality: PivotTable just summoned an ancient lease rider 😵‍💫 Lender: “One-page summary?” Me: attaching 92MB workbook, 11 colored flags, and a prayer candle 🔥

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