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The CRE Humor Jokes

Clear to Close Friday* (*until the lender logs in)

ricklahkar
Aug 6
1 min read

Broker: We're clear to close Friday Lender: Need updated rent roll, 3 estoppels, a fresh Phase I, and a new roof 'for comfort' Buyer: Can we retrade $500k because the parking stripes feel 2008? Me: Rebuilding the model at 2am - VLOOKUP sobbing - cap rate whispering 'lol' 😵‍💫🧮

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