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DSCR Catfished Me: Excel Did a Pro Forma Crime

Broker: 6-cap day one, trust Lender: Send T-12, T-3, rent roll, and proof your VLOOKUPs aren't crimes Me moves one $ in Excel: DSCR 1.01 -> 1.25 ✨ Excel: Circular reference; you added CapEx to NOI. Model slaps, deal dies 🤡

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Broker vs Lender vs Reality: The DSCR Hunger Games

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Excel Committed a Felony on My DSCR

Broker: DSCR 1.30, easy win Lender: After a 'quick' stress test—DSCR 1.09 Excel: I nudged one date and your 10-year cash flow flatlined 😂 Me: Re-trading 50 bps via midnight email while the PSA timer

 
 
 

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