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Due Diligence Any% Speedrun: Phase I Boss Fight

ricklahkar
Apr 17
1 min read

Expectation: 30-day due diligence nap. Reality: Phase I ESA speedrun into Phase II 🧪 Broker: it’s clean. Phase I: historic dry cleaner + vapor plume cameo. Lender: please upload reliance, ALTA, zoning, estoppels, and a time machine by 5pm 😅 Buyer: retrade? Seller: only if your T-12 matches the rent roll... for once.

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