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Due Diligence Diet: Lost 5lbs Chasing Estoppels

ricklahkar
3 hours ago
1 min read

Broker: We close Friday Lender: Cool, just need updated SNDA, 3 estoppels, and a Phase I that predicts the future Owner: Tenants will sign... after their lawyer returns from OOO until fiscal year 2099 🙃 Reality: Friday = Q3 + TI overage + roof 'immediately failing' + CAM math that defies Excel 🧮

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