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Due Diligence Starter Pack: Hope, Phase I, Panic, Re-trade

Oct 1

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Broker: 30-day DD, easy. Phase I: historical dry cleaner next door; Phase II shows up with a drill rig and my blood pressure. Title: 19 easements + a 1978 well nobody remembers; insurer: 'updated' quote +40% at 5:59pm. Excel at 1:59am: IRR 17% -> 11% -> 'community garden?' -> re-trade 🫠☕

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