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My LOI Said As-Is, The Roof Heard As-If

ricklahkar
May 9
1 min read

Broker brain: Easy NNN strip, mailbox money. Reality: Estoppels missing, SNDA in Wingdings, co-tenancy bomb ticking. Lender: Need T-12, T-3, T-me-why-sales-tax-is-in-CAM; also DSCR < vibes. Me in Excel at 2:11AM: if I color-code the rent roll again the NOI will go up, right? 😵‍💫

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