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Plug-and-Play, They Said: Expectation vs Reality in CRE Listings

ricklahkar
Jun 28
1 min read

Owner: It’s plug-and-play, class A vibes Touring: no meter, CO expired, 3 dead RTUs, floor soft like banana bread Lender: quick thing—need SNDA, 19 estoppels, Phase I clean, and proof the roof isn’t a myth Me: underwriting a ‘value-add’ that’s really ‘bring-a-flashlight’ 🥲🧯

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