What “Small” Delay Quietly Hurt Your Project the Most?

[Georgii Grigoriants]

One thing I think a lot of investors still underestimate is how expensive “small” delays become once a project is already moving.

Not catastrophic problems.
Just small delays stacking together.

A permit review pushed another 3 weeks.
An inspection gets rescheduled.
A subcontractor disappears for a month because another job paid more.
Materials arrive late.
Utility work gets delayed.

Individually, none of those things seem deal-killing.

But once financing carry, holding costs, insurance, taxes, and timeline pressure start compounding together, the margin can disappear surprisingly fast.

Especially on leveraged projects, time itself sometimes becomes more dangerous than the rehab budget.

Curious what kinds of delays have hurt projects the most for people here.