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Deborah Wodell Anyone Else Noticing Lenders Backing Out More Often Lately?
17 September 2025 | 37 replies
In the past month, I've had:- a borrower say that they have the cash for the downpayment, only for the sourcing on that downpayment to show that they didnt have it and that they planned to take a credit card advance- a borrower refuse to provide a copy of a bank statement until after going under contract (without being preapproved), only for it to show the funds in the account were borrowered, at which time the borrower says "this is why I didnt want to have to give you this"- a borrower claim that they were divorced when they werent actually divorced yet; they were "basically divorced" according to the borrower- a borrower tell me that there was some "slight confusion" with their previous lender on a payment, when the reality was that they were 60+ delinquent due to having no cash- a borrower claim they have "about a 700 score" for their FICO, when the reality is sub 600 due to mortgage lates and credit card chargeoffsTOP TEN EXCUSES (I’VE RECEIVED) FOR NOT MAKING MORTGAGE PAYMENT10.
Jodi Taylor Chicago Real Estate Discord?
25 August 2025 | 13 replies
Excuse my ignorance @Jodi Taylor but what is a Chicago discord group?
Erik Estrada How do you handle appraisal revisions and are they really that successful?
25 August 2025 | 6 replies
Lately it seems like the appraiser will find every little excuse not to change value.
Stephen Dispensa Why Your Tampa Flip Isn't Selling
26 August 2025 | 5 replies
And flawless houses sell.If you want your flip to move in today’s market, you need to deliver everything a buyer could want—not excuses for why something “couldn’t be fixed.”
Dhruv Patel Contractor Took 5 Weeks for a 2-Week Job, and Is Now Threatening Legal Action
17 September 2025 | 26 replies
Contractor always has excuses and states the job will be done soon.  
Hannah Liu Is low credit score acceptable?
26 August 2025 | 33 replies
This includes various excuses.  
Joshua Piche Looking for someone with experience who bought/owned out of state
13 September 2025 | 23 replies
Recent example: someone doing work on my Indy Class A home took advantage of me (took close to 3 weeks to finish a job that should have been done in 3 days with constant excuses and "I promise I'll get it done tomorrow") because I'm so far away.
DeVonta Johnson House hacking in Raleigh NC
20 August 2025 | 1 reply
First post here so excuse any info you may expect.
Eric Widmeyer Best Neighborhoods for Small Multi-Family Investing (2-4 units) in Toledo
25 August 2025 | 8 replies
Otherwise, be prepared to deal with excuses and always chase-down rent. 
Jorge Vazquez Trigger Leads Are Legal Harassment—Here’s My Story”
22 August 2025 | 4 replies
This doesnt excuse your lender though.