Altman’s comment is based on quantitative benchmark scoring.

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—Dan Sehy - Gold Crest Holding Thanks, Dan — excellent adds.Sensitivity analysis and institutional OpEx benchmarks are exactly the kind of details that separate surface-level prep from true lender readiness.

The benchmark is 750 hours and more than half of your working time.

@Michael Santeusanio On DSCR loans, lenders start introducing interest rate reductions at >1.25x DSCR, so that would be a good indicator that threshold is risk mitigating; therefore a good benchmark. 

You are probably thinking of exploding unemplyment and general economic uncertainty as in 2008, but an economic definition of a recession is generally just a prolonged reduction is economic activity,  When we look at a country the benchmark is 2 consecutive quarters with negative GDP.

IDK what the benchmark is in your market. 

Now results vary WIDELY by market, but heres a general benchmark to get you started.

One "asking" rent down the street is not a good benchmark.

If that is the benchmark of an investors diligence, educating them on compliance is a lost cause.