Totally get where you're coming from—grants can be tricky beasts. They look like free money, but those strings attached can get pretty tight if you're...

Haha, the Venmo transaction thing is classic underwriting nitpicking—I've seen worse, believe me. Once had an underwriter ask a client to explain a $1...

True, but attorneys don't always catch everything either. Had a client once who got blindsided by HOA restrictions that weren't clearly spelled out in...

Totally get your frustration with the surplus thing—banks do tend to play it safe and overestimate. One workaround I've seen is requesting an escrow a...

Easements definitely have a way of complicating things, especially when you're refinancing. I've had clients who didn't even realize there was an ease...