Warning: that bridge loan nearly sank my whole week in Tulsa

I had a $210k bridge loan closing last Tuesday that looked perfect on paper, then the appraiser threw in a last minute condition about a zoning variance from 2019. The title company flagged a lien that supposedly got released but never did, so I spent 3 days chasing a clerk in Creek County. By Friday the seller's attorney sent a 'time is of the essence' notice, and I almost missed the breakfast my wife planned. Has anyone else had a loan fall apart over paperwork that should've been handled years ago?

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morganhill20d ago

Ugh, tell me about it, the zombie liens are the worst because they look dead but somehow come back to bite you at the worst possible moment! I swear, half this job is just babysitting paperwork that some clerk should've cleared years ago, it's like playing whack-a-mole with county records.