
Underwriting & Diligence
Seattle Rent Roll and T12 Verification
A seller-provided rent roll and trailing twelve month statement often carries a rosier picture than the property's actual, verifiable income, whether through undisclosed concessions, side letters, or expenses reclassified to flatter net operating income. We audit rent rolls, trailing twelve month statements, and common area maintenance reconciliations against source documents such as bank deposits and lease files, so the net operating income figure driving your offer for a Seattle, WA property is one your lender and your identification decision can rely on.
What You Get
Key Outcomes
Identify irregularities such as undisclosed concessions, side agreements, or related-party leases
Normalize expenses for property tax, insurance, and deferred repairs that understate true operating cost
Highlight income and expense trends affecting valuation and lender confidence in the underwriting file
Confirm the seller's reported net operating income reconciles to actual bank deposits and paid invoices
Deliverables
What We Deliver
- An annotated rent roll with verification notes against lease files and deposit records
- A normalized trailing twelve month statement with line-item variance commentary
- Expense benchmarking against market averages for comparable properties in the submarket
- A summary memo your lender's underwriter can rely on without re-doing the verification work
Process
Execution Timeline
Day 2: Receive source documents, including leases, bank statements, and the seller's trailing twelve month statement
Day 5: Deliver an exception report flagging discrepancies for further seller clarification
Day 7: Finalize normalized statements ready for lender submission
Day 10: Incorporate any updated figures into your identification and offer strategy
Common Questions
Frequently Asked
Do you verify tenant payments in Seattle, WA?
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Yes. We match reported rent to actual bank deposits and confirm any rent abatements, deferrals, or free-rent periods that a rent roll alone might not disclose, so a lender evaluating your Seattle, WA acquisition sees accurate, verified income history rather than an optimistic projection.
Can you review property tax reassessment exposure?
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Yes. Washington counties generally reassess property upon sale, which frequently raises the property tax bill above the seller's trailing figure. We model likely reassessment exposure for the relevant Seattle, WA jurisdiction so your forward cash flow projection accounts for the higher tax basis rather than the seller's stale number.
Do you provide lender-ready formats?
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Yes. We deliver Excel workbooks with full formula transparency alongside a clean PDF summary tailored to how underwriters typically want the trailing twelve month and rent roll data presented, which shortens the back-and-forth during loan committee review.
What is the difference between net operating income and cash flow, and why does the distinction matter here?
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Net operating income is revenue minus operating expenses, before debt service and capital expenditures, and it is the figure lenders and appraisers use to value the property. Cash flow after debt service is what actually reaches you as the owner. We verify the net operating income input carefully because an inflated NOI figure overstates both the property's value and your projected returns.
Do you flag related-party or below-market leases?
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Yes. A lease to a family member, an affiliated business, or any tenant paying materially below market rent can distort the trailing income picture, especially if that lease is set to terminate or reset at closing. We identify these leases explicitly so they do not get baked into your underwriting as if they were arm's-length market rent.
How does this diligence work interact with the forty-five day identification deadline?
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We prioritize the verification work on properties actively being considered for identification, so a red flag surfaces before, not after, the property is locked into your identification letter. Discovering an income discrepancy after identification is far more disruptive than catching it during the underwriting stage, which is why we move quickly once source documents are available.
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