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White paper · Pre-close due diligence

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Closing Construction Loans With Confidence · For high-volume lenders

# Do we accept this risk?

Every construction loan comes down to that question. Here is how high-volume lenders answer it with evidence, before the loan closes — while an issue still costs a phone call rather than a stalled build or a legal dispute.

What You’ll Discover

- #### The 2 Qualifiers of Risk
  
  The exact decisions on contractor capability and scope that account for 80% of project risk.
- #### Where Risk Actually Hides
  
  Why clean application documents can disguise dangerous contradictions and cost you first-lien priority.
- #### 2 Hours vs. 5 Days
  
  How top lenders cut review times to hours and prevent pipeline drag.
- #### The 14-Point Self-Assessment
  
  An audit checklist to evaluate your team's current due diligence depth.

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## 9 in 10

Projects that exceed their original budget across construction broadly, with a 28% average overrun.1

## ~80%

Share of the risk that sits with builder quality, in our experience.2

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Land Gorilla is the leading technology provider for financial institutions to make safe, fast, and profitable construction loans.

Sources

**1** McKinsey / Flyvbjerg et al. **2** Land Gorilla internal estimate.

About us

Land Gorilla is the leading technology provider of construction loan management software, giving financial institutions confidence to make safe, fast, and profitable construction loans. Land Gorilla technology reduces the frustrating back and forth between loan stakeholders, while giving lenders complete control over draw management and reporting tasks. Our proven platform enables faster disbursements and seamless exchange of information between stakeholders all in one place.

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