--- title: Closing Construction Loans With Confidence --- [![Land Gorilla](https://fintech.landgorilla.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Land%20Gorilla%20Sage/images/logo-h-white.svg "Land Gorilla")](https://landgorilla.com/) ![Proud Preferred Partner of The Mortgage Collaborative](https://fintech.landgorilla.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/TMC-Proud-Preferred-Partner-White.png?width=213&name=TMC-Proud-Preferred-Partner-White.png "Proud Preferred Partner of The Mortgage Collaborative") TMC Partner Webinar On-Demand # The Construction Due Diligence Blind Spot Rethinking Pre-Closing Reviews 45-minute session · Presented by Sean Faries, CEO of Land Gorilla [Watch the webinar](https://fintech.landgorilla.com/closing-construction-loans-with-confidence-wod#watch) Construction loans ask lenders to underwrite two things a traditional mortgage never does: a builder the borrower selected, and a house that only exists on paper. Every document in the file can pass its own checklist, and the project can still be carrying serious risk. The trouble rarely lives inside any single document. It lives in the gaps between them. In this on-demand session, Land Gorilla CEO Sean Faries walks through where that risk hides, why standard checklist reviews miss it, and how a contextual approach to pre-closing due diligence turns tomorrow's dispute into a quick conversation today. The due diligence spectrum 1. No review 2. Surface check 3. Standard review 4. Contextual review Where did your last construction loan land? Most reviews stop at the surface check. The session makes the case for going further. ## What you'll take away - Why "reputable" tells you nothing about "capable" - How documents that each pass can still contradict each other - The contract that controls your build, and you're not a party to it - The risk that never appears in the loan file at all > A phone call at the beginning is a lot easier than a lawsuit at the end. Whether your team reviews files by hand or is exploring how technology can read an entire loan in one pass, this session offers a practical framework for finding issues while they can still be resolved with an email instead of an attorney. ### Watch on-demand Complete the form for instant access to the full recording. ## Featured speaker ![Sean Faries, CEO of Land Gorilla](https://fintech.landgorilla.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/Sean-Faries.png?width=128&name=Sean-Faries.png "Sean Faries, CEO of Land Gorilla") ### Sean Faries CEO, Land Gorilla Sean founded Land Gorilla in 2010 and has spent more than 17 years building technology exclusively for construction and renovation lenders. He hosts The Construction Lending Podcast and speaks regularly on risk management across the industry. 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. [landgorilla.com](https://landgorilla.com/) Contact us - [855-887-3800](tel:+18558873800) - [contact@landgorilla.com](mailto:contact@landgorilla.com) - 1241 Johnson Avenue, #154 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 - - - © 2026 Land Gorilla, Inc.