The Hidden Risks of Emailing Due-Diligence Documents
A due-diligence package tells a stranger what a property earns, who pays the rent, what the owner owes and where the closing money goes. This guide shows the eight ways emailing it goes wrong, and a secure process you can run on your next sale.
- ✓8 risks ranked by likelihood and impact
- ✓20-point secure due-diligence checklist
- ✓Wire-fraud protocol for closing week
Where should we send it?
The eight risks inside
How a watched inbox turns into redirected closing funds.
Your T12 travels to people you never vetted.
Dead deals keep your numbers forever.
Leases and NDAs that email can't comply with.
Guarantor returns and SSNs in plain attachments.
One autocomplete away from a stranger's inbox.
Stale rent rolls that lead to retrades.
Proving who saw what when a dispute starts.
Written for commercial real estate owners, sponsors and brokers who run due diligence on a sale or refinance. General information, not legal advice.