Everything looked right on paper.
The offer was accepted.
The deal was moving forward.

Then the lender became the problem.

In this episode of Keeping It Real Estate, Salinas-based broker Monica Wason sits down with Omar Gonzalez, Realtor at M² Realty Group, to expose how one lender can derail an entire real estate transaction — often quietly, and often too late for buyers and sellers to recover.

They break down real situations where lender missteps, poor communication, and last-minute surprises put deals at risk deep into escrow. What starts as a “special program loan” quickly turns into mounting pressure, missed timelines, strained negotiations, and transactions hanging by a thread.

This conversation pulls back the curtain on what buyers and sellers in Salinas, Monterey County, and the Central Coast rarely see: how much power a lender truly holds — and how the wrong one can cost time, money, and sometimes the deal, or deals itself.

If you think all lenders operate the same, this episode will challenge that belief. Because in real estate, the deal doesn’t always fall apart at the beginning — sometimes it unravels right before the finish line.

Keeping It Real Estate is hosted by Monica Wason, broker and owner of M² Realty Group in Salinas, California. The show shares real transaction stories and honest conversations about what actually happens between “in contract” and “just sold.”

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