Unpopular Opinion: "Re-trading" is ugly. "Price Correction" is fiduciary.

Everyone in 2026 acts like renegotiating the price after the LOI is some kind of crime. I call BS. I get it, though. Nobody wants to be the person who tanks a deal by looking like a vulture. Here’s the move: Blame the audit. If you dig up $200k in technical debt - like an uninsurable database or some ancient, unsupported code - you don’t just say, 'I want a lower price.' You say, 'My tech auditors flagged a $200k Remediation Liability. The bank says we have to capitalize it. We need to adjust the closing cash to cover it.' Treat code rot like debt, not an expense. You’re not re-trading - you’re just fixing the balance sheet. I just updated our framework with a 'Re-Trade Calculator' - so you can show code flaws as real financial liabilities, without nuking the deal. Comment 'Leverage' and I'll DM you the logic.