Don't let them waste your precious time! 

Your advice is precious, and shall not fall on deaf eyeballs.

Or "short term" private lending (secured by the asset with a 60-70% LTV, 7-12% interest with points)Or put if it's all you had then maybe a house hack type deal.If you're very risk averse then precious metals, or nothing.

These include trained professionals who develop and report opinions of value for: gems & jewelry; business valuation; machinery & equipment; real estate; etc.

But of course this is what attorneys are paid for, since we are giving up hours, days or weeks of our precious lifeblood trying to analyze all these factors and help a client make a defensible and informed decision.

Thankfully, during my previous career as an international banker, I had been covering those regions and I got precious contacts with developers.

I mean "care" in terms of legality, not so much of the dog itself.A clearer example of this legal concept would be (caveat, not an attorney) is if my friend asked me to do her a favor and keep her jewelry box at my house while she was on vacation, but is not paying me anything. 

I have a great wife, a bunch of kids and time is precious.2.

Thank you for spending your precious time to read this article and to share your thoughts.

Market it to a targeted group - photographers, artists, jewelry makers.