Isn't that some form of Consumer Fraud?

you can form a little mastermind of folks doing the same thing and support each other.it just doesn't make sense for folks with no experience to partner.good luck

Given that she is a CONSUMER it may be difficult qualify her ABILITY to REPAY.  

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In my real Estate brokerages I have owned 90% women  in lending lots of women loan officers and of course support staff is mainly women.. at The title companies I work with their is maybe one male and 10 to 20 females all the senior escrow officers are women.the only time i see men in the escrow side of things is back east in states that use attorneys to close deals and those are generally all men.. as in the attorney that owns the practice is male and his staff is generally female  Not all but majority of the companies I have closed with back east are like this,

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There is no such thing as a therapy dog or emotional support dog. 

Amazing support.

If not, you are just flying blind and being a consumer, not an investor.

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