At least one of you, called them and tried to lecture them on how to structure deals.  

I was just at your business school lecturing the real estate finance class last night.

Backstory: She sent me the $3k quote and then lectured me about how investments aren't banks and cash cows and how you need to put money in to make money.

A full 15-credit hour semester took me 30+ hours a week going to lectures, doing homework, and studying.

Dont lecture others on what should be their personal ideology.

Personally I dropped thinking about crypto when the cab driver in a third world country began to lecture me on it.

I am not lecturing you, but just want you to understand it is not just you taking the risk.

Finally, we hired an attorney who was astonished we had rented to her at all and gave us "your rental business is not a charity" lecture.

This is why I write (lecture?  

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