“I’m a mom-and-pop business, not a billionaire”
Jackie, a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience, felt forced to close her real estate brokerage after Trump’s reelection. As a small business owner, she saw the challenges ahead—rising interest rates and loss of assistance for homebuyers—and decided it wasn’t worth the uphill battle. This was a tough decision for someone who has built multiple businesses over many years, but she chose to step back rather than struggle through those years.