The cycle time sounds like it is 6-9 months, but the upside is being able to publicly solicit materials that are approved; which is a HUGE benefit to people that are already doing a lot of networking on message boards, fundraising sites, etc.

Those that I've seen are worth about the weight of the paper at a paper drive for some school fund raiser.

However, were I to do it at a charity fundraiser or the like, it would fit perfectly as long as it didn't come off insincere.

Basically what we do is we create an LLC or partnership to fundraise for real estate if it's residential in nature. 

I'm stoked about CRE Syndication and Fundraising!

@joshua dorkin - what about creating a kickstarters fundraiser specifically to develop an app for this site.

I recommend books such as "The best ever apartment syndication book" by Joe Fairless, books on underwriting, fund raising, and market analysis. 

Sure, but for the average investor looking to start out there's enough to learn just to get the nuts and bolts of getting a deal and managing property down before you start talking about joining some development board and buying tables at fundraising dinners.

The parents would band together and fundraise $450,000 to hire a teacher’s assistant in every classroom.

Foreclosures could be another good one.There are also ways such as buying homes in friends and family and pre-sale stages.These strategies are used in Mexico by developers to fundraise money and finance the development's construction from potential buyers offering properties at a discount before they are built.