If you fail to perform, you are going to deal with the outcomes accordingly and in a public way.So yes, crowdfunding is certainly a buzz word, but it deserves the buzz for things like this $8,000,000 raise for a card game.  

Kathy,Could you not borrow that small amount via a credit card?

In fact, by the end of 4 years I was in like $30,000 in credit card debt (at 0% or 1.99% interest).So when you live above your means like that it's impossible to think about investing in real real estate or anything for that matter.But let's flip that around.  

He is starting to improve his credit now and has 2 credit cards that he is paying off every month. 

Consider this me handing you my business card!

Each LLC needs its own bank account, debit/credit cards, contracts, books, etc.

I turned an Amazon gift card into these gems - all arrived today.  

Tips/tricks:1) Note that these peer-to-peer lending loans are unsecured loans so they are treated much the same as a credit card balance on your credit report.2) Your credit score may go down if the large loan increases your DTI (debt to income) ratio.3) Make sure you don't take the money out too much in advance of when you need it because you need to make monthly payments.4) Since these are not "mortgages", you could use this to get funding to buy a house (either by itself or combined with funds you have saved) then make the payments for a year until you reach the seasoning period most banks want, then refinance into a longer-term, lower rate loan. 

If you listen to the gurus, they'll recommend upping all the limits on your credit cards, beg family for money and or sell a kidney on the black market.

Last Thursday, we deposited a $17K bank draft (issued by another chartered bank) from my in-law's RRSP account plus a $10,500 0% credit card cheque to cover the $10,000 we would use to hold the property.