From the perspective of the "retail" investor, the interface could be similar to prosper or lending club but the intermediary will need to have more financial information about the investor.

It seems to me there is a speed and flexibility versus diligence tradeoff and that some companies are better served going it alone and others and better served with the intermediary.

A 1031 exchange requires use of a Qualified Intermediary to handle all proceeds from the relinquished property (the one you are "selling"), including any deposit money!

I think there is a lot of opportunity for companies that provide cost effective financial/operations oversight for JV management and Intermediaries (in the crowdFunding paradigm).

What I have found in the smaller ones, is they are backed by a larger trust company and act as an intermediary.

Also, since your PM is acting as an intermediary, get a second opinion Broker Price Opinion from another real estate company.

In order to remain as a tax-exempted transaction, you must state your intent to do a 1031 Exchange before any property (either relinquished or replacement) involved has transacted, and the transactions (both buy and sell) must be handled by a Qualified Intermediary (QI).

Now you can get the fear of failure part out of your head, since your are now a card-carrying member the real estate investor community.I hope to read more (frequent) posts from you on BP and expect to hear about the challenges you encounter in your deal flow.As for wholesaling, you can be an intermediary in any market you choose to work in.

@Chris Miller, A 1031 requires the use of an unrelated 3rd party called the qualified intermediary. 

We are planning on talking with an intermediary next week but I'd love to pick your brain.