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Has any one invested through Real Estate Crowd funding platforms. So may sites have popped up during last few years, is 12-15% returns real?
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Although this forum is primarily about real estate crowdfunding, there's been plenty of discussion about other kinds of crowdfunding sites (like YieldStreet and LexShares), as well as frequent interest in which ones o...
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I think I want to start my own 506 (B) does anyone have any advice on who to reach out to so that I can start one?
I work as a real estate agent in central Iowa and because of the marketing I do, I am constantly gett...
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Has anyone heard or experienced anything with this new company called Sharestates? I was reading an article about it saying that it kind of like crowdfunds real estate investments but I have never seen anything like t...
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Hi Everyone,So to get my foot in the door, I want to get my real estate license. From what I understand, in Wisconsin it's required to take a 72 hour course or 10 credits from an accredited college before taking the ...
Hi BP,Just listened to a life-changing BP podcast (#416) and have decided to embark on a commercial real estate investment journey with my business partner, @Matt Glebus. Interested in learning as much as we can as fa...
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Hello everyone,
I just joined this forum a few minutes ago as it was recommended by someone on a Canadian forum very similar to this.
I have been searching on it for about an hour now and there is some excellent info...
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How would I be able to find a private lender for a commercial property deal. It’d be for my first apartment deal, should I hire a securities lawyer? Do I need to create an LLC? Looking off a money partner or someone t...
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Due to high capital requirements, high management costs, and (nominally) "low annual yield" (unadjusted for systematic risk), Ranch Investor seeks to democratize passive ranchland-investing through tech-enabled syndic...
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Hey Everyone,So I've been tediously drafting up my real estate business plan and have been doing numerous research on my particular strategy. I am going to get into flipping houses in the Morgantown WV area in hopes t...