{"id":72762,"date":"2018-06-18T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=72762"},"modified":"2024-02-07T18:22:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T01:22:26","slug":"2015-05-12-askbp-017real-estate-crowdfundinginvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2015-05-12-askbp-017real-estate-crowdfundinginvest","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Crowdfunding: Should I Invest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is an advertisement. We have partnered and are compensated by RealtyShares. RealtyShares is a funding platform who has partnered with North Capital Private Securities (NCPS), member FINRA\/SIPC. Private securities on the RealtyShares platform are offered through NCPS. Private investments are highly illiquid and are not suitable for all investors. Neither RealtyShares nor NCPS makes any recommendations or provides advice about investments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the hottest trends today in the real estate industry is real estate crowdfunding via several websites, including well-known platforms such as RealtyShares (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/rs\" target=\"_blank\">to learn more about RealtyShares, click here<\/a>). But just because it&#8217;s hot, does that mean it&#8217;s a good investment? As with any investment, crowdfunding offers the potential for solid returns\u2014but it also involves risk and requires due diligence and informed decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, Brandon Turner mentions crowdfunding in comparison to stock investing. It is important to note that while both of these strategies are popular forms of investing, they differ in several ways. Crowdfunding (and real estate investing in general) is affected by general housing market fluctuations, while the stock market is influenced by several factors of the economy at large, as well as management of and value created by specific companies.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the below episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/askbp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AskBP Podcast<\/a>, where Brandon shares his thoughts on the truth behind <strong>crowdfunding<\/strong> and how to get started with that niche. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Watch the Episode Below<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kn0DTXQRoTs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Episode Below<\/h2>\n<p>[powerpress]<\/p>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BiggerPockets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BiggerPockets.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/rei\/crowdfunding-real-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Real Estate Crowdfunding Portals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KickStarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiegogo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colerealtyresource.com\/landing\/Biggerpockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealtyShares<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patchofland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PatchofLand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re republishing this article to help out our newer readers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/real-estate-investment-calculator?utm_source=renewsblog\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/blog_ads-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"85\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/blog_ads-02.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/blog_ads-02-300x36.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Any questions regarding crowdfunding or various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/rs\" target=\"_blank\">crowdfunding platforms<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the hottest trends today in the real estate industry is real estate crowdfunding. But just because it&#8217;s hot, does that mean it&#8217;s a good investment? In this episode of the #AskBP Podcast, Brandon Turner shares his thoughts on the truth behind crowdfunding and how to get started with that niche. 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