Vanessa Grout in Forbes writes,
With $1 Billion Invested And $100 Entry Points, Real Estate Crowdfunding Grows Up...
Some platforms have begun allowing nonaccredited investors to participate. Using the little-known Regulation A portion of the JOBS Act, nonaccredited investors can take part in deals of under $5 million. “The whole industry is changing by allowing nonaccredited investors to participate for as little as $100,” says Miller. These deals take a bit more work — the platform has to register them in each individual state — but Miller says it’s worth the effort to include more investors.
Despite promotion for the Hard Rock Hotel, and lately the new World Trade Center towers in New York, the opportunities are mostly smaller cash-flowing properties. Recently investment in new construction has become popular — a riskier proposition, but with potentially more upside.
I think that sums up what will end up revolutionizing real estate investing.
