Featured Platform Reviews
- Real Estate
Constitution Lending
Constitution Lending is a recent entrant in the real estate investment crowdfunding ecosystem, parlaying prior experience as a fund investing in real estate debt into an online investment portal. Constitution Lending operates as a “hard-money lender”, offering developers short-term loans for various types of real estate projects, then selling the loans fractionally to investors. Notably, they offer a “payment guarantee” program covering the first 6 months of expected interest payments to investors.
"Earn 8% - 12% Investing in High Yield Loans Backed by Real Estate"
- Real Estate
Fund That Flip
Fund That Flip operates as something akin to a hard-money lender, offering developers short-term loans for residential rehab (fix-and-flip) projects, then selling the loans fractionally to investors. They stand out for offering detailed info on prior loans, and their “Residential Bridge Note Fund” is worth a close look for easy diversification across multiple loans.
"Earn 10+% annual yield by investing in qualified real estate loans."
- Real Estate
Eastview Capital
Eastview Capital is a relatively new entrant to the investment crowdfunding ecosystem, with a range of commercial real estate offerings, including multifamily and office properties.
"Professionally vetted, technology-enhanced private placement offering"
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