A paradox in the growth of the real estate crowdfunding world is that at the same time as it is becoming easier for sponsors to reach accredited investors online, it is also becoming increasingly difficult for them to rely on anyone else to do the heavy lifting for them.

The major crowdfunding platforms are so successful that their entry qualifications are getting harder and harder and so enter my guest today Kam Zainabadi and his platform, Park Place Investment, where anyone can list a deal.

Diego Ojeda, President of Rilea Group, Florida, describes the Mohawk at Wynwood, 12 story, 211,477 leasable sf, 225 residential unit building with retail and WFH office:

Asset Class: Class A, ground-up residential & mixed use

Investment type: Equity 

Total estimated project cost: $103.4 million

Total equity required:  $41.4 million

Projected IRR: 20.26% 

Projected Equity Multiple: 2.43x 

Projected stabilized cash-on-cash: 9.89%

Target hold period: 5 years

Opportunity close date: June 2, 2021

For a change this week, I am delighted to introduce you to a deal from the 'other' world of crowdfunding and that most often associated with the term; the world of the non-accredited investor through WeFunder, a typically non-real estate related marketplace.

My guest today operates a most delightful company that bridges the gap between real estate and small/medium business capital formation. Robert Frisch is raising money on the WeFunder platform for his 'glamping' platform, Firelight Camps.

Listen in as as the Brit Properties team describe their industrial real estate investment co-sponsor opportunity - highlights below:

Sponsor: Brit Properties

Deal name: Co-sponsor Group

Asset Class: Industrial real estate

Investment type: Co-sponsorship

Target annual return: 20%+ including appreciation

Minimum investment: $25,000

Average Loan to Value: 30% (very low to preserve capital)

Target hold period: 2 years

Hear Dan Drew, Founder & CEO of Eastview Capital pitch his latest deal - highlights below:

Deal name: Park Central Luxury Townhomes

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Asset Class: residential for rent

Investment type: Preferred equity

Target IRR: 12% Aggregate; 7% current & 5% accrual.

Minimum Investment: $5,000

Target hold period: 2.5 years

Hear Dan Drew, Founder & CEO of Eastview Capital pitch his latest deal - highlights below:

Deal name: 8-10 Wright Street, Westport Connecticut

Asset Class: Class "A" Office

Investment type: JV Equity

Target IRR: 12% Aggregate

Current cash yield: 7%

Target hold period: 6 years

I am frequently asked who are the top crowdfunding platforms and my guest today, Soren Godbersen, is Chief Growth Officer at one of the top ten companies in the world, Equity Multiple.

Soren and his team look at a lot of sponsors, at a lot of deals, and manage a lot of investors and the insights he shares today are an aggregation of the intel he gains on a daily basis. You'll learn from Soren what makes for a good real estate developer, why education is the key to success, and a lot more.

Listen in as Michael Van Putten of the real estate crowdfunding company, FarmTogether, pitches the Antelope Almond Orchard deal:

Sponsor: FarmTogether

Deal name: Antelope Almond Orchard

Deal Highlights:

Target IRR: 10.0%

Target net tax adjusted

IRR: 12.8%

Target net avg. cash yield: 8.6%

MOIC: 2.2x

Target hold period: 10 years

Yonah is a Cost Segregation Expert at Madison SPECS - a company that has done over 14,000 cost segregation studies across the US. The result of this effort is a whopping savings currently totaling over $3 billion for their clients.

But Yonah isn't just a cost segregation expert, he's also a LinkedIn guru who has carved out a very successful niche for himself on the platform.

Today, Yonah and I chat about LinkedIn best practices for real estate professionals and how we can all get in on the fun.

The rules of engagement for real estate professionals have changed and no-one understands this better than my guest, David Meerman Scott whose book, The New Rules of Marketing and PR has sold over 400,000 copies and been translated into 29 languages.

Fortunately, he only uses one of those languages in our podcast today - so tune in and hear David discuss in plain English everything you need to know about how the world of marketing has changed forever.