Real estate Investment Comparison
Wondering whether Fundrise or Groundfloor is a better investment? We put them both to the test to help you compare and decide where to invest your money.
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Fundrise is a good hands-off investment option for novice real estate investors, but investors pay for it with very low liquidity, paltry rent dividends, and appreciation gains disconnected from the true value of the properties they help fund.
Makes it easy to invest in real estate with a well designed platform and low entry costs
Their stated fee structure is low, starting at just 1% per year
They've been around since 2010 and has acquired billions worth of real estate
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Expected investment time window is at least 5 years
They make a big deal about their low 1% fees. But they've disconnected the value of their REITΒ shares from the true value of the properties in their portfolio, giving them opportunities to capture returns before they appear in their investor's accounts
Typical returns of 10.70% per year is average compared with returns from other real estate investment options (typically 5-15% in rent yield per year) and the stock market (average 10% per year)
Only pays rent to investors a few times a year - much less often than other real estate investment options. This hurts cash flow and makes it harder to reinvest and access compounding returns
Groundfloor provides decent returns in an accessible and easy to use product ideal for first-time real estate investors, but investors looking for higher returns may want to look elsewhere.
Since Groundfloor offers real estate debt investments, investors needn't know much about real estate investing at all
Investors can get started from just $10
While you can't withdraw an investment early, Groundfloor investment terms are not typically longer than two years
Average returns of over 10% is not spectacular, but it's solid
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The loans Groundfloor investors finance don't give investors access to a property's cash flow or appreciation upside
Most investments operate on deferred payment, meaning investors are only paid out when the loan is paid back in full.
Groundfloor does well to make investing easy, but its debt structure means investors don't leave knowing more about how to earn more leveraging real estate.