Many people believe that real estate investments are only a game for the rich. That use to be the case, in the past you did need the right connections to get access to real estate deals. Not only did you need the right connections, but you also needed massive amounts of capital. Those barriers to entry limited who could get involved with real estate and convinced most that it would never be an option. In the last few years there have been many changes that now provide real estate opportunities for everyone. Here is a timeline of some of the significant changes that have been made in the last few years.

The JOBS act

There are many things happening in real estate today that are breaking barriers that were once thought unsurpassable. Title II of the jobs act in 2012 was the first catalyst that opened up the doors for affluent investors to invest in peer to peer transactions at a lower investment amount. Instead of having to spend hundreds of thousands of your capital on real estate you could now invest with as little as 10k in peer to peer crowdfunding options.

The next big change came through title IV of the JOBS act. With this change came the opportunity for non-accredited investors to invest in REITS. With just a few thousand-dollars investors now had access to public non-traded REITS with either debt or equity investment opportunities.

Technology portals

Online real estate portals have really changed the game for real estate investing. You could now attract investors from all over the country to properties listed on your site that investors never would have heard about otherwise. The portal provides opportunity for investors to begin to diversity their real estate holdings by region. These online portals provided more transparency than was offered in the past as investors are able to see pictures, financials, pro forma statements and more at just the click of a button.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency really changes the game for cross-border real estate transactions allowing people from all over the world to invest in fractional real estate. With as little as 2 ETH people can benefit from income producing properties along with capital appreciation. Because it’s built on the Ethereum platform with over a $50 billion market cap there are plenty of traders willing to purchase security tokens making it a liquid environment. Not only do you have more cross-border access through cryptocurrency than ever before, but you also have a lower minimum investment amount required.

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Experienced Sales Leader of over 14 years and has started offices in London, Toronto, and the US. He was VP of Investor Relations of RealtyMogul where was responsible for revenue growth, sales operations, and growth initiatives. Under his leadership, he developed a sales playbook that resulted in 2x growth.

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Trevor Whiting

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Experienced Sales Leader of over 14 years and has started offices in London, Toronto, and the US. He was VP of Investor Relations of RealtyMogul where was responsible for revenue growth, sales operations, and growth initiatives. Under his leadership, he developed a sales playbook that resulted in 2x growth.