A couple of years ago I discovered a new type of online business, Real Estate Crowdfunding.

I became instantly attracted to the idea of investing in a fraction of Real Estate and earning the proportional income from its rentals or value appreciation, so I invested some of my money into three properties. I am now receiving some money every month from the rental income, and when the properties sell in a year or two, I will also earn the profits from the value appreciation.

A couple of years later, although it is still a new sector, online crowdfunding platforms have proliferated in many parts of the world, and there are now more than 100 crowdfunding sites operating online.

Having been a client of Real Estate crowdfunding site myself, I became aware of the different problems I experienced within the existing platforms.

PROBLEMS:

NO GLOBAL ACCESS

Portals are very localized and only target local customers and properties, leaving behind the vast international market. Overseas buyers are now the biggest investors in many real estate markets. Also, local investors want like to invest in overseas properties.

NO LIQUID INVESTMENTS

A couple of months ago I wanted to make my investments in the platform liquid. I could not. As in typical Real Estate investments, I have to wait until properties are sold to get my money and profits back.

REGULATORY AND BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS

Dealing with wire transfers and banks when participating in the investment is burdensome. These companies also are set up in an old fashion way to provide more trust, but everything ends up being unnecessarily complicated.

LACK OF TRUST

I could see how many users were very suspicious in the sites forums and very preoccupied with the site activities. Some sites decide to audit their activities but that does not seem to be enough.

SOLUTION:

As experienced Online and Real Estate entrepreneurs we immediately recognized the opportunity of solving those issues by applying Blockchain technology.

We sat together with Blockchain experts in Barcelona and developed and tested a solution on a small scale.

Thanks to Cryptocurrency and Smart contracts, we can address all these matters and provide a :

GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR GLOBAL INVESTORS AND PROPERTIES

We are building a Crowdfunding site where anyone from any part of the world will be able to receive the profits from a flat in Barcelona, a Hotel in Mallorca, a penthouse in New York or a commercial space in Berlin.

TOKENIZATION OF PROPERTIES = SELL & BUY INSTANTLY

Thanks to the tokenization of properties and the ease of token transfers, we will enable a secondary market section and allow anyone to sell their investment to other users in the platform without waiting for the property to sell.

USABLE & SIMPLE ONLINE WEB/APP

Everything will be done from an easy and simple Web and APP without the need of signing documents, notaries or bank transfers.

BLOCKCHAIN AND SMART CONTRACTS LAYER

Every step of our activity, from property buying with third party value appraisals, to adding into the system, renting and selling, will be recorded on the Blockchain so everyone will be able to audit and verify the information. We will also hire a first tier audit firm to provide extra transparency.

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We want to disrupt the disruptors (the existing real estate crowdfunding platforms) and become a world leading real estate investment platform. We believe the context and timing is right and that we will achieve it.

We are now running a Token Sale during end of August to raise funds that will help us execute our ambitious plan. Please submit your email on our website http://www.real.markets and we will send you instructions to participate.

I invite you to join us on this fascinating journey.

Enrique Dubois

CEO & Co-Founder