Education
Your guide to real estate crowdfunding

Regulatory
Everything Investors Need to Know about the JOBS Act
President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act into law on April 4, 2012, calling it a “game changer.” The legislation affects investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses across the nation. It changes how funds are raised, how businesses are grown, and how investments are made…
by Adam Hooper • May 23, 2014

Sponsor Insight, Tax Benefits, Why Direct Real Estate
MLG Capital’s Tim Wallen on the Tax Advantages of Private Real Estate Investments
Before I get started, a bit of a bio, first… I’m Tim Wallen, CEO of MLG Capital, a private equity firm specializing in investing in small- and mid-cap private real estate investments. We find attractive real estate investments for clients, while also structuring our deals in a tax advantageous way. Prior to joining MLG about […]
by realcrowd • April 24, 2014

Real Estate Strategy, Risk
Risk & Return: 4 Real Estate Investment Strategies
When you peruse the commercial real estate opportunities hosted on RealCrowd, you’ll notice that the offers all fall into one of four categories: Core, Core-Plus, Value Add, and Opportunistic. These four categories are strategies used by real estate operators to achieve returns from properties, but they’re also signals to investors about what to look for […]
by Hooper Adam • April 11, 2014

Why RealCrowd
Unsure of What RealCrowd’s All About? Here’s Your Guide.
When investors and operators first encounter the RealCrowd platform in the wild, often whatever preconceptions they have about online investing platforms don’t apply. For this reason, we take communication very seriously, and do whatever we can to educate potential investors and operators on the “who, what, how and why” of RealCrowd.
by Adam Hooper • April 10, 2014