EarlyShares 2024 Review and Ranking
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Challenged/exited (1 out of 10 stars)
None.
What is EarlyShares?
To avoid the financial conflicts-of-interests that are rampant on virtually every other review site, I DON'T accept any money from any outside sponsor or platform for ANYTHING (including but not limited to affiliate ads, advertising etc.). See code of ethics for more.
Early Shares, offers a variety of equity investments in both residential and commercial real estate, and in funds as well as direct investments.
Unfortunately, the site did not fully cooperate with the interview process and stopped answering questions. So we could not get definitive information on certain features. We hope the site reconsiders its policies and becomes more transparent in the future. until they do, their ranking has been revoked.
Additionally, there was an investor report of an investment that allegedly had undisclosed covenants with mezzanine debt that would convert to equity of certain milestones were not met, and made it substantially more risky than disclosed. The investor claims that the platform did not catch this until it was reported to them by investors.
What's the latest feedback on EarlyShares?
August 23, 2023 Update: EarlyShares has no volume and appears to be shut down. The previous information is being retained for historical purposes and it's being downgraded to the lowest tier.
What are pros and cons of EarlyShares?
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Advantages:Above average investment volume.
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Disadvantages: Some minimums are outrageously high, ranging from $5,000 - $125,000 (average is $10,000). Also, they stopped responding to our questions for information, so we couldn't get definitive information on fees, pre-funding, etc.
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Accolades: None.
For more raw data on the site (including investor and sponsor fees, legal structure etc.), or to easily compare it with the data of competitors, see the feature by feature comparison matrix.
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Code of Ethics: To maintain objectivity, I do NOT accept any money from any outside sponsor or platform for ANYTHING (including but not limited to affiliate ads, advertising etc.). See code of ethics for more.
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Personal opinion only: All info is my personal opinion only as an investor. I am not an attorney, nor an accountant, nor your financial advisor. Always do your own due diligence and consult with your own licensed professionals before making any investment decision. Information is believed to be correct but may have errors, so use at your own risk. If you find an error, please let me know.
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Ratings are general: In my opinion, every investor comes from a different risk tolerance and financial situation, so there's no such thing as a single investment or platform that's great for everyone. There are many deals that aggressive investors love, which I won't touch, and vice versa. And every investor has their own way of doing due diligence. I believe there's no one right way to do it.
So, the site ratings are based on criteria which I feel are important to the broadest range of investors (transparency, volume, bankruptcy protection, etc). And even though I have my own personal, conservative, due diligence method (and talk about how the site's deals measure up in the "deep dive section"), I don't use my personal criteria as a factor in the ratings. So for example, a high ranking/rating doesn't mean that I would personally invest in a site (and vice versa). Click here to see what's in my own portfolio.
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Ian was impressed by the potential of real estate crowdfunding, but frustrated by the lack of quality site reviews and investment analysis. He created The Real Estate Crowdfunding Review to fill that gap.
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