Robert Leonard talks with Adam Hooper about what it means to democratize real estate, how to invest in this asset class via crowdfunding, what Single Tenant Net Leases are and how they are different from Triple Net Leases, what a Y Combinator is, what risk factors to consider when investing, and much, much more! Adam is the Founder and CEO of RealCrowd, the parent company of ReAllocate Advisors, LLC. He founded RealCrowd and grew it into one of the largest online real estate investment platforms in the U.S. RealCrowd was an esteemed member of the Summer 2013 batch of Y Combinator, the most elite startup accelerator program in the world and has gone on to raise over $7 million of venture funding for the company. Since its founding, RealCrowd has brought its members access to over $7 billion in real estate investment opportunities, spanning the US both in geography and product types. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:19 - What it means to democratize real estate 03:53 - What is a Y Combinator? 06:51 - How do you focus on what's important? 10:42 - Storylines Adam is following with office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties 13:07 - Adam’s data on investors’ sentiment on real estate markets 17:28 - The dynamic of RealCrowd providing products and services vs investing 19:42 - Why is it not advisable to pick the investment with the highest IRR? 23:56 - What is a real estate sponsor? 25:27 - What is an IRR? 26:40 - What is an equity multiple? 28:08 - What is a preferred return? 30:08 - How do distributions work? 31:23 - What is real estate fracking? 33:25 - Risk factors to consider when investing 35:15 - Action Plan for listeners 38:36 - Adam’s question for Robert ✔️ Subscribe to the Real Estate 101 show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-101/real-estate-crowdfunding ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.