Outside of buying physical real estate, there are generally two ways to invest in real estate:
- Invest in publicly-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) through a traditional brokerage account, like Charles Schwab or Vanguard
- Invest through a real estate crowdfunding platform, like Fundrise, and get access to private market real estate deals
Below, we’ll focus on highlighting the pros and cons of the second option.
Specifically focusing on one of the leaders in the real estate crowdfunding game: Fundrise.