Episode Details

Nav Athwal is the Founder and CEO of RealtyShares, an online marketplace for real estate investing that is transforming the real estate investment landscape. RealtyShares offers investors access to pre-vetted real estate investments and an ability to invest for as little as $5,000 from the convenience of their laptop or tablet. Nav is also an author, writing about online investing, real estate, crowdfunding and fintech for Forbes and LinkedIn Pulse, and has been featured on TechCrunch, Tech.co and Inman. Nav's been featured on CNBC and Fox Business and guest lecturer on real estate law and investing at UC Berkeley Law School and the Haas School of Business.

During This Show We Discuss…

Why everyone should have real estate as part of their retirement portfolio 

How real estate has performed over the last 15 years compared to the S&B 500

Why there is an increase in interest of venture capital in the real estate industry

How to invest in real estate with little money

How potential investors can access money to invest in real estate

The rates and terms you can expect from real estate investing

Why the real estate industry is embracing technology and how it benefits you

How real estate funding platforms like RealtyShares work

The types of due diligence that's done to get an investment to do fix and flips

They type of experience you'll need to get an investment to fix and flip properties

How lucrative residential real estate investing is versus commercial

The best areas in the country to currently invest