Fundrise: Invest in Alts

38 of 100 · reviews
4.8of 5 · store
37,523ratings on the App Store
491reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A platform for real estate and alternative investing where money goes in easily and comes out very hard. Withdrawals are tied to the end of the quarter, but in practice stretch for months. Returns are modest for many, sometimes negative.

What people use it for

People ready to freeze a small slice of money for years and not touch it.

What reviews praise

A passive way into private real estate, they do everything for you, and long-term holders sometimes see decent annual returns.

What reviews complain about

Getting your money out drags for months and years, the promised IPO never happens, and returns are often below a plain fund.
A fee ticks just for having an account.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

After over a year of investing I only gained $34. The majority of my account was my own money I put in every month. I could have made more of a profit in just about any other investment. Plus when you decide to cash out it takes 4 months and their fine print says they have no obligation to return yo