Crowd StreetReviews of crowdstreet.com

Overall positive view of CrowdStreet. I like the upfront legwork they do putting together the various deals, and the consistent manner in which they present them to potential investors. Their new Offer approval and acceptance process seems to be improved a little - at least on the surface (front-end user interface). However, I'm not sure what is different behind the prettier front-end graphics, and the explanations offered to date do not explain the process very well. On a recent offer, I specifically asked a CrowdStreet Investment Relations Manager some specific questions about the way in which the offering process/algorithm handled an investor's "spot in line" on Oversubscribed Offerings, and those questions were not specifically answered. He did clear up a question about the final funding stage that was helpful, but ignored other questions about earlier steps in the offering process. I assume that information is not considered "secret", and will continue to try and better understand this process. But I still love Crowdstreet!

4 areas for improvement 1. Enable holding funds in a pre-paid account so that deals can be funded quickly 2. DO NOT enable "INVEST NOW" until the presenters have presented their presentation. Q&A can be arranged anytime. 3. Enable completion of a lot of boiler-plate paperwork at the time of listing...and not have it slow-down the funding process. 4. DO NOT ASK for redundant docs, like company formation, which you already have on file.

The CrowdStreet platform gives the individual investor access to participate in CRE transactions that were virtually unavailable to us in the past. The quality of the Sponsors and the quality of the investments continues to grow and improve as the CrowdStreet platform grows. They are improving the platform itself as well, which is important. I have signed up on three other CRE platform sites, and almost all investments on those are of far less quality. I have not invested in any other CRE investments outside CrowdStreet. There are actually so many quality investments that become available to review, it's getting harder to choose which ones to invest in. Nice problem to have!!

Love the Platform. Easy to use wide variety of deals and streamline operations for documents. Customer service is awesome but at times there are delays in replies by several days.

Communication from sponsors inadequate and no obvious attempts to hold them accountable

CS was "Great Idea" since the beginning. Even if I'm in real estate for more than 15 years now, I found this service exceptional. I already have a dozen of projects with CS. Another very important factor is the great customer support. It was very helpful all the time for me. Thanks, and I'm looking forward to participate in many others future projects. Ricardo

Good deal flow, excellent platform. Lots of info and well presented opportunities.

Cut-throat bidding competition not effective process for thoughtful investing or considers the qualifications or availability of capital. This retail approach is not effective for building strong direct investor relationships. Have discontinued relationship with CrowdStreet in favor of direct investing.