Jay
GBGood overall Good overall. Needs a lot of improvements to make it better. More updates on investments that are in a Default state are needed. The auto investment tool needs to have a lot of features, including the ability to decide the LTV ratio for each tier that you want to target. How to prioritize among tiers where available funds are less.
Rebeca
GBI've been investing on the Groundfloor… I've been investing on the Groundfloor for many years. It is a very good platform for newbies as well as experienced investors to invest in real estate at an affordable entry point. During COVID we had a lot of defaults but understandably so. The Groundfloor legal team pursued those in defaul to the very end. I feel confident investing even when the borrower doesn't pay back on time because Groundfloor keeps the investor informed to the very end.
TW
GBI've been investing for over 3 years… I've been investing for over 3 years now. Yes, it is taking longer to get repaid but its Real Estate. It's taking longer for investors to get permits and work completed. This is something everyone needs to be realistic when investing. Since investing, I seen foreclosures on properties but GF has always paid their debt to the investors. I also invest in their notes. Maybe consider that instead of properties. You're paid monthly on interest earned and the principal is paid on completion.
Silvercrest Research
GBRelax Relax, it's a debt position. Many of the complaints I see on here are due to late payment and extended loan status. Extended loans have been the most lucrative section of my overall Groundfloor portfolio. If the borrower has my money, they're on the clock, I'm getting paid. I've seen some people mention REITS, however being that those are often equity investments, they are often far riskier. The reason people feel more comfortable with them is because real estate lending is something new with regards to retail investors being able to participate. The risk here is far less than in many other RE investment vehicles. Check any publicly traded REIT's performance over the past 365 days from my review date. You'll find that most of them are down well over 8% on the year, and that's after a monthlong bull run in the sector. I made 9.3% in 2023 on Groundfloor. The key is to DIVERSIFY into as many loans as possible. They make it very easy to do so with $10 minimums per loan on their desktop site, and $1 minimums per loan on their mobile app "Groundfloor Investor" Their auto investor account on mobile is great for someone who wants completely passive income and maximum diversification.
Jess
GBI am a big fan of Groundfloor I am a big fan of Groundfloor. One thing that could be improved is the way the updates on LROs are communicated. We have to individually go to each LRO and click on it to see updates (if any), which are posted at random times, and are not very helpful (i.e., it doesn't necessarily tell us the expected repayment date, or explain how long a foreclosure might take etc...). I wish updates were more easily visible so we don't have to go click and take a chance for each LRO and more explanatory for real estate rookie investors.