Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Business Idea : Website to raise money easily to finance Real Estate operations

I've been interested in Real Estate for a long time. With the economic slow down, its no longer time to invest in France or the US, but there are still a lot of opportunities abroad: South America, Asia, Russia..

Here is an idea of New Business to enable me & other entrepreneurs to raise money to fund any real estate operation.

How does it work?

Following the model of https://www.capangel.com/
The idea is to create a website where investors can review real estate projects. Entrepreneurs should describe their projects in depth -country analysis, risks, photos & description of the land or building, costs, expected date of sale of the property, forecasted ROI- so that investor would have a clear idea of what projects they are investing in.

Investors would then invest very easily: choosing the number of shares they are buying, paying by credit card online, receiving legal documents certifying that they own a part of the business.

How to access to investors?

- Entrepreneurs would easily share their projects with their network through web 2.0 tools: email address importer, facebook application, widgets...
- I would advertise the website online, on media, in the press.

How am I generating cash?

- I have an easy access to investors for funding my own projects.
- I take a commission on the fund raised by private entrepreneurs (ex. Capangel takes a 6% commission).

Why do I limit myself to real estate?

- It's a sector I'm interested in.
- Choosing only this sector means that I am an expert in that domain. I am the best website for this particular kind of projects.
- Once the website as become popular and the system is working, I could then extend the website to fund all kind of projects.

What do you think of that idea? How to make it become real?
I'm looking for a programer that could help me set-up such a website.

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