REI160: The Fundrise Approach w/ Ben Miller

<p>Patrick Donley talks with Ben Miller about how his company, Fundrise, is using technology to build a better financial system for the individual investor. Ben Miller is Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise.</p><p>Since launching America’s first online real estate investment platform in 2012, Fundrise has now become the largest direct-to-investor alternatives investment manager with more than 385,000 active investors, more than $3.3 billion worth of equity under management, and $7 billion worth of real estate transacted.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: </strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>02:14 - What Ben’s early years were like growing up in a real estate family.</p><p>05:41 - Why his mentor wished upon him a great failure for his first start-up.</p><p>07:11 - How the idea for Fundrise developed.</p><p>11:28 - How he handled the 2008 Great Financial Crisis.</p><p>24:57 - What the regulatory hurdles were like starting the company.</p><p>35:04 - Why Fundrise is more of a technology company that a real estate firm.</p><p>48:23 - How inflation and rising interest rates have affected the market.</p><p>01:07:46 - What trends are most exciting to him at the moment.</p><p>And much, much more!</p><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Robert’s book <a href="https://amzn.to/3rBREBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Everything Guide to House Hacking</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://fundrise.com/investor-update/695/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Onward</strong></a>, a Fundrise podcast.</li><li>Related Episode: Listen to<strong> </strong><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/REI010" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>REI010: Commercial Real Estate Investing w/ Ian Formigle</strong></a>, or watch the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-101/rei010-commercial-real-estate-i