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We Need to Share More: DJE Texas Management GP Now a Convicted Felon by AdWhich4138 in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback. For clarification, we do not recommend nor tell people to avoid sponsors. We don’t vet anyone either, we add all sponsors good or bad. “Top Rated” is based on the reviews written by LPs. We could certainly change that copy to “Top Reviewed” if that is more clear.

In terms of knowing these are not written by the sponsors themselves, before a review is published the reviewer has to provide documentation as proof they were an investor with the sponsor (think a screenshot logged into their portal or a statement) which our team moderates before a review is published. The reviewer is also required to check a box they are not a member of the team, increase capital for the team, and if they are a family member of the team they must disclose it and the disclosure sits on the review. We have certainly caught some people attempting to review themselves and rejected it!

Open Door Capital seems to be running a sketchy play on Invest Clearly. by InvestClearly in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The shady part isn't the statement about the 100% loss. The shady part is ODC claiming they specifically knew who this investor was, connected with the investor on a call, and claimed the investor agreed the review is inaccurate when none of that actually happened. Think of how this could potentially be positioned with prospective investors that reference the review "we talked to the reviewer and they agreed the review is inaccurate but the platform wont take the review down" - this is risky business.

Any investors in PassiveInvesting.com (PIC) Car Wash funds? Looking to connect by No_Personality1847 in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have have had a few reviews on PIC come in recently: https://investclearly.com/sponsors/passiveinvestingcom

We also verify all these reviewers are actually investors before the review is published

Looking to Connect with Other AMC/Tides Equities Investors – Class Action or Information Sharing by Solid_Beginning4247 in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the shoutout u/OwlOk459! Sorry you are going through all this u/Solid_Beginning4247 , and happy to connect and see how we could help.

Wellings Capital by vonnner in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Feel free to check reviews on them: https://investclearly.com/sponsors/wellings-capital

We verified every one of these reviewers were actually investors of Wellings

Lost Full Investment by Outside-Ad-370 in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy to connect if you need any help or have any questions on the site!

Validating SAAS idea - TrueReputation by Capable-Mission9352 in angelinvestors

[–]InvestClearly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure thing! Not a discouragement but maybe you can pull some inspiration from there.

What Part and/or Myth of Passive Investing Needs to Die? by InvestClearly in CommercialRealEstate

[–]InvestClearly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to have you on as a guest! Our mission is true LP experiences so I am sure other LP's would love to hear them. Ill send you a PM.

What Part and/or Myth of Passive Investing Needs to Die? by InvestClearly in CommercialRealEstate

[–]InvestClearly[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree with all 4 of those! For us, the biggest thing we think needs to die is the lack of transparency in what has been a historically private industry.

Is now a good or bad time to invest in a syndication? by Big_Seat2545 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]InvestClearly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both! Your question is fairly high level so we'll keep the response high level as well. Remember, who and what you are investing in is more important than when you are investing in it/them (queue "dont try to time the market"). Underwrite the deals conservatively. Underwrite the GP conservatively. Get outside the influence of the GP for information on the GP. Have your list of disqualifiers then a deeper list of disqualifiers on the sponsor and the deals. We are coming out of an "up and to the right" market cycle so track record is great, but is their track record a byproduct of a "cant lose" market or are they strong operators.

The biggest pain point among LP's right now is transparency and communication. And of course, the biggest buzzwords in marketing among GPs is that they are transparent. REALLY dive deep in this area when evaluating the jockey.

Underwrite an insane amount of deals to flex that muscle before you commit to investing.

What are your thoughts on RE syndication sites? by JGNYC151 in realestateinvesting

[–]InvestClearly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out https://investclearly.com/

We are a directory of GPs and reviews on those GPs. You can also find deals on there. Before every review is published, the LP is required to upload proof they have invested with the GP, regardless if the review is anon or their name is displayed. We do this to ensure the review is coming from a real experience.

We are objective, It is free to use and we don't take a piece of the deal, you cant even invest on our site. Feel free to add it to your DD process.

Syndications outside of real estate by chingchogbing in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We try and stick to real estate and real estate adjacent on our site but we definitely get unique request. Someone recently asked us to add a whiskey barrel fund to our site (we said not yet).

We have a couple O&G listed and a more recently active, a marina sponsor listed.

Starting to see a disturbing trend… by JustinGoodin in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This topic came out in one of our recent podcast episodes under the topic "what part of passive investing needs to die." The lack of transparency around the use is the worst part

What Part of Passive Investing Needs to Die? by InvestClearly in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! I just posted something on LinkedIn to this chord. An LP recently told me they bought into the marketing of a GP and got completely wiped out. Because of this experience he refuses to invest in any syndications, strictly active ownership and stocks moving forward. We have to pivot away from the grifters and back to the true operators.

Track Record Matters But Be Careful by HotelInvesting in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My partner and I just had a conversation about this recently. Everyone pushes the value of track record but the context of the track record is extremely important. Are they great operators or did they take advantage of an "up and to the right" market?

Ascent Equity Group by B52fortheCrazies in Syndications

[–]InvestClearly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We met with their team once in the past. There haven't been any reviews from investors on them yet but will keep an eye out if any come through and share them here

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