While real estate funding is inherently risky, real estate investments can help diversify your portfolio and provide competitive returns. To choose the top real estate crowdfunding sites, we considered a variety of factors, like investment minimums, platform fees, total number of investors, total investor dividends, historical annual returns, reinvestment opportunities, website transparency, Better Business Bureau ratings, and educational offerings. We also investigated each company’s online reputation—including average monthly search volume, recent news, customer reviews, and complaints—to ensure the platform is well respected and legitimate.