Crowdli: New crowdfunding platform for real estate
In January 2017, Crowdli AG launched an online portal that allows users to acquire co-ownership shares in real estate through crowdfunding.
The founders of Crowdli AG, based in Frauenfeld (TG), are Felix Helling, Raphael Hagspiel, Roger Bigger and Reto Fierz. Helling is also the managing director of the new company.
As with other crowdfunding platforms, users can access www.crowdli.ch invest in investment properties with relatively small amounts. One difference to other platforms is that the return on equity is always calculated with a view to realistically achieving the forecast distribution yield, Crowdli says.
By using an independent escrow account, the company also wants to ensure that, once the crowdfunding phase is complete, the subscribed investment amounts of the respective co-owners are secured and that the purchase can be processed as quickly as possible.
Only regional administrations are used for the management of the properties. This is to ensure fast response times to important tenant concerns and sustainable "on-site care" of the investment property.
All properties are self-supporting, and amortization of the mortgage debt is therefore planned.
According to its website, an apartment building in St. Margarethen (SG) is currently in the crowdfunding phase. Of the required equity of CHF 2.19 million, around 18 percent is currently financed. The minimum investment amount is CHF 50,000; a return on equity of 5.4 percent is promised.
