Peer-to-Peer Lending Is Growing in Popularity with Investors

Whenever a concept is catching on, there will be a lot of Internet chatter about it. There are quite a few articles on financial and investing sites these days about peer-to-peer lending. It's a good thing, as investors are constantly searching for affordable funding sources for their projects, particularly fix & flip deals.

Peer-to-Peer lending addresses three challenges in the investment world:

1. Investors who want passive involvement, less time and hands-on activity.
2. Small investors who do not have large sums to commit to real estate.
3. Investors who want ready access to funds for their projects from less restrictive lending sources.
This concept is particularly suited to commercial properties including shopping centers, office buildings, self-storage facilities, and other real estate types. In the past the lenders involved in these projects were institutional and major banks. That's changing with more peer-to-peer lending entering the marketplace.

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