For real estate creators
Your followers want to invest with you
You already teach real estate. Become the sponsor of your own apartment deals and let your followers invest alongside you. We handle the legal setup, investor checks, escrow and reporting.
Free to start. No deal needed yet.
Your channel
Apartment investing
Live call about your deal
Followers RSVP and get a reminder
Followers invest into escrow
Accreditation checked first
$450,000Example
Stop teaching deals. Start sponsoring them.
Your followers watch you talk about apartment deals. Many of them would rather invest in yours than learn to do their own. DoorRaise gives you everything you need to raise from them the right way, with one link to share.
Where your investors come from
Your sponsor page
Your next deal
Subscribers hear first
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Courses vs. deals
Selling a course
- You get paid once per sale
- Followers learn about deals
- Refund requests and churn
- Your income stops when launches stop
Sponsoring a deal
- You get paid at closing, every year and at sale
- Followers own real property with you
- Every deal adds to your track record
- Proof you do what you teach
02
Earn when you buy, while you own, and when you sell
Sponsors choose their fees from one standard menu: an acquisition fee, an asset management fee on collected rent, and an 80/20 or 70/30 split of the profit at sale. Investors see every fee in dollars before they commit.
This is an example, not a promise. It assumes rents grow 5% a year, a sale after 5 years and an 8% preferred return to investors first. If rents grow only 3% a year, your share at sale could be under $40,000.
50-unit example
$7.5M purchase · $1,500 rents · 92% occupied
- At closing2% acquisition fee
- $150,000
- Each year3% of collected rent, $130,000 over 5 years
- $25,000
- At sale, year 5Your 20% or 30% share of the profit
- $215,000 to $320,000
Total over 5 years
$495,000 to $600,000
03
Your followers’ money is protected
Escrow you can’t touch
Investor money goes only to the title company at closing, or back to investors if you miss your minimum.
Facts we verified
Your identity and background, the purchase contract, title and loan terms, shown with a check mark on your deal page.
Standard documents and fees
The same attorney-approved documents and fee menu on every deal, so nothing unusual is hidden in the fine print.
04
No deal of your own yet? Partner with a lead sponsor.
Experienced operators find the buildings. You have the followers who trust you. Join an operator’s deal as a co-sponsor with the Promoter role: you tell your followers about it, join the live call and help answer their questions. The lead sponsor runs the property and the loan.
Your pay is a share of the sponsors’ own fees and profit, agreed with the lead sponsor and shown to investors in dollars. It never depends on how many investors you bring or how much the deal raises.
How it shows on the deal page
The lead sponsor Operator
Runs the property, signs for the loan and is responsible for operations.
You Promoter
Named on the page. Tells your followers, joins the live call and answers their questions.
Every deal needs at least one operator. Both of you go through the same identity and background checks.
From link in bio to closing day
You don’t need to hire a securities attorney, buy investor software or set up an escrow account yourself. You need a deal under contract and followers who trust you.
1
Create your sponsor page
Free, and you don’t need a deal yet. We check your identity and background, then your page goes public.
2
Put the link in your bio
Your followers subscribe to hear about your deals. Once you have a deal, host a live call about it.
3
Post a deal when you find one
Answer a few questions about the property and pick your fees from our standard menu. We form the company, prepare the documents and email your subscribers.
4
Go live, then close
Run a live call from the deal page. Investors verify they’re accredited, sign online and fund escrow. At closing, escrow pays the title company. After that, we pay your followers their distributions straight to their banks.
Flat fees. Nothing from your raise.
DoorRaise fees
- SetupWhen you submit a deal$500
- ClosingOnly if your deal closes$5,000
- Each yearFrom the property’s income$3,500
- Your raiseThe share DoorRaise takes0%
Questions creators ask
Can I promote my deal on YouTube, Instagram and my podcast?
Yes. When you set up a deal to find investors publicly (SEC Rule 506(c)), you can tell anyone about it, including strangers who watch your videos or follow you. The limit is on who can invest: only accredited investors, and each one has to be verified first. We handle that check for you. If you choose the private option (Rule 506(b)) instead, you can’t promote the deal publicly. Our posting rules explain what you can say, like never promising returns.
Who can invest?
Accredited investors, generally people with $200,000+ in income ($300,000 with a spouse) or $1 million+ in net worth not counting their home. Each investor proves it once on DoorRaise.
I’ve never bought an apartment building. Can I still do this?
Yes, by partnering with an experienced operator as co-sponsors. You bring the followers, they bring the operating experience, and you share the sponsor fees and split. Both of you are named on the deal page.
Can I promote another sponsor’s deal?
Yes, as a co-sponsor with the Promoter role. You’re named on the deal page, you take on a real duty like hosting the live call or answering investor questions, and the lead sponsor runs the property. Your pay is a share of the sponsors’ own fees and profit, agreed up front and shown to investors. It can never depend on how many investors you bring or how much is raised, because paying for investors can require a broker-dealer license.
What does DoorRaise cost?
$500 to set up a deal, $5,000 at closing from the funds raised, and $3,500 a year. We never take a percentage of your raise or your profits.
Do I need to be accredited myself?
No. Sponsors don’t need to be accredited. Lenders will look at the sponsors’ experience, net worth and cash, which is another reason first-time sponsors often partner with an experienced operator.
Give your followers a way to invest with you
Create your sponsor page today. Add your first deal whenever you have one under contract.
DoorRaise checks facts. We don’t pick, rank or recommend deals, and we don’t promise returns.