Solving Home Affordability is One of the Largest Opportunities

• As of Nov 2024, the percentage of first time home-owners hit a record low of 24% of all homes (down from 36%) and the average age of a homebuyer was 56 (CNBC)
• A product of 50 years of increasing home prices while wages remained stagnant have created a market that feels unaffordable despite the fact that 75% view home ownership as more important than marriage, kids, even career
• Over 86% of renters (109M) would like to buy a home (94M) with over 50% of those being capable of buying if they had creative solutions like co-buying or house hacking (60M)

We Are Bringing House Hacking to the Mainstream

• Outside of forums and small investing clubs, there aren’t consumer tools available to access house hacking opportunities.
• Niles had to create his own spreadsheets, agreements, borrower strategy, and navigate co-buying on his own. Super cumbersome and time-intensive if you are starting from scratch.
• Co-buying with friends/family, buying a multi-family home, renting out units, and receiving family assistance are becoming critical pathways to afford a home.

Nestment has Productized House Hacking for Gen Z and Millennials

Why Homebuyers Love Nestment

• TLDR: Data + Humans guiding you through the entire buying process.
• We aren't an agent and we aren't a lender, we are like a wedding planner for buying a home. We are in the buyer's corner and give them confidence to navigate a scary world of lending, taxes, legal, financial analysis, and more.
• We are obsessed with making the outdated real estate industry more approachable and easier to navigate. Our buying planners are there to answer questions, create your roadmap, make introductions, and simplify confusing processes via text and email.
• Deep data distilled to be simple and consumable. In conjunction with a buying planner, we use industry-leading data science to paint the most accurate picture of a market and listings so homebuyers have a clear, reliable foundation to make early decisions that often trip up many first-time buyers.

Our Buying Planners are Ready to Help

Some of the Happy Nestment Homebuyers Across the US

The Opportunity

Our Growth

Unit Economics $11K per transaction at 80% Margins, $32K for Lifetime value

Where We Are Going

Sustained Profitability Near Term

Why We're Doing This - A Note From Our CEO

At Nestment, our goal has always been to build a generational company that would ensure the largest majority of Americans could benefit from the generational wealth of homeownership.  At the core of co-buying and house-hacking is the core principle of building wealth and building community.  We were also inspired by so many of our customers, partners, and networks asking if they could invest, it only seemed right to ensure we could open a community round and partner with WeFunder.  We already see this trend becoming a movement but with your partnership, we’ll bring this movement mainstream.

We Are Delighted to Invite Our Customers to Invest in Our Community Round Alongside These Awesome VC Investors

FAQ

Do I have to be an accredited investor to invest?

No. Wefunder allows you to invest without being an accredited investor. All you have to do is sign up and invest.

What is the minimum amount I can invest?

$250.

What's the maximum I am legally allowed to invest?

With Regulation Crowdfunding, anyone can start investing with a maximum of $2,500. The amount you can contribute beyond that depends on your net income and net worth. To see your investment limit, simply enter those two figures under 'Investor Limits' on this page (after creating and logging into a Wefunder account).

Please note that even if you're eligible to invest more, your actual investment may be adjusted based on overall interest in this funding round.

Am I guaranteed to get the amount that I signed up for?

If demand exceeds our funding limit, we may need to limit individual investments, and any reductions will be refunded accordingly. In the event of high demand, we’ll prioritize investments in the following order, taking tenure into account:

1. Nestment customers who have completed a property purchase, partners, and investors
2. New Wefunder investors

To streamline the process, we suggest using the same email for both your Nestment and Wefunder accounts

Can I invest if I don’t live in the United States?

With a few exceptions, investments can be accepted from international investors as long as you represent that you are complying with the law in your country. Here's a step-by-step guide on investing from outside the US.

The only exceptions are the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta which have requested that Wefunder bar their residents from investing on Wefunder’s platform, as well as certain sanctioned countries.

What fees do investors pay?

For payments made by bank ACH, wires, or checks, Wefunder charges investors a transaction fee of 2%, with a minimum of $8 and a max of $100. For credit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, Wefunder charges a 5% fee, with a minimum of $8 and no maximum.

Fees are one-time and are not recurring.

How will I make a return on my investment, and when?

As an investor in an early stage technology start-up your return is typically made when the company experiences a liquidity event such as an acquisition or Initial Public Offering. There are occasionally other opportunities to sell your investment on a secondary market. The goal is to return, 10-100x your investment, but tech investments are risky and often go to $0 (risk vs. reward) with the typical timeline being 5-10 years before your return is realized.

Where can I ask a question? 

You can ask any questions you have in the “Ask A Question” section of this page.