My Worst Investment To Date
I’m always looking for new ways to invest, diversify, & grow my money. Arrived sounded like a really intriguing way to dip into the real estate market & the income potential sounded reasonable enough to give it a go.
Exactly FOUR years ago (2022), I decided to dip my toe in to get a feel for the process, and the financials of it all. As recommended, I diversified my $1,500 trial cash into four properties (3 rentals & a vacation property).
At this time - again, FOUR years later, I’m sitting around a value of $1,244. I recently cashed out the $75 in dividends I’d earned over the course, so you could count the total value at $1,319. Meaning, over the course of my four year investment with Arrived, I’m negative $181. I have yet to go positive at ANY point.
Had I put this money in practically anything else, I’d be better off.
Now I just have to figure out how to get out of this mess. From what I’ve seen, I’ll be forking over another percentage when I sell during the “selling window”. Until now, I’ve only kept the investment there looking at it as “lost money”, but now I’m looking to put it to better use elsewhere.
All this being said, the App may be great & “beautiful” as so many of the suspicious reviews state, but the “service” itself has been abysmal in my experience. Somebody must be making money here, but it isn’t me!
Exactly FOUR years ago (2022), I decided to dip my toe in to get a feel for the process, and the financials of it all. As recommended, I diversified my $1,500 trial cash into four properties (3 rentals & a vacation property).
At this time - again, FOUR years later, I’m sitting around a value of $1,244. I recently cashed out the $75 in dividends I’d earned over the course, so you could count the total value at $1,319. Meaning, over the course of my four year investment with Arrived, I’m negative $181. I have yet to go positive at ANY point.
Had I put this money in practically anything else, I’d be better off.
Now I just have to figure out how to get out of this mess. From what I’ve seen, I’ll be forking over another percentage when I sell during the “selling window”. Until now, I’ve only kept the investment there looking at it as “lost money”, but now I’m looking to put it to better use elsewhere.
All this being said, the App may be great & “beautiful” as so many of the suspicious reviews state, but the “service” itself has been abysmal in my experience. Somebody must be making money here, but it isn’t me!
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Don’t do it
They make it so difficult to withdraw your money and close your account. I recommend just using a real brokerage and getting a real estate etf. This isn’t worth it.
Hidden fees
Not very obvious on the buying side but when you go to exit your positions later just know that arrived charges a 2% transaction fee based on whatever price you sell at , so just know that every property you invest in at $10 a share that you’re going to immediately lose 2% back to the bank on the flip side . So you need it to appreciate at least 2% in value for you to break even . That being said they pay an okay dividend , there is a fund that is real estate debt paying at 8.1% but most of their other returns are maybe 4% , given that , the transaction fees they charge and relative illiquidity of being able to buy and sell (they only let you sell during specific windows , not all the time.) If you want same returns with less hassle I would look into REITs on the open market.
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Be Careful
Very, hard to liquidate. Only do this if you are ready to not touch the money you invest at all for years and years and years.
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Lower than advertised yield and difficult app
While the business model makes sense conceptually, the actual yield is much lower than the stock market. The app is very hard to navigate when looking for active orders
Do not trust - they lie about holding period
Seems great until you want to sell. The Private Credit Fund it supposed to be a 6 month minimum hold. If you actually want your money at the end of that period though, good luck. They will only make portion available and tell you that it’s simply a request that you won’t get an answer on for an additional two months.
I’ve lost all trust in the platform as a result. Warning: stay away.
I’ve lost all trust in the platform as a result. Warning: stay away.
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Endless loop of authentication questions, horrible implementation
Login and sign up keeps asking for authentication code with no way to set it up or configure it. Pathetic implementation of authentication methods. Don’t bother it is an endless cycle of questions without ability to login. Website is the same.
Impossible to cash out
I made a small investment with them to test it out. Have made zero gains after several months. My balance has been hit with some charges so it’s less than I invested. And it’s been virtually impossible to get my money back and close my account.
Poor liquidity
Difficult to get your money out once in. Arrived only allows you to remove 5% of your invested money per quarter. That means 5 years to get your initial investment back. Not a great investment for most and more hassle than it’s worth in my opinion.
Need update
I try to update my bank account and it worked but can’t verify my identity and there is no other way to update and help is not available at all. They answer the call but not helpful at all.
Smoothly buying
Like to try to anticipate where the next hotspot is!
Pathetic company better competitors
There was an issue with verifying my account and emailed them for a response. They responded with a generic answer that it wasn’t anything they could do. Followed up months later to request a review of my account but they responded with the same answer. Asked to delete my account and they responded that certain information won’t be deleted. Bottom line terrible experience so moved on to another company that allowed me to invest that same day. Also, looking for other companies the fees this company charges for property acquisition and management are significantly higher than others.
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iPad/iPhone
Needs to be better designed/formatted for iPad/iPhone use
Arrive
Everything is easy friendly
It’s great
Super user friendly; makes it super easy to invest in real estate.
DO NO DOWNLOAD
SCAM SCAM SCAM not only its hard to contact them and even if you do you won’t hear from them, you barely get anything from the investments but if you wanna sell everything there’s NO WAY TO SELL!! I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A YEAR!
Love Arrived
Love the ease of the platform and the variety that is offered
DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE
I loved Arrived until I got a new phone. The company uses Google Authenticator for 2FA at log in, but Google Authenticator requires you to re-setup your account when you get a new phone. The problem is, I can’t re-setup the account if I can’t log in, and Arrived provides no alternative means of logging in (no email verification options or anything). So now I’m locked out of my accounts, can’t access my money, and when I email their support, I get no response. This is theft, plain and simple. If you use this app, be prepared to lose your money the next time you upgrade your phone.
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Response from developer
Hi there — we’re really sorry to hear this and completely understand how frustrating it must be. Account security is our top priority at Arrived, which is why we require multi-factor authentication (MFA). We currently support MFA via either an authenticator app or SMS. If you had access to your old phone, there’s a self-serve option to reset your MFA. But when that’s not possible, we offer two secure alternatives: a short live Google Meet or sending a quick recorded video to verify your identity. Once verified, we reset 2FA and get you back into your account. We take every support request seriously and always aim to respond quickly — if you haven’t seen a reply, it’s possible our message didn’t reach you. We’d really appreciate it if you could resend your message to support@arrived.com so we can get this resolved right away. We’re here to help and want to make sure you’re fully supported. – The Arrived Team
Great RE Invest app
Arrived has consistent returns, clear reporting, and monthly dividends. Returns have ranged from 3-8% Finding this much better than Fundrise - actual investor in both
2025 Update : still continuing with Arrived. Have about $5k in now
2025 Update : still continuing with Arrived. Have about $5k in now
