How to Tokenize Real Estate

Steps to Follow As You Evaluate and Begin Your Tokenization Journey

Innovative syndicators are exploring how to tokenize their real estate assets and list them on primary or secondary marketplaces, in order to scale their real estate investing business for growth.

Evaluating Tokenization

Understanding primary and secondary marketplaces

Choosing A Platform

Evaluating real estate tokenization platforms

Establishing Your Strategy

Determine optimal approach for which assets to be tokenized

Tokenizing Your Real Estate

Step-by-step process including legal, technology and marketing

How to Tokenize, List and Market Your Real Estate Assets

In this quick video Tyler Vinson, CEO and Founder of REtokens helps you understand tokenization and the primary and secondary marketplace options for listing your tokenized real estate assets including commercial, residential and/or funds.  < View Video >

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Evaluating Tokenization

Innovative syndicators that are looking for flexibility and growth potential are ideal for embarking on tokenization. They also understand that not every property is ideal for tokenization and the best candidates tend to have stable cashflow, clear ownership structure and growth potential.   Click here to learn more.  

Tokenization Property Considerations:

  • Existing debt structure
  • Current investor base and their readiness for digital securities
  • Property type suitability (commercial, residential, fund, mixed etc.)
  • Market conditions, investor demand and growth potential

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Choosing a Platform and Marketplace

Selecting the right real estate tokenization platform is critical to your success. The best real estate tokenization platform for your needs depends on your specific requirements, technical capabilities, and growth objectives. Capabilities must include: modern blockchain infrastructure, investor management tools, automated compliance and secondary marketplace integration.  Click here to learn more.  

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Security and Custody: Institutional-grade wallet infrastructure
  • Regulatory and Compliance: SEC-regulated infrastructure
  • Cost Structure: Upfront technology fess and secondary transaction fees
  • Integration Capabilities: Payment integration and 3rd party ecosystem
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Establishing Your Tokenization Strategy

Setting your priorities and goals is key for establishing a clear tokenization strategy. Choosing the right entity structure is also critical when you tokenize real estate and most real estate tokenization utilizes DST, LLC or SPV structure. Determining management rights, voting provisions, investor governance and distribution frequency is all part of developing your strategy. Click here to learn more.  

Common Tokenization Scenarios:

  • Primary Tokenization: Raising capital for new acquisitions through tokenized offerings
  • Secondary Tokenization: Converting existing ownership stakes into tradeable tokens
  • Portfolio Tokenization: Creating fund-level tokens representing multiple properties
  • Equity Unlocking: Enabling partial exits while maintaining property control
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Steps to Tokenize and Launch

Upon agreement to tokenize, legal due diligence documentation is completed. With structure, compliance, and technology in place, you’re ready to launch your tokenized real estate investment opportunity and manage ongoing investor relations. Click here to learn more.

Tokenized Real Estate is Listed, Promoted and Managed:

  • Pre-Launch Preparation: Marketing materials and investor education developed
  • Launch Strategy: Soft launch, network expansion, marketplace listing
  • Capital Raising Optimization: Investor communication cadence, conversion, pipeline management
  • Post-Close Operations: Ongoing investor relations, distribution management, transparency and communications, secondary marketplace facilitation (post-holding period)

TIMELINE & INVESTMENT

Typical Timeline:

PhaseDurationKey Activities
Property Assessment1-2 weeksStructure evaluation, financial review, preliminary analysis
Legal & Compliance2-3 weeksEntity formation, offering documents, legal review
Platform Setup1-2 weeksTechnology configuration, smart contract deployment
Marketing Preparation1-2 weeksMaterials creation, investor outreach planning
Active Fundraising2-12 weeksCapital raising, investor onboarding, closing
Total Timeline4-6 weeks minimumCan overlap phases for faster execution

Investment Cost Ranges:

  • Legal & Compliance: $15,000 – $25,000+
  • Technology Platform: $15,000 – $35,000+
  • Marketing & Outreach: $5,000 – $25,000+
  • Ongoing: $0 – $25,000+ such as investor relations, compliance monitoring and reporting, additional secondary marketplace facilitation, level of customizations, geographic scope and state regulations, ongoing support and service requirements TBD

The Benefits of Real Estate Tokenization

Operational Efficiency

Reduced capital raising timeline: Months to weeks with automated processes

Lower administrative burden: Technology handles compliance, documents, and investor management

Scalable infrastructure: Same platform supports multiple offerings without proportional cost increases

Expanded Market Access

Global investor reach: Break geographic limitations with digital distribution

24/7 marketplace accessibility: Investors review and commit on their schedule

Network expansion: Each offering builds your qualified investor database

Enhanced Investor Experience

Modern investment platform: Professional digital experience matching other asset classes

Potential liquidity options: Secondary market trading after holding periods

Transparent reporting: Real-time dashboards and automated communications

Competitive Positioning

Innovation leadership: Differentiate from traditional syndicators in your market

Institutional credibility: Professional technology platform attracts larger investors

Deal flow advantage: Tokenization capability makes you preferred partner on opportunities

Become a Real Estate Tokenization Innovator with Our Quick Start Guide.

Everything You Need to Know About Real Estate Tokenization:
Whether you’re a seasoned syndicator, GP, LP or investor, this guide will help you get started in the evolving world of tokenized real estate.
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“Converting your real estate investments to fractional digital shares is the fastest way to accelerate your capital raising efforts and reach more potential investors.”
— Tyler Vinson, CEO, REtokens

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