This article was originally published on Banker & Tradesman and we received permission to save it as a PDF. It talks about Patch of Land, a real estate crowdfunding platform, and how the accredited investors who invest in lucrative passive investments serve as a control, through the wisdom of the real estate crowdfunding crowd, to do their own due diligence before investing in an offering. The transparency of the deal terms allow all investors to make informed investment decisions before investing their capital contribution.