It is true that the Realtyshares/Fundrise/Realtymogul holdings may not be marked to market, and therefore have less apparent volatility. However, it is highly likely that if you tried to sell your holding during a market downturn you would need to take a significant discount to the face value to liquidate your position. The discount would probably be in a very similar range as the REITs at the same time. Private investments may have low apparent volatility, but more often than not, their economic volatility is actually greater than their liquid, publicly traded counterparts.
baccredited|8 years ago
This is not possible with Realtyshares at least. You have no way to sell your holding. You just have to wait it out.