joining us, cofounder and ceo drew sterrett. how exactly will this work?is the first and commercial securities marketplace available to accredited and nonaccredited investors. the lex platform allows investors to buy and sell shares of individual real estate property, giving them the flexibility to create customized portfolios and diversified real estate asset classes. emily: why are you trying to make real estate more acceptable to retail investors? lex --drew: for the longest time, it has been sort of associated with the ultrarich top 1%. it actually came from a personal desire where i was looking to invest in real estate after working at a private equity firm . the question, how do you have the oldest and largest asset class, one of the largest wealth creators, without a transparent and liquid market? emily: what kind of investors do you expect to use the platform and how does it distinguish itself from some of the others out there? the founder and former ceo of acorn is one of our investors. really, we are not a fiduciary. system whiching allowed the t