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INVEST IN ZEEHAUS


PATENTED PLATFORM TO BUY A HOME DIGITALLY AND HELP ACHIEVE HOMEOWNERSHIP THROUGH
SHARING EQUITY!

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INVESTMENT TERMS
$14M pre-money valuation Priced Round
Investor Perks:
$500, $1K, $2.5K, $5K, $10K, $25K

If you invest, you're betting Zeehaus will be worth more than $14M in the
future.


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zeehaus.com
San Francisco CA

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Zeehaus is tackling one of the biggest issues facing our communities: housing
affordability. I invested in the company because I believe in their mission to
make homeownership affordable and as well as in creating a transparent, fair,
and digital way to invest and co-own an owner-occupied home that is not possible
today.

Existing crowdfunding offerings and real estate investment opportunities offer
similar business models to seek money to buy properties (which lacks
transparency), turn them into rental homes, and distribute dividends, but that
always requires significant overhead in management and servicing of rental or
Airbnb properties.

I believe Zeehaus co-ownership model and technology will lead to a new movement
to disrupt how real estate ownership and investment should be done, as right now
it is no longer possible for many younger buyers and people serving our
communities to purchase a home. An innovative solution in creating a new
ecosystem for buying 5% of a home is the solution since buyers need to give
appreciation to investors in exchange for lowering housing payment. For real
estate investors, this model enables investment in residential homes
transparently without having to worry about where your money is.

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Invested $12,000 this round


HIGHLIGHTS

1
We turn a property into affordable home by our patented sharing equity between
buyers and investors
2
$2M raised from ~2000 investors & $14M funding from CIBC Bank and investors for
property purchases
3
Combining investment & owner-occupied home lets us earn recurring service fees
without managing them
4
Grew revenue from $0 to $250K, with ~$1M revenue in the pipeline from 50+ homes
in San Francisco
5
Part of AWS FinTech Accelerator as a Top Fintech companies for our digital real
estate solution
6
Invest in a mission-driven and scalable homeownership platform at startup
valuation
7
For a limited time, investor is eligible to receive bonus tokens that will fund
property purchases
8
Click & Invest with transparency (which most investments are lacking) & help
buyer at the same time

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OUR TEAM

Justin Lee
Founder, CEO

Consulting & real estate backgrounds along with system integration & web
technology. Licensed agent with extensive real estate & finance experience.
Previously worked at Deloitte & Accenture. Graduate of Cornell University with
bachelor degree in EE
We wanted to make homeownership more affordable again. The founder could not
purchase his own home due to skyrocketing home prices. Now, high mortgage rate
is making buying and investing in real estate even more difficult.

Jeff LimHead of Strategy

Responsible for planning, strategy, and fundraising. Jeff has extensive
experiences working with a globally networked team of M&A and capital raising
specialist that enable rapid growth or unlocking latent value

Karl SchutteHead of Finance

Responsible in co-ownership financial analysis and forecasting, Karl is based in
Australia and specializes in financial planning, forecasting, capital raising
both equity and debt, M&A services

Jose PechoAdvisor & Partner

Jose is the president of the San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of
Commerce, advocating for sound social justice issues & economic development and
also a broker in commercial real estate with venture capital experience.

Prateek GuptaHead of Engineering

Over 20 years of experience in software development. Prateek manages the
engineering team and is well versed in the latest advances and technologies in
web and mobile applications

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INVEST IN A MISSION THAT CREATES AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP THROUGH END-TO-END
PLATFORM!

Why Zeehaus?

Zeehaus is an innovative platform that digitizes end-to-end real estate
transaction.

Our priority is on creating affordable homeownership, helping buyers achieve
homeownership with 5% equity, and lowering the monthly payments in exchange of
sharing home equity with investors.

We aim to solve one of the biggest problems facing our community: housing
affordability.




In addition, we have created a new ecosystem that digitizes entire real estate
transactions, and we plan to monetize by licensing our technology. 

Are you ready to disrupt the world of real estate? Look no further than Zeehaus
– the groundbreaking platform that empowers us to turn a property into an
affordable homeownership. With our proprietary technology, we're reshaping the
market and inviting you to join us.




The Status Quo is Broken – Let's Fix It Together

The current real estate market is riddled with challenges. Sky-high mortgage
payments and the exorbitant 20% down payment requirement prevent most aspiring
homeowners from achieving their dreams. Existing solutions like down-payment
assistance and lease-to-own programs do not address the issue with high monthly
costs, leaving a void in the market.

Zeehaus steps in as the catalyst for change. 

A win-win proposition: We're here to bridge the gap between eager homebuyers and
forward-thinking investors. By purchasing 5% equity in a house, buyers not only
unlock affordable homeownership but also benefit from reduced monthly payments
and an opportunity to buy the full property.




Existing Affordable Housing Solutions are Not Helping Achieve Homeownership

The government is investing significant resources and money into different
models: down-payment assistance, lease-to-own, and below-market-housing, with
limited success.




Housing Problems our Communities are Facing




IT IS TIME FOR DRASTIC CHANGE AND BOLD INNOVATION

Future generations and people serving the communities will likely not be able to
catch up to increases in property prices and housing costs. We believe that
buying and investing in a portion of a home is the best & likely only way to
make homes affordable, as property value will continue to appreciate and the
population will continue to grow in the next 10-20 years while incomes from
middle-class and low-income earners will not catch up.


THE SOLUTION: COMBINE INVESTMENT PROPERTY WITH OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES INTO ONE!

While sharing equity among friends and family is nothing new, Zeehaus takes it
to a whole new level. We have revolutionized the co-ownership process, creating
a streamlined and secure digital platform that connects homebuyers with
investors.

It's a breakthrough approach since creating a scalable, simple, and fair
ownership process requires an end-to-end integrated solution and digital
platform.

 * We provide a sustainable and affordable solution the housing crisis, one of
   the most important issues facing our communities




Our Secret Sauce: Property Managed by Buyers

Uniquely differentiated from other real estate platforms, Zeehaus earns
recurring service fees without having to manage the property physically as each
equity sharing property is an investment and owner-occupied home (homeowner is
responsible for property upkeep) at the same time, thus enabling Zeehaus to
scale an efficient business model with our patented technology!

Our platform takes care of complexities such as legal documents, funding,
ownership management, and property sale.

Forward-looking projections cannot be guaranteed.


WHY INVEST IN OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES?

Investing in equity sharing ownership is fully digital and transparent as
investors can own residential properties securely with clicks of a mouse and
helps a homebuyer at the same time!




Competition

Other fractional ownership platforms or real estate companies focus on buying
rental or vacation properties, leasing them out, and collecting rents &
management fees while taking on responsibilities of significant labor,
overheads, uncertainty, and costs in property management and maintenance.

More importantly, none of them helps buyers or makes homeownership affordable. 

In fact, they make it less affordable.

Many platform have tried fractional ownership, with a few co-ownership
platforms, and there are many REITs and rental platforms. No other entity has
dedicated the necessary time, determination, and resources to develop a strong
business model and sustainable way to solve our housing crisis.




David vs. Goliath: Together, We Can Prevail

The housing market is under siege by large equity funds gobbling up residential
properties.

These behemoths, like Blackstone and other real estate investment giants, are
driving up prices, taking away limited housing inventory, and diminishing
opportunities for aspiring homeowners. 

Zeehaus stands as a powerful shield, protecting the dreams of countless
Americans by reshaping the landscape of affordable homeownership.




Forward Thinking

Our core mission is to help buyers make homeownership affordable and our vision
is a more equitable and sustainable world for buyers and investors to build
generational wealth (currently only possible for the wealthy) in which AI makes
real estate transactions more streamlined and business operations more efficient
to enable to scale without relying on significant headcount or human labor.


FIRST MOVER IN THE DIGITALIZATION OF THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION

 * Real estate disruption in transactions is ahead: With a recent lawsuit won by
   home sellers against NAR (National Association of Realtors) regarding sellers
   having to pay buyer broker's real estate commission (up to 3%), we believe
   that buyers soon would be asked to make own decision about hiring buyer agent
   and paying buyer commission.
 * This decision probably means that many buyers would want to buy a home
   without a buyer agent and how homes are purchased would change forever. We
   are in a position to be at the forefront of that digitalization as buyers
   will rely on an end-to-end digital platform to support them when working with
   listing agents directly.

> **
> https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/05/homes/nar-verdict-real-estate-commission-fee/index.html
> ***
> https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2022-home-buyers-and-sellers-generational-trends-03-23-2022.pdf




That is the reason we are taking it one step further than any other real estate
firms by creating a proprietary platform that enables end-to-end features from
buyer application, agent transaction platform, digital closing checklist, and
integration with credit bureaus, lenders, and title & escrow agents, and most
importantly a patented sharing equity platform to co-own a property fairly.

Most of us want to buy a home to generate wealth and to raise a family, and that
does not change with technology, consumer trends, or economic cycles.


THE MILLENNIAL MARKET

With millennials leading the charge as the largest group of homebuyers today,
the demand for affordable housing has never been greater. Gen Z is following
close behind, eager to make their mark in the real estate market. 

Zeehaus is perfectly positioned to meet these needs and seize the enormous
opportunities that lie ahead.

We're focused on the colossal US residential properties market, valued at a
staggering $8.6 trillion. By 2027, this figure is projected to soar to $12.2
trillion! 

With our innovative platform and forward-thinking approach, you can be at the
forefront of this incredible growth.

In our first focused state, California, one million more middle- to
moderate-income buyers can afford to buy a home using our homeownership model!



Our Business Model

We expect to realize a variety of revenue streams leveraging our proprietary
equity sharing platform throughout the entire lifecycle (10 years is a typical
term) of the property purchase, recurring service revenue, trading of property
shares, sale of properties, external licensing revenue, and agent referral fees.



Win-Win-Win Model: Unlike other real estate investment funds or fractional
ownership firms that want you to 'buy shares' or 'buy a piece of a city' of
properties that require a full team of fund managers, property managers, buyers,
maintenance teams, Zeehaus supports homeownership, enables investing in valuable
assets, and earns a high-margin recurring revenue without costly upkeeps.



Forward-looking projections cannot be guaranteed.









We provide a true sustainable solution to housing crisis!

Zeehaus is the first and only platform that enables direct investment in
owner-occupied homes ("equity sharing property"), using our simple, secure, and
patented platform.

 * Each equity sharing property has a keyholder (homebuyer) and one or more
   investors
 * Investors do not need to worry about tenants not properly maintaining rental
   or vacation properties or investing in real estate funds that lack
   transparency.
 * Learn more about how equity sharing works.





FORWARD-LOOKING PROJECTIONS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.







Let's drive a change as drastic action is needed to make buying a home possible
again as incomes cannot keep up with rising costs & property prices.

We are loved by homebuyers, local communities, governments, banks, social impact
funds, and real estate investors.




Pivoted & Tested: We have pivoted and learned over the past few years, it’s
worth noting that we are no longer just an aspiring real estate or blockchain
startup and we are not a concept anymore.

PayPal pivoted its business model around 5 times before creating one of the most
successful companies. Airbnb was selling cereal at one point. Netflix started
out as a mail-order DVD rental service. We have learned and pivoted multiple
times, from Cash Out equity option, blockchain ownership transfer, and Flip and
Rehab model, and now we have found our footing.


FORWARD-LOOKING PROJECTIONS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

Agent CRM: Not only we are supporting homeownership, but we are also on track to
create a sustainable SaaS model by providing Agent transaction platform at an
affordable price.




Our Traction

Our platform has already made waves in San Francisco, and we've also tested a
property in the vibrant market in Santa Fe, NM.


* FORWARD-LOOKING PROJECTIONS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.




Approved Patent: Patent for equity sharing technology and buy-own-sell process
was granted in 2022 by the US Patent Office. Patented technology also includes
our “Click & Invest” model for investors to purchase “shares” of residential
properties.



*Image is from actual Zeehaus patent page from Google
Patent site: https://patents.google.com/patent/US11244413B2/


WHAT'S NEXT

Building For the Future: Having a full suite of real estate offerings should
position us well in different economic cycles in times of lower interest rates
and property market conditions.

We believe that our impacts will be felt in real estate industry everywhere, as
we embark on a mission to provide housing solution, digital assets, and agent
CRM, in a phased approach.

We are generating traction by working with lenders, real estate funds, and other
real estate companies to drive our growth, then focus on B2C model.

Phase 1 (Homeownership):

 * Funding partners and investors: We are facilitating the purchases of 10
   properties in San Francisco. Our go-to-market approach is creating a
   centralized platform to bring together different banks with CRA (Community
   Reinvestment Acts) mandates to make affordable loans to moderate- and
   low-income families. We are able to access the needed capital quickly to help
   teachers and first responders get a low-interest rate loan or investment
   to grow our business. 
 * Equity sharing ownership: Enable everyone to invest starting at $100 and
   diversify, while supporting young buyers achieve homeownership.

Phase 2 (Growth & AI):

 * Looking ahead, our expansion plans include communities such as Los Angeles,
   Dallas, Seattle, Phoenix, New York, Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado.  Stay tuned
   as we bring our transformative vision to these dynamic markets.
 * We intend to build & roll out AI capabilities to automate our operations when
   we scale our growth, in the areas of prescreening buyers, validating required
   conditions and checklists to minimize labor, helping buyers & agents with
   property recommendations, thus reducing our operational costs as we scale. We
   have already completed Blockchain technology to record property, which will
   provide tamper-proof ownership records for investors and buyers alike.



> Disclaimer: Forward-looking projections cannot be guaranteed.




Phase 3 (Licensing & B2C):

 * We plan to expand real estate investment opportunities through retail
   investors. This should help reduce marketing costs initially.
 * With our proprietary digital platform, we expect to start charging a monthly
   SaaS fee to agents and OEM licensing fees to other platforms once we build up
   sufficient homebuyers.

Digital Tokens: We are working with exchanges to issue our digital tokens. 100%
of the proceeds will be used to purchase properties and solve the housing
crisis. The new digital token will be managed by a separate organization and not
part of the Zeehaus entity. Zeehaus, however, is poised to benefit from the real
estate funds from the token sale. Please note that there is no guarantee that
the token will be listed by a major exchange.


VALUATION

While we could raise this round at a higher valuation, we chose to price this
offering very conservatively as building a crowdfunding retail investor
community before we embark on growing our business is important to our business
and to our mission of supporting homeownership. 

After all, Zeehaus depends on the support of the crowd to be a successful
business, so we want to crowd-source our business, not just crowdfund it!

If you decide to invest, we believe that you would be joining us at the
precipice of Zeehaus taking the business to the next level.


EXIT STRATEGY

We have received ~$14 million in real estate funding and ~$2 million from ~2,000
investors into our mission to make homeownership affordable. We hope to justify
substantial increase in our valuation as we engage with more partners, increase
revenue, expand our partnership with banks, and roll out our SaaS software to
real estate platforms & agents.

The goal for us is to go public by listing on a public market. While nothing is
certain, we are working nonstop and diligently to deliver value to every Zeehaus
investor. This is our commitment to you, and we’ll do our very best to ensure
every shareholder is rewarded for the trust and support you thrust into our
team.

Forward-looking projections cannot be guaranteed, and this only happens if we
are able to execute our plan and continue growing a sustainable and performing
business.


INVESTOR PERKS

No-fee real estate investment: Zeehaus equity investors will have opportunities
to invest in ownership shares for properties posted on Zeehaus.com without a
fee!

 * Invest $500, receive no-fee property investment on Zeehaus.com for 1 year
 * Invest $1,000, receive no-fee property investment for 2 years
 * Invest $2,500, receive no-fee property investment for 3 years
 * Invest $5,000, receive no-fee property investment for 6 years
 * Invest $10,000, receive no-fee property investment for 10 years
 * Invest $25,000, receive no-fee property investment for life

In addition, we are giving early Zeehaus investors utility tokens (subject to
listing of the token on a major crypto exchange) for a very limited time (the
bonus may be withdrawn at any time), as only a small number can be given away
since we need to maintain the asset-backed economics of the tokens:

 * Invest $500, receive 100 housing tokens
 * Invest $1,000, receive 250 housing tokens
 * Invest $2,500, receive 700 housing tokens
 * Invest $5,000, receive 1,500 housing tokens
 * Invest $10,000, receive 3,500 housing tokens
 * Invest $25,000, receive 6,000 housing tokens








DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF REAL ESTATE

Zeehaus is not just a company – it's a movement. We’ve meticulously crafted a
business model that is legally sound and financially promising. With our
cutting-edge technology and unwavering commitment, we're poised for explosive
growth.

By becoming an investor in Zeehaus, you gain exclusive access to a variety of
revenue streams throughout the entire lifecycle of property ownership. 

It's time to make a difference. Join the movement to create sustainable &
affordable homeownership!

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