An independent student review site
We created this independent site so people considering B1 Of Us (Be One of Us) or a related investment can read firsthand accounts before committing their money.
If you’ve had an experience with B1 Of Us, you can share what you were told, what you agreed to and what happened next. You can submit your account anonymously and leave out exact dates, amounts or anything else that could identify you.
We’ve made that option available because some people may feel uncomfortable speaking openly about their dealings with Immanuel Ezekiel. I want people to feel comfortable sharing what happened, even if they’d prefer to stay anonymous.
Anyone named in an account can respond or request a correction.
Programme under review
Be One of Us property mentoring
Official programme website
People and public sources
Immanuel co-founded B1 Of Us (Be One of Us) with Ranjan Bhattacharya. From what I saw, Immanuel took the lead in running B1 Of Us and was the only one of the two who stayed closely involved with students after the courses ended.
Immanuel accepted the payment at the centre of the refund dispute. He acknowledged receiving it and said he passed it on to Joel, explaining that he acted as an intermediary. I’m asking him to show where the money went and explain who is responsible for returning it.
Students were promised lifetime access to the B1 Of Us online forum. Some students say that after they posted concerns about refunds they hadn’t received and how they felt they’d been treated, their posts were deleted and their access was blocked. I believe that went against the lifetime access they were promised.
That’s one of the main reasons I created this independent site. Students should have somewhere to share what happened in their own words, outside a forum controlled by B1 Of Us. They can submit their accounts anonymously, and anyone named can respond or request a correction.
Vetra Real Estate lists Joel as its CEO, he is also the son of Immanuel. Joel had no role in B1 Of Us and the first time the students involved saw his name was on the contract they received for the Rixos Al Reem Residences investment after payment had been sent. They expected the contract to name Immanuel. Instead, it named Joel, someone they had never met or been introduced to through B1 Of Us.
The students felt the terms heavily favoured Joel and gave investors too little protection. Those concerns led some of them to withdraw and ask for their money back.
Immanuel says he passed the investment money he received on to Joel and acted as an intermediary. Joel has since told the investors directly that they will receive no refunds and no title deeds will be issued to them.
That leaves a straightforward question for Joel and Vetra. What happened to the money, and what did investors receive in exchange?
Ranjan is Immanuel Ezekiel’s business partner. They co-founded B1 Of Us (Be One of Us), work together on its online training and webinars, and both hosted the Dubai retreat in person together.
You might also recognise them from Property Elevator. Ranjan is one of the investor judges, and Immanuel appeared as a contestant pitching a property development.
Student accounts
November 8, 2026
We joined the B1 Of Us online courses and later attended the in-person seminar at the Paramount Hotel in Dubai. The material was well put together and informative, and there was a lot of energy in the room. We came away feeling positive about the training, which helps explain why we were open to the […]
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