How To Tell Whether You’re An Accredited Investor, And Why It Matters

10April, 2020

How To Tell Whether You’re An Accredited Investor, And Why It Matters

By Shirley Xu

What is an accredited investor?

Quite simply, it’s someone who meets one of these criteria:

Over the last 2 years, you have had an annual income of $200,000 (or $300,000 for joint income), and you expect to earn the same or higher income this year.

Your net worth, not counting your primary home, is over $1 million.

What does being an accredited investor get you?

In the eyes of the SEC, you are smart enough with your financials that they don’t have to worry too much about you.

As an accredited investor, many investment opportunities now are available to you, Real estate syndication, crowdfunding…

However, if you’re a non-accredited investor who happens to love real estate, there are still some opportunities. Some real estate syndications will accept a small portion of non-accredited investors. The only problem is this kind of investment can be hard to find since SEC Regulation prohibits company advertising the opportunity. “ How do I find and have access to these opportunities? ” Thus Enter the Golden Bridge investment. If you’re curious or interested in learning more, consider joining the Golden Bridge Investor Club, where we’ll share more information about investment opportunities for both accredited and non-accredited investors.