You keep the client. We handle execution.
When a client faces a taxable real estate sale, their financial advisor or CPA is the first call — and the 1031/DST answer is a specialist's job. That is where our desk fits. You retain the relationship, the planning role, and the client; we bring the sponsor coverage, the offering diligence, and the deadline execution.
We are independent and sponsor-agnostic, with 80+ sponsors under coverage and a published diligence methodology. We do not manage assets, we do not cross-sell, and we do not compete for your client's broader financial relationship. Our lane is the exchange.
A typical engagement
Pre-Sale Planning
Before the property closes, we model the exchange math with you — proceeds, debt replacement, boot exposure, and timing — so the client enters the 45-day window with a plan instead of a scramble.
Portfolio Construction
We shortlist DST offerings that fit the client's dollar amount, debt-replacement requirement, income needs, and risk tolerance, with backups identified under the 45-day rules. You see everything we see, including our written analyst notes on each offering.
Suitability & Subscription
Accreditation and suitability run through Aurora Securities, the supervising broker-dealer. Documents are prepared for the client, and most DST allocations can close in two to three business days.
Through Full Cycle
After closing we track each position, forward sponsor reporting, and coordinate the next event — a subsequent exchange, a 721 roll where offered, or a taxable exit — with you in the loop throughout.
Clean lines, fully disclosed
Our compensation comes from the selling commissions sponsors pay as part of each offering's disclosed load — the client writes no separate check, and your advisory or preparation fees are unaffected. Where your firm's arrangements permit RIA participation or licensed splits, we structure that through the broker-dealer, in writing, before any transaction.
If a client situation is not a fit for a DST — a small gain, a need for liquidity, a better answer in an installment sale or simply paying the tax — we say so. The partnership only works if the advice holds up.
Securities offered through Aurora Securities, Inc. (ASI) — CRD #46147, SEC #8-51322 — member FINRA/SIPC. Gerald F. 'Jerry' Baker, III is a registered representative of ASI (FINRA CRD #7537416). Baker 1031 Investments, LLC is independent of ASI and is not a registered broker-dealer or investment adviser. This page is informational only and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security, or tax or legal advice; any offer is made solely through a sponsor's private placement memorandum following a suitability determination. DST and related securities are speculative and illiquid, for accredited investors only, and involve substantial risk including possible loss of principal.